Car subwoofer Focal Utopia Be 13 WS
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1. Fig 4 and 5 Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Tweeters installation Location TBe tweeter has been designed for flush mounting recommended or surface mounting installation using the two fixing kits provided Installation s choice position is extremely important This is a major factor for high frequency SPL stability of the acoustics stereophonic imaging and overall staging The standard recommendation for an ideal stereo imaging is to ensure the left and right tweeters are installed in the same positions Also they are approximately at equal distance to the driver vice versa for the passenger Various positions advised should be checked and comparatives made ideal positioning Iwee preferences are uf amp y positions of the das fig 1 A on the windscreeen pillars fig 1 B only requires a small amount of install work The location close to the door mirror fig 1 C is also regarded as a good position Lastly a position high in the door fig 1 D is also acceptable even if it is not considered as the best to optimize staging It is imperative to check before any installation is attempted that enough space is available especially for flush mounting appli cations Crossblock included in n 5 6 and 7 kits contains all necessary functionalities to optimize the tweeter setting according to its location and vehicle acoustic Surface mounting Surface mount2. to and to f not done correctly a hole or a peak may result due to a phase reversal This will dramatically impair the overall performance 15 a English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Fig 3 Fig 2 16 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Crossblock installation Warning When using Crossblock in bi wiring or biamplification you must remove the 4 jumpers backside if you don t you can damage amplifiers fig 1 Keep them on for monowiring Mounting To access to Crossover fixing holes remove the fixing screws fig 2 Fix Crossblock with the four screws provided on a perfectly flat area fig 3 Please bear in mind that you must keep enough space at the back of the Crossblock to easily access the cables Se iS 17 P English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto O DD O IL Fig 1 e O FACTOR e Fig 3 Q e HI PASS e e LEVEL e 18 Fig 4 Fig 5 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto N 5 and N 6 Crossblock settings N 5 N 6 Crossblock is an exclusive high technology crossover offering 4480 different filtering combinations to adapt kit s characteristics to car s environment and to your own
3. to 5 values but a boost is included Steps 6 to 10 are interesting in solving level s due to woofer location low i t oor for example Steps Ql 6 ncy pass refer to the highefreq p 0 refer to his setting changes high pass ency values 12dB octave tep 1 refers to the higher frequency pass whereas 7 refers to the lower one The midrange low pass value remains fix fig 3 S3 setting Level Midrange level setting according to 8 values 1dB per step Step 1 refers to the higher boost whereas 8 refers to the lower one fig 4 SA setting Level It is the tweeter level setting Eight steps increase or decrease tweeter level 1dB per step Step 1 refers io maximum level whereas 8 refers to minimum one fig 5 21 Pers English 22 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto i e Fig 2 Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Utopia Be Active Kit Active kits N 5 6 7 are provided without Crossblock crossover in order to allow amplification with active crossover lt is specially adapted to numerous speakers configurations N 5 N 6 active kits wiring Wire tweeter and woofer on active crossover then wire crossover to amplifiers Please bear in mind that you must respect polarities to 4 to fig 1 Speaker Recommanded minima
