Polk Audio EX3550 User manual

EX3Series

Tweeter&

Component

SpeakerSystems

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GETTING STARTED

Pleaseinspecteachloudspeakercarefully.NotifyyourPolkAudiodealerifyounoticeanydamageor

missingitems.Keepthecartonandpackingmaterial.Theywilldothebestjobofprotectingyour

speakersiftheyneedtobetransported.Checkthatyouhavethefollowingmodel-specificparts:

EX3550andEX3560Models:

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2Mid-Woofers

2Mid-WooferGrilles

2EX3500TweetersWithWiresAttached

2CrossoverNetworks

2FlushMountTweeterCups

2FlushMountCupClamps

2StraightSurfaceMountTweeterCups

2AngledSurfaceMountTweeterCups

SpeakerWiresWithFast-onConnectorsAttached

2MachineScrewsForFlushMountInstallation

SheetMetalScrewsForSurfaceMountTweeterInstallation(4),

CrossoverMounting(4)&DriverMounting(8).

12SpeedNuts(8DriverMount,4SurfaceMount)

2EllipticalLensAssemblies

2TweeterGrilles

DriverMountingTemplate(SeparateSheet)

RegistrationCard

EX3500:

2RX3500TweetersWithCrossover&Wires&ConnectorsAttached

2FlushMountTweeterCups

2FlushMountCupClamps

2StraightSurfaceMountTweeterCups

2AngledSurfaceMountTweeterCups

2MachineScrewsForFlushMountInstallation

4SheetMetalScrewsForSurfaceMountInstallation

4SpeedNutsForSurfaceMountInstallation

2EllipticalLensAssemblies

2TweeterGrilles

RegistrationCard

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. Phillipsheadscrewdriver

. Flatbladescrewdriverorputtyknife

. Doorpanelpry-tool(availableatmostautopartssupplystores)

. Electricdrill

. ~16”andIL” drillbits

. Holesawofappropriatediameterforthespeakersize(for“newlocation”and

flushmounttweeterinstallationonly)

. Indelibleinkmarkerformarkingthecutout(for“newlocation”installationonly)

. Metalfile

. Solderless,crimp-onconnectorsandacrimpingtool

. Safetyglasses

. Wirestrippersandcutters

NOTE:For EX3500installation, pleasejump to page8 now.

Installingcarspeakersisaseriousproject.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutyourabilitytoexecuteany

oftheinstallationstepsfoundinthismanual,saveyourselfalotofgriefandcontactaprofessional

installer.YourPolkAudiodealerisagoodplacetofindone.Ifyouintendtodotheinstallation

yourselfweassumeyoupossesssomeskillintheproperuseofhandandpowertools.Nomatter

howmuchinstallationexperienceyouhave,werecommendthatyou.

Readthismanualthoroughlybeforeyoubegin

0 Planyourinstallationcarefully

Allowenoughtimetocompletetheinstallationwithoutrushing

Takestepstoprotectyourcarandupholsteryfromunwantedscratchesandpunctures

NECESSARY TOOLS

FIG. 1

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INSTALLING EX3 SERIES COMPONENTS

EX3SeriesCrossovers

Youwillneedtomakewiringconnectionsfromyouramporradiotothecrossoversandfromthe

crossoverstoyourmid/woofersandtweeters

[figure 11.

Choosecrossoverboxlocationsthatare

convenientformakingtheseconnections.Wedo not recommendplacingthe crossover

inside of door panelsdueto theincreasedpotential for waterdamageand

interferencewith internal door andwindow mechanisms.

ToinstalltheCrossover,squeezetheterminalendofthe“hood”andliftitup(likeaclassicsportscar

hood,nut&) toexposethemountingscrewholes

[figure 21.

Usetheincludedcrossovermounting

screwstosecurethecrossoverinyourchosenlocation.Youmaywanttomarktheholeswithan

indelibleinkmarkerandpre-drillyourscrewholesforeasyinstallation.Becarefulnottodrillor

screwthroughanyimportantmechanicaldevicesinyourcar.

FIG. 2

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YourEX3SeriesCrossovershaveterminalsthatareclearlymarkedforwiringconnections.These

connectionsareshownin

[figure

31.ThewiresprovidedwithyourEXsystemhaveoneredconductor.

Usethiswireasthepositive(+) leadandconnectittothepositive(+) terminalsonyourcrossovers

andthepositive(+) terminalsofeachofyourspeakers.

