rainbow EL-C260A 2 Way Component System Instruction Manual
- May 15, 2024
- RAINBOW
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rainbow EL-C260A 2 Way Component System
Please read installation manual carefully before beginning installation!
Rainbow Audio GmbH – Bernbrunnerstr. 54 – 74831 Gundelsheim www.rainbow-
audio.de
[email protected]
Dear Music Lover,
We congratulate you on your purchase of our superior product and thank you for
placing your trust in rainbow. With over 30 years of engineering expertise in
car audio speakers and belief in Golden Spiral for product design, rainbow has
created a wide range of products that reproduce life-like sound with all the
details and emotions you can hope for. Rainbow guarantees outstanding quality
and we wish you many pleasant hours enjoying your favorite music with our
high-performance products. We have put together this installation manual with
great consideration of different mechanical and acoustical features to help
you better understand and operate rainbow products. And we’d love to hear your
questions, feedback and improvement suggestions via email info@rainbow-
audio.de.
Best wishes,
Your Rainbow Team
Safety Instruction
Attention
Please read all warnings found in this manual. This information is included
and highlighted to inform you of the potential risks of personal injury or
damage to property.
Our products are intended for those who want to upgrade their car audio
systems and enjoy unbeatable sound performance in cars. The relevant safety
regulations regarding related auto parts, the regulations of internal vehicle
safety, as well as the regulations of the autho-rized vehicle manufacturers
should be followed diligently.
Hearing Damage
Continuous exposure to sound pressure levels over 85 dB may cause permanent
hearing loss. High-powered auto sound system could produce sound pressure
levels over 130 dB, which may cause damage to hearing. Use common sense and
avoid such risks.
Volume and Driver Awareness
Use of audio components can impair your ability to hear necessary traffic
sounds and may constitute a safety hazard while driving your automobile.
Rainbow accepts no liability for hearing loss, bodily injury or property
damage as a result of use or misuse of this product.
Installation Notice
Do not use your automobile until the subwoofer has been secured to the
interior framework. Failure to do so may turn a component into a dangerous,
flying projectile during a sudden stop or accident.
Do not drill or drive screw through any vehicle interior or carpeted floor
before inspecting the underside for potential punctures to control lines or
cables. Be sure to avoid all fuel lines, brake lines, electrical cables or oil
lines when planning the installation.
We recommend disconnecting the battery before beginning installation of the
loudspeaker system.
Please ask your car dealer if disconnecting the battery is feasible without
any problems.
Always be meticulous when removing interior trim panels. Car manufacturers use
a variety of fastening devices that can be damaged in the disassembly process.
Always be meticulous when removing interior trim panels. Car manufacturers use
a variety of fastening devices that can be damaged in the disassembly process.
If sheet metal must be cut or removed, contact your authorized car dealer for
professional advice. By damage to supporting body structures the safety
certificate may be withdrawn.
Shock Hazard!
Do not touch the connectors while the system is running.
Mechanical Installation
Choosing a location
The first step of a favorable installation is to select the best mounting
locations for the component system. Under most circumstances, component
speakers are mounted in front doors. For easy and quick installation, use the
original factory speaker locations since these positions will save plenty of
installation time and provide the best optical integration.
Tweeter Mounting
The tweeter positioning indeed has a direct and noticeable impact on the front
staging of your component system. Loudness levels in the high frequency will
vary because of different locations where the tweeters are installed.
Installation extremely close to reflecting surfaces can have adverse effects
on stereo imaging. Due to the different distances of the sound, there can be
differences in the sum of the individual sound components of the tweeter and
mid woofer around the crossover frequency. The distance between each mid
woofer and tweeter pair should not exceed 60cm.