4. store Winauto Precautions Special precautions regarding the Beryllium dome tweeter In its solid form Beryllium is harm less However due to its nature certain special precautions should be observed to avoid exposure to unnecessary risk Under no circumstances the Beryllium dome should be subjected to any form of abrasive action To ensure no accidental damage to the tweeter dome it is advised to carefully replace the protection cover In the unlikely case of damage to the dome of any form the supplied piece of adhesive tape should be immediately used to seal the whole front surface of the tweeter The protective cover should then be replaced and also taped se in place You should then ipf Wm th dealer from whom you u ed the product so that ef amp can be removed by a nal and returned to the prodWet distributor for replacement If the dome is broken in any way giving rise to loose particles of Beryllium they should be carefully collected with the use of a supplied adhesive tape and sealed in a zip top bag to be returned with the tweeter Forfurtherinformation please contact Focal JMlab directly beryllium focal fr com Warning Continued listening at high volume levels above 110dB can damage your hearing durably Listening above 130dB can damage your hearing permently Running in period The drivers used in the Uopia Be Line are made up of complex mechanical elements and requires an adaptati
5. tastes We advise you to refer to the Quality Control Certificate provided with each kit in order to know the reference setting fig 1 This seting corresponds to an optimized linearity obtained ac cording to normalized measuring conditions see file for more infor mations and is a good base to refer to before begining settings The response curve may change according to vehicle acoustic speakers location woofer twe distance and speakers orientdtio An adapted Crossblock allow to have a flat se 3 We advise you to us aWmeasure equipment RT a fine setting the different settings in order 8 refer to them as often as you need S1 setting Low pass This setting changes the low pass frequency value 12dB octave 1 refers to the higher value and 10 refers to the lower one fig 2 S2 setting Q factor This setting allows to boost midrange It aims at correcting medium when the woofer is out of th istening axis low in the door f le n n midrange s losses m 8 refers to a linear Response whereas 1 refers de maxi midrange s bodst fi S3 setting Hi pass This setting changes the hi pass frequency value 12 dB octave Seven settings are available 1 refers to the higher value whereas 7 refers to the lower one fig 4 SA setting Level It refers to tweeter level setting Each value change level around 1dB per step 8 refers to minimum boost whereas 1
6. Wa be Nay SN SIEHE User s Manual Car subwoofer Focal Utopia Be 13 WS In the online store Winauto you also can buy car subwoofer Focal Utopia Be 13 WS Delivery in Kiev and throughout Ukraine with payment upon receipt http winauto ua i sil A Sa a en ES IL E Car Receivers Facia Plates Head Units TV and Monitors Car Antennas Car Audio Car DVRs GPS Navigation Trip Computers Security Systems Mechanical Locking Car Park Systems Cameras Optic and Light Car Tuning Car Heating Marine Audio and Electronics Car Accessories Car Isolation Car Installation Components Car Batteries Liquid and Oil MEGA B c xc Minos Castrol Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Utopia Beryllium DAD Edd sh Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto K SO Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Summary Precautions Utopia Be line User s manual Tweeters installation Woofers midranges mounting N 5 and N 6 MENO d N 7 Cfessb iring Oy installation QV settings GS N 7 Crossblock settings fn Utopia Be Active Kit NN Subwoofers installation NN Box enclosure mounting Kits specifications Subwoofers specifications Conditions of guarantee Dimensions International guarantee Notes Serial numbers Page 4 5 7 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 59 61 63 64 3 English 4 English Car audio and car goods internet
7. a fine setting accordin the location NN Midranges location 3 midrange n 7 Utopia Be kit is made to be install near tweeter on dashboard fig 2 E in order to have the better staging 0 51 volume aims at going down to 180Hz Mounting advises Utopia Be woofers and woofer imed for midranges have been de requirements products itive negative movement re it is imperative that they ed rigid to the desired location fig 3 A Resin might be used fig 3 B The fixing location should also be strengthened when necessary Panels should be strengthened to eliminate any unwanted vibrations and screwed on a metallic part of the vehicle fig 3 C Such vi brations will drastically reduce the overall performance These drive units should be fixed and sealed to the baffle or location panel The use of the foam gasket is advisable for correct air sealing For added performance and to better reduce such unwanted vibrations and other acoustical losses we recommend the use of plain chant Easily positioned behind the woofer on the metal work of the vehicle Plain Chant soaks up vibrations as well as acoustic reflections Always en sure before that enough space is available for the magnet assembly that it doesn t interfere with safety mechanisms or general working parts In the case of not using the grilles supplied it is important to ensure the speakers will fit correctly Ensure there is eno
