Kicker L7-Series Owner's Manual
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1. KICKER SOLO BARICSUBWOOFER S15L7 S512L7 S10L7 S8L7 2007 Stillwater Designs z O c 2 Le I KICKER 3x Models Congratulations on your KICKER purchase Please record your purchase information and keep your sales receipt for validation of warranty WiringOptions Solo BaricL 7Subwoofer Owner sManual 515L7 S12L7 S10L7 S8L7 Authorized Kicker Dealer Purchase Date Subwoofer Model Number Subwoofer Serial Number Solo Baric subwoofers are available with dual 28 ohm or dual 4Q voice coils Both coils must be connected to a source of amplification The dual 2Q woofer will generate a 1Q load if the coils are wired in parallel or a 4Q load in series The dual 4 woofer will provide a 2Q load wired in parallel or 8Q load wired in series The terminals with the white dots are for the first voice coil The terminals with solid red and solid black markings are for the second voice coil See Figures 1 and 2 Figure 1 Coil 1 4 Coil 2 ParallelWiring Dual 2Q Voice Coils 1Q Load Dual 4Q Voice Coils 20 Load Performance Model Nominal Impedance Zn ohm per coil Resonance Frequency fs Hz Power Handling Watts Peak RMS Total Q Factor Qts Equivalent Volume Vas ft L Outer Frame Dimension in cm Mounting Depth in cm Measurements based on the 4 ohm dual voice coil models SOLO BARICL7SUBWOOFER Amplifier Speaker Connection2. Coil 1 Amplifier Speaker Connection S8L7 2 or 4 47 2 900 450 644 36 10 3 8 13 16 22 4 4 11 16 11 8 SeriesWiring Dual 2Q Voice Coils 40 Load Dual 4Q Voice Coils 8Q Load Amplifier Figure 2 Coil 1 doni f Connection Coil 2 Jo Coil 1 Amplifier Speaker Connection Coil 2 S10L7 S12L7 S15L7 20r4 20r4 20r4 37 5 34 0 26 3 1200 600 1500 750 2000 1000 584 13 207 97 27 5 2 2 62 5 5 2 148 6 10 11 16 27 1 12 9 16 31 9 15 5 8 39 7 6 3 16 15 6 6 11 16 16 9 8 1 2 21 6 CutoutDimensions Figure 3 a S8L7 e S10L7 e S12L7 o S15L7 e SealedEnclosureApplications CornerRadius S8L7 1 5 88 1mm S10L7 1 35 34 3mm S12L7 1 35 34 3mm S15L7 2 2 55 9mm The Solo Baric generates more sound pressure than an equivalently sized round speaker and excels when used in the recommended sealed boxes These sealed enclosure designs give the smoothest response with increased energy at the lowest frequencies 20 to 30Hz These designs deliver massive amounts of highly accurate bass and can be driven with punishing levels of amplifier power The Solo Baric high performance suspension system can operate in a larger sealed enclosure This maximum enclosure volume application is ideal for SQ ultra sound quality installations The SQ enclosure generates a very flat response curve and superbly extends
3. Designs directly You can confirm that a dealer is authorized by asking to see a current authorized dealer window decal If it becomes necessary for you to return defective merchandise directly to Stillwater Designs Kicker call the Kicker Customer Service Department at 405 624 8510 for a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number Package all defective items in the original container or in a package that will prevent shipping damage and return to Stillwater Designs 5021 North Perkins Road Stillwater OK 74075 The RMA number must be clearly marked on the outside of the package Please return only defective components The return of functioning items increases your return freight charges Non defective items will be returned freight collect to you Include a copy of the original receipt with the purchase date clearly visible and a proof of purchase statement listing the Customer s name Dealer s name and invoice number and product purchased Warranty expiration on items without proof of purchase will be determined from the type of sale and manufacturing date code Freight must be prepaid items sent freight collect or COD will be refused WHAT IS NOT COVERED This warranty is valid only if the product is used for the purpose for which it was designed It does not cover o Damage due to improper installation Subsequent damage to other components Damage caused by exposure to moisture excessive heat chemical cleaners and or