FIG.3

Installing your mid-woofers in a factory location

1.) Carefullyremovethegrillecoveringthefactoryspeaker.Inmostcasesitwillbe“press-fit”or

screwedtomountingtabsmoldedintothesurroundingarea.Onsomecats,grillesareheldby

screwsorspringclips.Thescrewswillbeobvious,thespringclipsmaynotbe.Ifyouexperience

anyresistanceyoumayneedtoconsultyourdealeroryourcar’sowner’smanualtodetermine

ifthereisanyspecialwaythemanufacturerhassecuredthegrille.Ifyoudon’tfeelcomfortable

ptyingatyourcar’sinteriorwithaprytool,andthegrilleresistsyourefforts,backoffandthink

againaboutaprofessionalinstallation,Thecostofaprofessionalinstallationisusuallylessthan

thecostofnewdoorpanelsordashboards.Somegrillesareintegralpartsoftheirpanelsandare

notremovable.Inthesecasesyouwillneedtoremovetheentiredoorpaneltogainaccesstothe

speakerlocation.Thiswillusuallyrequiretheremovalofdoorhandles,windowwindermecha-

nismsandperhapsotherpartssuchasdoorpullsandlockbuttons.Prosdothisstuffintheir

sleep.Thinkaboutit.

2.) Ifyou’restillreading,andyou’veremovedyourfactorygrille,remembertokeepallscrews,

mountingclipsorlockwashersthatheldthefactoryspeakerin@aceandsavethemforreuse.

Liftthespeakeroutoftheholeashortdistance.

3.) Beforeunhookingthespeakerwires,identifythepositivespeakertenninal(usuallymarkedwith

areddotor[+],oritisthetenninalthatislargerorwider)andidentifythenegativespeaker

terminal(usuallymarked[-I, orhavingnomarking,orwhicheverterminalisthesmalleror

narrowerofthetwo).Markthewireconnectedtothepositivetenninalforlateridentification.

Useapennanentmarkerorpieceoftape.

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4.) Disconnectthefactoryspeaker.Afterdisconnectingthefactoryspeaker,connectthewirestoyour

newPolkAudiospeaker,hookingupthepositive[+] wiretothewiderofthetwoEX3terminals

andthenegative[-] tothenarrowerEX3terminal.

5.) MountyourEX3LoudspeakerusingthemountinghardwareyousavedfromStep2.

6.)

Remountthefactorygrillecover.

7.) RepeatSteps

1-6

fortheotherspeaker(s).

Installing your mid-woofers in a “NewLocation”

Factorylocationsuncool?Pickanewlocation.Besuretotakeintoaccountbothyourvehicle’sdesign

andyoursonicgoals.Beforeyoubegin,readallofthesesteps.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutyourability

toexecuteanyofthesesteps,saveyourselfalotofgriefandcontactaprofessionalinstaller.YourPolk

Audiodealerisagoodplacetofindone.

1.)

Usingthedoorpanelply-tool,carefullyremoveanydoorpanels,kickpanels,moldedpartsorfabric

coveringstoexposethesurfacethatwillneedtobecuttoinstallthenewspeaker.

2.) Checkthedimensionsaroundandbehindtheinstallationareaforfit.Thisincludesanymoving

partsbehindthespeaker(movethewindowsupanddown)orthesidesofthespeaker(openand

closedoors).

3.) Locatethetemplateoverthedesiredlocation.Drawtheinsidecircleandmarkatleasttwoopposing

screwlocations.

4.) Cutthecirclewiththeappropriatetool.Drillpilotholesforthescrewlocations.Filetheedges

ofanybaremetalsurfacesuntilsmooth,thencoatwithprimertopreventrust.

5.) Whenprimerisdry,slipmountingclipsoverthescrewholes.

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6.)

Inthemeantime,attachspeakerwirestothecrossovermid-woofertenninals

[figure 31.

Thewires

providedwithyourRXsystemhaveoneredconductor.Usethiswireasthepositive(+) leadand

connectittothepositive(+) temrinalscrewonyourcrossover.Connecttheblackwiretothe

negative(-) terminalscrew.There’sthatpatternagain.

7.) Nowrunwiresfromyouramplifierorradiotothecrossover.Attachthesewirestothecrossoverinput

terminals

[figure

31.Routethesewiresawayfromlow-levelelectricalcablesinyourcar,anduse

grommetswhenpassingthroughdoors.Rememberthepattern:attachtheredwiretothepositive

(+) terminalscrewonyourcrossover,andtheblackwiretothenegative(-) terminalscrew.

8.) Passthewiresfromthecrossoverthroughyourcuthole

[figure 41.

9.)

ConnectthewirestoyournewPolkAudiomid-woofers.Attachtheredwiretothepositive(+)

terminal,andconnecttheblackwiretothenegative(-) terminal.

10.)Placethegrilleframeontothespeakerbeingcarefultolineupthescrewholes.Carefullyorient

thenewspeakeroverthescrewholesandmountingclips.Tightenthescrewsfinnlytosecurethe

speakerandgrilleframetothemountingsurface.

11.)Placethemeshgrilleinthegrilleframe.

12.)RepeatSteps

l-11

fortheotherspeaker(s).

FIG. 4

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EX3SeriesTweeterInstallation

Step I-Choosing the proper tweeter location

Whenproperlyinstalled,componentsystemscanimprovethesoundstagecreatedbymusicinyourcar.