8. ed separately from woofer and tweeter amplifiers fig 3 Biwiring two pairs of cables from amplifier to woofer section and twee tersection Thisisaninterestingsolution for high cabling lenght between amplifier and Crossblock fig 2 N 5 6 Crossblock can be connected to amplifier according to 3 ways Monowiring one cable per spea ker s group left right fig 1 K SO X 13 English C ar audio and car goods internet store Winauto RIGHT LEFT INPUT mem INPUT RIGHT INPUT INPUT 14 Fig 3 English LEFT amp RIGHT OUTPUT Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto N 7 Crossblock wiring Monowiring one cable per spea ker s group left right fig 1 Biwiring two pairs of cables from amplifier to woofer section and midrange tweeter section This is an interesting solution for high cabling lenght between amplifier and Crossblock fig 2 Biamplification Crossblock is po wered separately from woofer and midrange tweeter amplifiers fig 3 Switch the amplifier outputs on IN crossover inputs Switch woofer on W inputs midrange on M and tweeter on T SO NO Warning ensure both speaker is wired in phase thus polarities are respected
9. ght Xmax Magnet Gap height Fs Vas Qes e Res BI Qms N 0 495 N 3 09 Ohms Sd 86 59cm Mms Les 13 WS 21 WX 300W 500W 150W 250W 88dB 86 5dB W composite sandwich W composite sandwich Rubber Rubber 4 Ohms 4 Ohms 32mm 1 26in 22mm 0 86in 8mm 0 31 in Neodymium 6mm 0 24i 53 43 5 24 liters 9 17 84g 17 70mH 59 96 Ohms 5 97N A 8mm 0 31in 36 63Hz 18 8 liters 0 77 2 81 0 6 3 4 Ohms 208 67cm 61 49 19 19mH 12 41 Ohms 7 9N A 29 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Conditions of guarantee All Focal loudspeakers are covered Your distributor can provide all by guarantee drawn up by the official details concerning the conditions of Focal distributor in your country guarantee Guarantee cover extends at least to that granted by the legal guarantee in force in the country where the original purchase invoice was issued xO KH N To confirm Focal Jmlab s guarantee please register on line on our website http register focal fr com or send the guarantee back to us within 10 days of purchase 30 CE English Focal JMlab BP 374 108 rue de l Avenir 42353 La Talaudi re cedex France www focal fr com T l 00 33 4 77 43 57 00 Fax 00 4 77 43 57 04 Due to constant technological advances Focal reserves its right to modify specifications without notice Images may not conform exactly to specific product OFocal JMlab
10. ics Therefore Sealed box enclosure Utopia Be subwoofers have been carefully optimised to work in sealed box enclosure This type of enclosure ensures sub bass frequencies remain full and controlled The available excursion of the sub is far more stable for controlled linearity limiting distortion ensuring maximum performance main tained The added befiefifef a properly defined sea re is that it remains c paratively small in size C red to a define le enclosure which his slight reduction of level can be compensated with amplification fig 1 2 a increased Bass reflex enclosure Bass reflex enclosure suits to 21 WX subwoofer under conditions It brings a boost of energy around 50Hz to have dynamic bass Bass reflex enclosure distinguishes by an important efficiency in bass and sub bass Contrary to sealed box bass reflex needs a bigger volume Please follow strckly each instruction volume vent size fig 3 Inverse mounting Because 21WX uses such large impressive multi ferrite driveunits You can invert the subwoofer When choosing inverted mounting the phase must be inverted so that the polarity is observed 27 English 28 er English Kit Maximum power Nominal power Sensitivity Frequency response 3 dB Nominal impedance Tweeter Cone Magnet Resonant frequency Fs DC resistance Re Woofer midrange Cone Voice coil dx h Car audio and car g
