Eclipse 7200mkII tuning/setup

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

After my second Alpine HU failure in two years I purchased an Eclipse 7200mkII monday and installed it last night. Couple of questions.... I downloaded the e-iserv configuration for my car (2007 mustang gt), loaded it up and it sounds...well not so good. I have Morel Hybrid Ovation 6 front seps which were really smooth with the Alpine ida-x305/IMPRINT. The 305 sounded fairly good (with MPRINT module and 4V outs) but cannot touch this Eclipse in clarity. I knew that from the time I powered it on. The staging seems perfect with the e-iserv config but the highs are extremely bright and JL 12w6v2 sub very boomy, even with the FR sub boost cut all the way and the non-f (sub level) decreased on the Eclipse.

I haven't touched the gains yet on my Rockford Power 1000 5-channel amp. I had them set perfectly for the 4V pre-outs on the imprint but I'm guessing I should readjust everything starting with the gains on the amp correct? My gains are probably way too high for this HU right?

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[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

When I changed my CD5100 to the 7200 MKII I had to back all my amps gains down. There is also a slope you can back the bass down.

 

[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

i didnt know ieserve was still running`

 

[andrew2944r 10+ year member]

Yup still works

 

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

It was working as of this afternoon //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. I usually run an 18db slope on my mid/low pass and 12 on the high.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

if i remember right the output on ur deck now is 8v i know mine is and i have the 7100 and i even measured the output to make sure. you could use the eiserv as a starting point then i'd go by ear and make small changes.

 

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

Yes, the 7200mkII has 8V outs (advertised at least). I'm going to adjust the gains way down from what I had them set w/ the Alpine unit. From what I've heard I can lower them to nil and have 70-80%% volume with the 8V outputs. I had to increase them due to the weak outputs of the Alpine ida-x305 I was running. I'm no expert so correct me if I'm wrong guys.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i have the gains on my ID Q700.2s all the way down too it's a matter on how the amp input was rated. when it comes time to adjusting your eq make sure you note where it's at right now.

 

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

My gains were about 50-60% on the sub and front channel. I cranked both of them all the way down...didn't have much time to test it last night but **** these are some STRONG outputs!! The sub needs a bit more level but the front stage is super with the gain all the way down lol.

I'll adjust the EQ best I can by ear and pick up the MEI100 microphone next week, see how that auto-tune works out. I wasn't happy with the e-iserv one at all.

Amp specs:

MODEL POWER 1000

Continuous Power Rating (RMS) - Measured at 14.4 Battery Volts

Front and Rear Channels

4 Load Per Channel 50 Watts x 4

2 Load Per Channel 100 Watts x 4

1 Load Per Channel 150 Watts x 4

4 Load Bridged 200 Watts x 2

2 Load Bridged 300 Watts x 2

Sub Channel

4 Load Per Channel 300 Watts x 1

2 Load Per Channel 600 Watts x 1

1 Load Per Channel 800 Watts x 1

Dimensions: Height 2.6" (6.60cm)

Width 12.8" (32.51cm)

Length 23" (58.42cm)

Amplifier Fuse Rating (Amp/Type) (1) 250A / ANL

Battery Fuse Rating (Amp) External (Not Supplied) 250A

Signal-to-Noise Ratio >80dB A-weighted @ 2Vrms

Crossover Slope (Front and Rear Channels) Selectable 12dB/octave Butterworth or

24dB/octave Linkwitz-Riley

Crossover Slope (Sub Channel) 12dB/octave Butterworth

Crossover Frequency (Front and Rear) (Multiplier x1) variable from 40Hz to 400Hz

Crossover Frequency (Front and Rear) (Multiplier x10) variable from 400Hz to 4000Hz

Crossover Frequency (Sub Channel) (Low Pass Only) variable from 32Hz to 250Hz

Frequency Response (Front and Rear) 20Hz to 20kHz ±0.5dB

Frequency Response (Sub Channel) 20Hz to 250Hz -3dB

Bandwidth 20Hz to 200kHz ±3dB

Slew Rate 30 Volts/μS

IM Distortion (IHF)

Signal Voltage Adjustment Range Variable from 150mV to 4V (RCA Input)

Protection NOMAD - Internal analog-computer output protection circuitry

limits power in case of overload, plus short protection.

Thermal switch shuts down the amplifier in case of overheating.

Equalization (Variable Punch Bass) Variable from 0dB to +18dB @ variable 35 to 70Hz

Input Impedance 10k ohms

Infrasonic Filter (Sub Channel) Selectable 12dB/Octave, -3dB @ 28Hz

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Bright highs and boomy lows? Sounds like the loudness feature might be on.

Great HU btw.

 

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

Thanks. I'm not even sure this thing has a "loudness" setting lol. It has something called "harmonizer" and CSII (some kinda surround effect setting). Both are disabled.

I'm still figuring out the many, many things this HU can do. It's an awesome unit.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I believe the loud feature is adjusted though the main screen by pressing the rotary knob/button.

A great feature to use is the levels adjustment for each preout channel. That can be done through the time alignment screen.

 

[Rubrignitz 10+ year member]

I haven't even messed with the time alignment settings yet. It's going to take a good deal of "in-car time" to adjust everything accordingly. I'm hoping the MEI100 mic will give me a good baseline I can tweak. You can use the e-iserv website to set the time alignment and crossover settings. I didn't adjust the time alignment settings with the initial e-iserv download. I hate to mess with it until I know what I'm doing. It's definitely going to take some time with this thing to get it perfected. I'm just really excited about all it can do. The bluetooth works great as well. I'm surprised at how well it works with the internal mic...

One of the things that moved me towards this unit is the fact that my old BT module, the 300BT I used with the Alpine ida-x001 HU would not work with the new ida-x305 HU. I was really pissed off about it but planned to purchase the (parrot enhanced) 400BT module. That is, until the ida-x305's faceplate took a crap. It's shipped off to Alpine getting repaired then all the Alpine equipment will be sold.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

ya the deck does have a loudness feature i'd go ahead and disable that. i will let you know this is the first deck that i've seen that no matter what the volume was at the outupt voltage read 8 at my meter not sure how that exactly works.

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Hey man, O/T but do you have any pics of your car/install? Not many people have Mustangs with systems! Are you on any Mustang forums?