Rockford Fosgate 500.2 User Manual

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RCA inputs are connected to both 
left and right channels
Signal Input Switch selected to 
Unbalanced for RCA input
Left Phase Switch set to 
0
°
Right Phase Switch set to 
180
°
 for stereo/mono operation
All speaker polarity on right channel is inverted to correct for signal phase
Gain for left and right channels set 
equally to balance the subwoofer
Impedance for 
each channel should be 2
Ω
 minimum
Impedance for 
bridged channel should be 4
Ω
 minimum
XCard is in 
Full Range position
Passive crossovers are needed for proper stereo/mono operation
RCA inputs are connected to both 
left and right channels
Signal Input Switch selected to 
Unbalanced for RCA input
Left Phase Switch set to 
0
°
Right Phase Switch set to 
0
°
Gain for left and right channels 
operate independently
Impedance for 
each channel should be 2
Ω
 minimum
XCard can be 
High-Pass, Low-Pass or Full Range position
Stereo/Mono Operation
Stereo Operation
I
N
S
T
A
L
L
A
T
I
O
N
®
®
180
°
- 0
°
Phase
0 – 180
°
Unbalanced
Balanced
L
(Mono)
RCA
Input
R
Gain
Pass Thru
R
Gain
Balanced
Input
L
L
Bass
 EQ
EZ Bridged
Pass Thru
R
+
+
2
Ω
 Min.
2
Ω
 Min.
Speaker
–    R    +
Speaker
+    L    –
L
(Mono)
180
°
- 0
°
Phase
0 – 180
°
Unbalanced
Balanced
+
RCA
Input
+
4
Ω
 min.
+
+
Speaker
Terminal
Speaker
Terminal
2
Ω
 min.
2
Ω
 min.
R
Gain
Pass Thru
R
Gain
Balanced
Input
L
L
Bass
 EQ
EZ Bridged
Pass Thru
R
Speaker
+    L    –
Speaker
–    R    +