11. ing fixing kit offers various possibilities thanks to its wave guide which allows different alignments Fixthe assemblywsing the screw provided on vehicleffri on t forget the washer to avo er joints slide shed ing ED Thread thescable fi he tweeter ck Then fix tweeter ainless steel screws thrdugh a Flush mounting highly recom mended Best results will be obtained by a tweeter flush mounting Cut trim using tweeter as a mould Push in the support and ensure it remains flat on the surface Ensure it is locked in place with the screws supplied Lock the screw Thread the cable from the tweeter through the back then lock in place the tweeter using the four screws provided fig 4 5 7 English LS SX TS N d Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Woofers midranges mounting Woofer location Woofers positioned ideally high in the doors fig 1 A produce optimal midrange frequencies Woofers positioned mid in the doors are also a solution to obtain good linearity fig 1 B If the woofer mids are positioned low in the doors fig 1 C the loss of midrange will be im portant The woofer mids from the Utopia Be range can also be placed low in the kick panels fig 2 D of the vehicle This is to further optimize the stereophonic imaging and staging This mounting only suits to Utopia Be 5 Crossblock will allow to obtain
12. l LV maximal cutt off frequency hi s frequency low pass Tweeter Tbe k full 3 W2 Be is 6kHz 5 W2 Be N OHz AkHz 6 W2 B 70Hz AkHz 6 W3 Be 60Hz 1kHz N 7 active kit wiring Wire tweeter and woofer on active crossover then wire crossover to amplifiers Please bear in mind that you must respect polarities to 47 to fig 2 23 English English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Subwoofers installation Utopia Be line subwoofers are tailored to be installed in small enclosures to allow their installation in the front of the vehicle The aim is to bring bass frequencies from the back to the front of the vehicle in order to have a better staging It also aims at allotting critical frequencies 50 to 100Hz to real speakers tuned to have a maximum of neutrality dynamic and behaviour Subwoofers installation Each subwoofer kit comes complete with its fixing kit and foam gasket Cut out and place the driver into position and attached securely in place 13 WS mounting Place fixing clips to accept the fixing screws later fig X Place i ring fig 1 ensuring it lifles with the fixing clip position am gasket to the bac rive unit chassis Fixgwith the s provided an push in place on screw s heads 21 WX mounting Fix the foam gasket to the back of dri
13. on period before they deliver their full potential They must get adapted to the temperature and humidity conditions of their environment This running in period depends on the encountered con ditions and can last several weeks In order to shorten this period we advise you to let your speaker operate for about twenty hours at medium level playing standard music programs but with a large amount of bass Once the com ponents of the speaker are com pletely stabilized it is possible to enjoy the real performances of your speakers Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Utopia Be line User s manual Congratulations on purchasing a product from the Utopia Be range We are happy you share our passion for the Spirit of Sound Designed using the latest technologies these speakers continue Focals perfectionist beliefs developing products with high power handling and unrivalled sound quality To obtain the best results from this product we recommend that you follow carefully all the information contained in this user s manual If not followed correctly any fault observed may not be covered by the guarantee Utopia Be To confirm Focal Jmlab s guarantee please register on line on our website http register focal fr com or send the guarantee back to us within 10 days of purchase 5 English 6 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto
14. oods internet store Winauto Kits specifications N 5 N 5 Active 150W 75W 89 5dB 75Hz to 40kHz 4 Ohms TBe Pure Beryllium inverted dome Neodymium 1294Hz 6 Ohms 5 W2 Be W composite sandwich 32x13mm 1 5i Magnet d Surround e Resonant frequency Fs N 7 47Hz DC resistanc 3 48 Ohms s 5 23 liters Qes 0 64 Qms 9 37 Qts 0 6 Sd 86 59cm Bl 5 08N A Xmax 3 5mm 0 14in Cut out diameter 115 50mm 4 55in Mounting depth 63mm 2 48in N 6 N 6 Active 200W 100W 91 5dB 66Hz to 40kHz 4 Ohms TBe Pure Beryllium inverted dome Neodymiu 1294Hz e W posite sandwich 15mm 1 57x0 6in Neodymium Rubber 64 39Hz 2 91 Ohms 9 19 liters 0 79 14 73 0 75 132 73cm 4 95N A 4 5mm 0 18in 143mm 5 63in 72mm 2 84in N 7 N 7 Active 200W 100W 89dB 55Hz to 40kHz 4 Ohms Pure Beryllium inverted dome Neodymium 1294Hz 6 Ohms 3 W2 Be W composite sandwich 25x8 5mm 1x0 34in Neodymium Rubber 188 74Hz 3 37 Ohms 0 31 liter 0 77 13 79 0 729 30 19cm 3 93N A 2mm 0 08in 73mm 2 9in 35 8mm 1 4in 6 W3 Be W composite sandwich 40x1 7mm 1 57x0 7in Neodymium Rubber 55 28Hz 3 22 Ohms 9 92 liters 0 82 11 42 0 765 132 73cm 5 31N A 5 5mm 0 22in 14 mm 5 63in 72mm 2 84in Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Subwoofers specifications Maximum power Nominal power Sensitivity Cone Surround Nom Impedance VC diameter VCV hei
15. refers to maximum boost fig 5 19 pa English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto o i 4 i i o gt U C O O Zu roba N o Fig 1 e o e LEVEL e 20 Fig 5 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto N 7 Crossblock settings N 7 Crossblock is an exclusive high technology crossover offering 4480 different filtering combinations to adapt kit s characteristics to car s environment and to your own tastes We advise you to refer to the Quality Control Certificate provided with each kit in order to know the reference setting Fig 1 This setting corresponds to an optimized linearity obtained according to normalized measuring conditions see file for more informations and is a good base to refer to before begining settings The response curve may change according to vehicle acoustic speakers location woofer twe distance and speakers orientdtio An adapted Crossblock allow to have a flat r se 5 We advise you tous a Wmeasure equipment RT a fine setting ote different refer to them as We advise settings in order often as you need S1 setting It combines two settings in one It changes low pass crossover frequency values 12dB octave Steps 1 to 5 refer to different low pass frequency values whereas steps 6 to 10 also refer to the same 1
16. ugh depth behind the speaker has already been explained but enough thought must also be given for the forward movement of the cone and surround assembly 9 English English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Woofers midranges mounting Woofer Set up fixing clips to accept the fixing screws later fig 1 Set up the fixing ring ensuring it lines up with the fixing clip positions Fix the foam gasket to the back of the drive unit chassis Fix with the screws provided Add the grille clip on the screws head then push in place To remove the grille pull on the tongue Midrange Set up fixing clips to accept the fixing screws later fig 1 Set up the fixing ring ensuring it lines up with the fixing clip positions Fix with the screws provided Add the grille clip on the screws head then push in place To remove the grille pull on the tongue SO NO 11 e English 12 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto e ONE LEFT INPUT Crossblock RIGHT INPUT LEFT amp RIGHT OUTPUT Fig 1 Crossblock x RIGHT INPUT Fig 3 Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto N 5 and N 6 Crossblock wiring Biamplification crossblock is po wer
17. ve unit chassis then fix with the screws provided Add the grille and push in place clip the grille on screw s heads fig 3 To remove the grille pull on the tongue Wiring You must respect polarities between subwoofer amplifier and crossover fig 2 4 25 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto a SPL dB 1W 1M e S 13 WS Clos Tr V I F3 H Q factor pir 5 liters 6 0 707 20 50 100 150 200 3 liters Sliters Bee 3 liters 0 82 21 WX clos V 1 F 3 Hz Q factor 100 18017200 30 liters 43 0 77 rA ES 15 liters 45 0 907 21 WX bass reflex V I F 3 Hz Fb Hz 30 liters 29 34 Port d x I 6 x 20 cm 20 50 100 150 200 Fi Hi 30liters requency Hz 26 Fig 3 English Car audio and car goods internet store Winauto Box enclosure mounting The correct acoustic load normally the type of enclosure and volume made available to the subwoofer is of prime importance for maximum performance All pistonic acoustic devices require a defined acoustic load to work correctly This means type of charge sealed or bass reflex and volume must be chosen wisely to gain maximum performance NN n ly light increase in the soUnd ssure level Utopia Be ubweoters have improved power gt ling characterist
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