4. MinimumEnclosureVolume VentedSPL DeepBass MaximumEnclosureVolume S8L7 66ft 18 7L port displacement 1 0 ft 28 3L port displacement 1 5 x 9 5 3 8x24cm port 19 25 49cm long 2 x 9 5 5 1x24cm port 21 25 54cm long Power Handling 375W RMS Power Handling 375W RMS S10L7 1 25 ft 35 4L port displacement 2 25 ft 63 7L port displacement 2 5 x 11 25 6 4x29cm port 19 75 50cm long 3 x 11 25 7 6x29cm port 18 46cm long Power Handling 450W RMS Power Handling 450W RMS S12L7 1 75 ft 49 6L port displacement 3 25 ft 92L port displacement 2 5 x 13 25 6 4x34cm port 22 5 57cm long 3 x 13 25 7 6x34cm port 14 5 37cm long Power Handling 600W RMS Power Handling 600W RMS S15L7 3 0 ft 85L port displacement 6 0 ft 170L port displacement 2 5 x 16 25 6 4x41cm port 19 5 50cm long 3 5 x 16 25 8 9x41cm port 13 75 35cm long Power Handling 750W RMS Power Handling 750W RMS BoxBuildingNotes Use 3 4 1 9cm or thicker MDF medium density fiberboard and seal the joints with silicone Use the template inside your Solo Baric s shipping carton to mark the mounting hole then cut directly on the line These designs need internal bracing Add triangular bracing between each of the larger unsupported panels See Figure 5 All the cubic feet L measurements in this manual include the displacement of the woofer For the vented enclosures the displacement
5. UV radiation Damage through negligence misuse accident or abuse Repeated returns for the same damage may be considered abuse Any cost or expense related to the removal or reinstallation of product Speakers damaged due to amplifier clipping or distortion Items previously repaired or modified by any unauthorized repair facility Return shipping on non defective items Products with tampered or missing barcode labels Products returned without a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number Freight Damage The cost of shipping product to Kicker Service performed by anyone other than Kicker OOo 0 o000009000 HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE Kicker strives to maintain a goal of 24 hour service for all acoustics subwoofers midrange drivers tweeters crossovers etc returns Delays may be incurred if lack of replacement inventory or parts is encountered Failure to follow these steps may void your warranty Any questions can be directed to the Kicker Customer Service Department at 405 624 8510 Note All specifications and performance figures are subject to change Please visit the www kicker com for the most current information To get the best performance from your new Kicker Subwoofer we recommend using genuine Kicker Accessories and Wiring SOLO BARICL7SUBWOOFER InternationalWarranty Contact your International Kicker dealer or distributor concerning specific procedures for your country s warranty policies WARNING KICKER product
6. of the port must be calculated and added to the internal volume of the final design Use the outer dimensions of the port and multiply X x Y x Z convert to cubic feet for example the S12L7 vented compact design s external port dimensions are using 3 4 1 9cm MDF 13 25 1 5 total MDF wall thickness x 2 5 1 5 total MDF wall thickness x 22 5 x 1 ft 1728 in 77 ft and add this number to the internal volume of the enclosure S12L7 s 1 75 ft 77 ft 2 52 ft See Figure 6 Due to the necessary length of these ports you may want to fold the port along the bottom and back walls It will be impractical to use round ports for these designs Do not install a port opening against a solid surface such as an internal brace back panel or trunk wall seat or interior panel of your vehicle The port opening must remain unobstructed Use the smallest dimension of the rectangular port as the minimum amount of space between the port opening and any solid surface to insure unrestricted airflow SOLO BARICL7SUBWOOFER If you prefer an ultra smooth bass response you should loosely fill your Solo Baric enclosure with poly fil stuffing Ported designs will require covering the end of the port located inside the box with grill cloth chicken wire or expanded metal to prevent the poly fil from exiting the port The use of poly fil will slightly decrease efficiency but will deepen and extend the low frequency output For more advi
7. the subbass response Solo Baric woofers perform well in any size sealed enclosure between the Compact and SQ volume recommendations These systems will exhibit benefits of both designs Compact produces high impact bass and SQ generates low bass frequency protraction Overall the system will sound more like the recommended enclosure design it is closest to in enclosure volume These enclosure recommendations have been calculated with the airspace inside the enclosure and include the displacement of the woofer All sealed enclosure airspace should be filled to 5096 loose poly fil polyester fiberfill stuffing Do not make the airspace greater than the SQ maximum enclosure volume recommendation Model S8L7 S10L7 S12L7 S15L7 Model S8L7 S10L7 S12L7 S15L7 SealedCompact MinimumEnclosureVolume 33 ft 9 34L Power Handling 200W RMS 66 ft 18 69L Power Handling 600W RMS 88 ft 24 92L Power Handling 750W RMS 1 5 ft 42 48L Power Handling 1000W RMS Panel Dimensions for CompactSealedEnclosures using 3 4 1 9cm thick MDF Volume ft L Panel A in cm Panel B in cm 33 9 34 10x10 25 4x25 4 10x8 25 4x20 3 66 18 69 12x12 30 5x30 5 12x10 5 30 5x26 7 88 24 92 13x13 83x33 13x11 5 33x29 2 1 50 42 48 16 5x16 5 42x42 16 5x11 5 42x29 2 SealedSQ MaximumEnclosureVolume 75 ft 21 24L Power Handling 200W RMS 1 0 ft 28 32L Power Handling 600W RMS 2 0 ft 56 64L Power Handli
