Unpacking The System; Before You Start - AXTON ATC100S Einbau & Bedienungsanleitung

Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of this AXTON 2-way component
system. This loudspeaker system uses very high quality parts and components only.
As with all high-quality car audio components, professional installation is highly
recommended. If you plan on installing this component system by yourself, please read
the following installation guide carefully, before you attempt the installation. You should
retain this manual, the packing and the purchasing receipt for future reference. For any
further information about mounting, connecting or adjusting this speaker system, please
contact your authorized AXTON dealer.

UNPACKING THE SYSTEM

Carefully remove the loudspeakers, crossovers and the accessories from the giftbox and
check whether all parts are in good undamaged condition, and match with the set con-
tents listed below:
2 mid/woofers
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2 tweeters
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2 crossovers
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2 grilles for mid/woofers
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1 set of mid/woofer mounting hardware
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2 pcs tweeter flat surface mounting adapter
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2 pcs tweeter angled mounting adapter
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1 instruction manual with warranty card
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Please contact your authorized AXTON dealer if the content of this set is incomplete or
parts of it show signs of transport damage.

BEFORE YOU START

The first step is to choose the most suitable or best sounding location for the speakers to
be installed. Keep in mind that the best looking spot might not be the one that gives you
best sound. The factory OEM speaker cutouts usually provide space and a stable platform
for fast and convenient mounting of new mid/woofer units. To use the OEM speaker cut-
outs is highly advantageous in most cases and it will also prevent you from having to cut
new holes. For the tweeter mounting, some extra care to find the best spots will usually
pay in form of improved front staging and better resolution.
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MOUNTING THE MID/WOOFERS
Remove the factory grilles of the door - or if necessary - the complete door panels. The
AXTON speaker baskets provide screw holes to fit a great variety of OEM standard pat-
terns, making them ideal for a direct replacement of factory installed speakers in Europe-
an or Asian cars.
Before you attempt to install the new AXTON mid/woofers, you must check the
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available installation depth of the left and right front door. To do this, slide down both
windows and hold the AXTON mid/woofers in place to reassure the available installation
depth does suffice. This test is important; failure to do this may let you end up with an
impaired window function!
Connect the speaker cables to the cable lug pins of the bass-midrange speakers.
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Connect the other ends to the speaker output of the car radio or amplifier or, if available,
to the original speaker cables. Note the polarities indicated and make sure everything is
connected correctly. All speaker cables must be connected with correct polarity, i.e. plus
to plus (big connector), minus to minus (small connector). Playback quality from speakers
connected with reverse polarity is often dramatically poor. Missing bass, muddy mids or
extremely diffuse sound are the result of unintentional polarity reversal of supply cables.
If longer distances have to be bridged, e.g. if the power amplifier is located in the trunk,
you should pay attention to a sufficiently high cross-section of the speaker cables. 2.5
mm² speaker cable cross-section is necessary here, thinner cables worsen the sound
audibly.
The cone and surround material of the mid/woofers is 100% water proof. However, a
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direct exposure of the mid/woofer to water inside the doors should be avoided. In most
cases, protection foils or baffles like ZEALUM ZN-SPB165 can be installed to protect the
speaker.
Check that there are no gaps between the speakers and the mounting surface in the
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doors. Absolutely airtight seating of the bass-midrange drivers is crucial for good bass
response of the systems and prevents noise caused by air turbulence.
Note that some (newer) cars will require the use of car-specific mounting adapters made
of plastic material. Without them, the mid/woofers will not fit to the OEM cutout, or the
available installation depth will not be sufficient. Such adapters are usually available from
your authorized AXTON dealer.
Fix the mid/woofer to the speaker mounting hole using the provided screws. If the mid/
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woofers are directly fixed onto the metal sheet of the door, use the metal clips included
with the mounting hardware. You can now reinstall the factory plastic grilles or doors
panels. In case you have chosen a new location for your mid/woofers (other than factory
cut-out), use the speaker protection grilles.
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