Instances of different tweeter installation locations and the corresponding
results generally produced are explained as follows:
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A-pillar
Optimum option regarding the depth of imaging and overall sound balance of the component system. It’s not that easy to get it done, namely, excessive mounting effort. -
Dashboard
Sometimes aggressive and overly bright treble playback caused by the horn loading effects of the front window. Setting tweeter as -3dB may benefit. -
Window triangles
Bright sound combined with a high sound stage, sometimes sound a bit “tense” with side biasing. -
On the upper end of the door panel
Balanced sound with good staging qualities, reduced imaging and focus with side biasing. -
Right on top of the mid woofer
Muffled or dull sound, particularly with a person sitting in the passenger’s seat.
Attention:
The major radiation axis of both tweeters are supposed to cross at a virtual
point approximately in the center between the front passenger and the driver’s
seat. A direct “on-axis” installation of the tweeters, where they direct or
point at the listener is not recommended. The phenomenon of tweeters aiming
too much at the listener is called “side-biasing”. The sound appears to
originate from the side door instead of playing in the center of the
dashboard.
Crossover Mounting and Connection
Find an appropriate mounting location for the crossovers. For instance, the
crossovers can be installed in an existing cavity behind the door panel or
below the dashboard. It is to the benefit of adjustment work if the crossovers
remain easily accessible. Connect the cables from the tweeters, the mid
woofers and the amplifier to the respective crossovers.
Observe the polarities indicated and ensure that everything has been connected
correctly. All speaker cables must be connected to the crossover with the
right polarity. The correct polarity of the speakers is a critical factor for
the sound performance of the entire audio system. An incorrect polarity could
“destroy” the sound of the best loudspeaker system. Unintentional polarity
reversal of the cables could give rise to missing bass, squawky midrange or
extremely diffuse sound.
Pro Advice: Under some circumstances, reversing the polarity (positive pole reversed with negative pole) of the two tweeters to the mid woofers can provide a greater sound experience. This may be attributed to the mounting position or the distance between the speakers and the listener, or as a result of reflections in the vehicle. As taste is very individual, the decision can only be made after the loudspeakers have been installed in the vehicle.
Cable Cross Section
If longer distance from the amplifier to the crossover has to be overcome, use
high quality speaker cables with a minimum cross section of 2.5 mm2• Failure
to do so will do harm to sound quality.
System Testing
Slowly turn up the volume of your head unit and listen for distortion. If
everything appears to be good and it just sounds right, check the speaker
balance of both the left and the right side by adjusting the balance control
of your head unit. Shifting the balance to the left channel would make sounds
coming solely from the left speaker system, while shifting the balance to the
right should do the same for the right speakers. If anything appears to be
abnormal, you must recheck the wiring of the crossover, the amplifier or the
speaker.
Warranty
All rainbow products come with a year’s warranty on all parts, starting from the date of purchase from the authorized retailer. Only the first buyer is entitled to this warranty policy, which would be invalid in case of products being transferred.
The warranty covers all material and manufacturing defects, however it does not cover mechanical defects, defects caused by electrical overload and foreign interference by unauthorized people.
Mechanical Defects
Defects resulting from damage to components during installation, dirt or metal
shavings in the open magnetic system, and inappropriate installation by using
devices not conforming to the intended range of application.
Electrical Defects
Damage resulting from electrical and thermal overload and/or inadmissibly high
power supply, and clipping distortion.
Electromechanical Defects
Damage resulting from running the loudspeaker system at an excessively high
volume or in an improper enclosure like trunk and the results caused thereof,
such as burned voice coils, broken lead wires and accidents, acts of God or
other situations for which rainbow can not be held accountable. In particular,
normal wear and tear is not covered by warranty.
This document is protected by copyright. It can not be, in whole or in part,
duplicated, printed,transmitted or otherwise exploited in any manner without
written permission of Rainbow Audio GmbH,Germany. Rainbow reserves the right
to modify or improve the desired products without prior notice.
All rights reserved.
TECHNICAL DATA
EL-C260A
SPL VlS Frequency Response
Dimension Illustration
T/S parameters
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