8. ce on box building refer to your Authorized Kicker Dealer or click on the Support tab on the Kicker homepage www kicker com Choose the Technical Manuals link and then download or view the corresponding information Please E mail support kicker com or call Technical Services 405 624 8583 for specific or unanswered questions Figure 5 D 3 x3 for S15L7 S12L7 D 2 x2 for S10L7 S8L7 NOILV TIVISNI Figure 6 The displacement of the port must be calculated and added to the internal volume of the final design The dimensions for X Y and Z may vary based on the thickness of the material used to make the port A Note on PowerHandlingCapacity Solo Baric subwoofers will handle massive amounts of power in any of the recommended enclosures minimum or maximum The smaller enclosures are best for use in limited space applications The larger recommended enclosures will yield slightly more bass at the lowest frequencies The listed Power Handling capacities assume that both voice coils are in use Always connect both coils in a dual voice coil speaker Note The use of a subsonic filter will significantly increase the power handling The power handling specifications in these charts are calculated using a 25Hz 24dB per octave subsonic filter 5 WARRANTY AcousticsLimitedWarranty Kicker warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of THREE 3 MONTHS from date of origina
9. es Autos an die rtlichen L rmvorschriften zu halten GARANTIE INTERNATIONALE VersionFran aise Pour connaitre les proc dures propres la politique de garantie de votre pays contactez votre revendeur ou distributeur International Kicker ALLNVHVS AVERTISSEMENT Les haut parleurs Kicker ont la capacit de produire des niveaux sonores pouvant endommager l ouie de fa on irr versible L augmentation du volume d un syst me jusqu un niveau pr sentant une distorsion audible endommage davantage l ou e que l coute d un syst me sans distorsion au m me volume Le seuil de la douleur est toujours le signe que le niveau sonore est trop lev et risque d endommager l ouie de fa on irr versible R glez le volume en faisant prevue de bon sens L expression carburant pour vivre plein pot fait r f rence au dynamisme de la marque Kicker d quipements audio pour v hicules et a pour but d encourager nos clients faire le maximum vivre plein pot dans tous les aspects de leur vie Les haut parleurs et amplificateurs Kicker sont les meilleurs dans le domaine des quipements audio et repr sentent donc pour nos client le carburant pour vivre plein pot dans l aspect installation audio de v hicule de leur vie Nous encourageons tous nos clients respecter toutes les lois et r glementations locales relatives aux niveaux sonores acceptables l ext rieur des v hicules STILLMATER Venig PO Box 459 e Stillwa
10. ivir a todo volumen en el rea de est reos de autom vil de la vida de nuestros clientes Recomendamos a todos nuestros clientes que obedezcan todas las reglas y reglamentos locales sobre ruido en cuanto a los niveles legales y apropiados de audici n fuera del veh culo INTERNATIONALE GARANTIE DeutscheVersion Nehmen Sie mit Ihren internationalen Kicker Fachhandler oder Vertrieb Kontakt auf um Details ber die Garantieleistungen in Ihrem Land zu erfahren WARNUNG KICKER Treiber k nnen einen Schallpegel erzeugen der zu permanenten Geh rsch den f hren kann Wenn Sie ein System auf einen Pegel stellen der h rbare Verzerrungen erzeugt schadet das Ihren Ohren mehr als ein nicht verzerrtes System auf dem gleichen Lautst rkepegel Die Schmerzschwelle ist immer eine Anzeige daf r dass der Schallpegel zu laut ist und zu permanenten Geh rsch den f hren kann Seien Sie bei der Lautst rkeeinstellung bitte vern nftig Der Slogan Treibstoff f r Livin Loud bezieht sich auf die mit den Kicker Autostereosystemen assoziierte Lebensfreude und die Tatsache dass wir unsere Kunden ermutigen in allen Aspekten ihres Lebens nach dem Besten Livin Loud zu streben Die Lautsprecher und Verst rker von Kicker sind auf dem Markt f r Auto Soundsysteme f hrend und stellen somit den Treibstoff f r das Autostereoerlebnis unserer Kunden dar Wir empfehlen allen unseren Kunden sich bez glich der zugelassenen und passenden Lautst rkepegel au erhalb d