Thesoundstagewillbedramaticallyaffectedbywhereyoumountyourtweeters.Howdoyoudetennine

thebestplacefortweeterinstallation?Grabafriendandplayalongaswerecommendasimple

‘TweeterPlacement”experiment!Justfollowtheseeasysteps:

1.) Completetheinstallationofyourentiresystemexceptforthe

EX3500

Tweeters.

2.) ConnectthewiresprovidedwithyourtweeterstothetweeterterminalsonyourEX3Crossovers

[figure 31.

3.) Withoutactuallyrunningthewiresthroughdoorsorunderupholsteredpanels,connectupyour

EX3500Tweeters.

4.) Mountthetweetersinatemporarylocation(whereyouthinkyou’dliketoinstallthem)withtape.

5.) Haveyourfriendsitinthepassenger-sideseatwhileyousitinthedriver’sseat.

6.) Now,withfamiliarmusicplaying(werecommendmusicwithvocalsforthistest),bothyouand

yourfriendshouldpositionthetweetersindifferentlocationsaroundthepassengercompartment,

listeningforresultingsounddifferences.ListentothetweeterwiththeEllipticalLensonit,andALSO

listentoitwithjusttheGrilleonit.Ifyou’replanningasurfaceinstallation,trythiswithboththe

StraightSurfaceMountCupandtheAngledSurfaceMountCupRotatetheAngledSurfaceMount

CupinconjunctionwiththeEllipticalLenstohelpgetthemostdesirableradiationpattern.Listen

forimaging,soundstageandclarity,Inashorttime,youshouldbeabletodetenninethebest

locationforyourtweeter;.

7.) Markthelocation,andmoveontoStep2andchooseyourmountingoption.

TheEX3500Tweeterofferstwooptional“highfrequencydirectors”togiveyouevenmorecontrolover

yoursoundandtohelpyougetbettersoundindifficultplacements:anEllipticalLensandanAngled

SurfaceMountCup.(YoualsogetaStraightSurfaceMountCupandaMeshTweeterGrille.What

adeal.)UsetheEllipticalLenstofocusthehighfrequenciesinyoursystemforbetterimagingand

directionality

[figure

51.Whenyou’redoingtheTweeterLocationTest(above),tapetheElliptical

LensinplaceoneithertheStraightorAngledSurfaceMountCuptohelpfindthedirectionbestsuited

toyoursystem,Whenyoufindtheperfectspot,simplysnaptheEllipticalLensontothetweeter.The

EllipticalLensDOESNOTROTATE.UsetheAngledSurfaceMountCuptohelpyougetthemost

desirableradiationpattern.

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Step 2-Mounting Options

ThePolkAudioI% ‘l‘weeterofferstwomountingoptionsforevenmoreinstallationflexibility:

TweeterMounting Option #l-Surface Mount

YourEX3500TweeterscomewithbothStraightandAngledSurfaceMountCupstofitanylocationand

installationsituation.UsetheAngledSurfaceMountCuptohelpdirectthesoundinconjunctionwith

theEllipticalLens.

1.) Usingthebaseofthesurfacemountcupasatemplate,markthetwoscrewholesanddrillthem

usingal/S”drillbit.Drillathirdhole(forthespeakerwire)usinga3~6~~drillbit.

2.) Attacheithersurfacemountcup(angledorstraight)tothepanelusing#8screwsofappropriate

lengthforthepanel.

3.) Pushthetweeterwiresthroughtheopenareaatthebottomofthecupandthroughthe3~6”

holeinthepanel.

4.) ConnectwiresfromthetweetertenninalsoftheCrossovertothetweeterwiresusingfaston

connectors.Besuretoconnecttheredwirestrandfromthetweetertothe(+) terminalofthe

crossovertweeteroutput.

5.) Mountthetweeterbysnappingitintothemounting

cup

andturningthetweetercl&vise,

lockingitintoplace.

MOUNTING CHOICES: EASY AS 1, 2.3

. Choose Mounting Cup.

Snapthe Tweeter 3. Choose either the

ForFlush Mount, choose (a), Assembly into place within Mesh Tweeter Grille or

Angled Surface Mount the Mounting Cup. Elliptical Lens(for more

choose (b), and Straight directionality). The Elliptical

Surface Mount choose (c). LensDOESNOTROTATE.

Usethe Angled Surface Choosea position and

Mount Cup(b) to better direction for the Surface

aimthe tweeter for more or Flush Mounting Cup,

directionality and better andthen snap the Elliptical

imaging. The Elliptical Lens Lenson.

(see “3”) DOESNOTROTATE +-a ~,_

once it’s snapped onto the *,“*

-1”

Mounting Cup.Usethe

Mounting Cupsandthe

Elliptical Lensin conjunc-

tion to determine best

placement and sound.

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