11. l purchase with receipt When purchased from an Authorized KICKER Dealer itis warranted for ONE 1 YEAR from date of original purchase with receipt In all cases you must have the original receipt Should service be necessary under this warranty for any reason due to manufacturing defect or malfunction during the warranty period Kicker will repair or replace at its discretion the defective merchandise with equivalent merchandise at no charge Warranty replacements may have cosmetic scratches and blemishes Discontinued products may be replaced with more current equivalent products This warranty is valid only for the original purchaser and is not extended to owners of the product subsequent to the original purchaser Any applicable implied warranties are limited in duration to a period of the express warranty as provided herein beginning with the date of the original purchase at retail and no warranties whether express or implied shall apply to this product thereafter Some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties therefore these exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights however you may have other rights that vary from state to state WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED WARRANTY OR SERVICE Defective merchandise should be returned to your local Authorized Stillwater Designs Kicker Dealer for warranty service Assistance in locating an Authorized Dealer can be found at www kicker com or by contacting Stillwater
12. ng 750W RMS 6 0 ft 69 92L Power Handling 1000W RMS Figure 4 Panel C in cm 4 8x8 5 20 3x21 6 10 5x10 5 26 7x26 7 11 5x11 5 29 2x29 2 E 15x11 5 88 1x29 2 Please allow two weeks of break in time for the subwoofer to reach optimum bass performance NOILV TIVISNI 2 Q R I J 5 VentedEnclosureApplications Ported Solo Barics Absolutely and with a vengeance These enclosures incorporate massive slot loaded rectangular ports with ultra low air velocity for ground pounding street bass that will make your skin bounce on your bones These boxes are the enclosure of choice for outrageous street bass and high performance SPL contests If space is not a problem and you want to get the most from your Solo Baric try one of these ported designs You will not be disappointed The ported Compact design increases bass efficiency and fits in many space limited applications Although it is the smallest recommended ported enclosure the output from 30 to 80 Hz will be considerably higher than that of any sealed box The SPL Deep Bass ported design has even more output in this crucial frequency band The SPL Deep Bass is the largest and most efficient enclosure design The SPL Deep Bass delivers the sonic output needed to win SPL contests and it produces bass notes all the way down to the cella This design turns heads and jump starts your heart Model VentedCompact
13. s are capable of producing sound levels that can permanently damage your hearing Turning up a system to a level that has audible distortion is more damaging to your ears than listening to an undistorted system at the same volume level The threshold of pain is always an indicator that the sound level is too loud and may permanently damage your hearing Please use common sense when controlling volume GARANTIA INTERNACIONAL VersionEspanol Comun quese con su concesionario o distribuidor Kicker internacional para obtener infor aci n sobre procedimientos espec ficos relacionados con las normas de garant a de su pa s ADVERTENCIA Los excitadores Kicker son capaces de producir niveles de sonido que pueden da ar permanentemente el o do Subir el volumen del sistema hasta un nivel que produzca distorsi n es m s da ino para el o do que escuchar un sistema sin distorsi n al mismo volumen El dolor es siempre una indicaci n de que el sonido es muy fuerte y que puede da ar permanentemente el o do Sea precavido cuando controle el volumen La frase combustible para vivir la vida Livin Loud a todo volumen se refiere al entusiasmo por la vida que la marca Kicker de est reos de autom vil representa y a la recomendaci n a nuestros clientes de que vivan lo mejor posible a todo volumen en todo sentido La l nea de altavoces y amplificadores Kicker es la mejor del mercado de audio de autom viles y por lo tanto representa el combustible para v
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