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PO WER C O NNEC TIO N
The b a tte ry te rmina l (BATT) must b e c o nne c te d d ire c tly to the p o sitive te rmina l o f the
ve hic le b a tte ry to p ro vid e a n a d e q ua te vo lta g e so urc e a nd minimize no ise . C o nne c ting
the b a tte ry te rmina l le a d to a ny o the r p o int (suc h a s the fuse b lo c k) will re d uc e the p o we r
o utp ut a nd ma y c a use no ise a nd d isto rtio n. Use o nly # 2 g a ug e o r thic ke r (sma lle r g a ug e # )
wire fo r this le a d a nd c o nne c t it to the te rmina l o f the b a tte ry a fte r a ll o the r w iring is
c o mp le te d .
G RO UND C O NNEC TIO N
The g ro und te rm ina l (G ND) c o nne c tio n is a lso c ritic a l to the c o rre c t o p e ra tio n o f the
a mp lifie r. Use a wire o f the sa me g a ug e a s the p o we r c o nne c tio n (# 2 o r thic ke r) a nd
c o nne c t it b e twe e n the g ro und te rmina l(G ND) o f the a mp lifie r a nd a me ta l p a rt o f the
ve hic le c lo se to the mo unting lo c a tio n. This wire sho uld b e a s sho rt a s p o ssib le a nd a ny
p a int o r rust a t the g ro und ing p o int sho uld b e sc ra p e d a w a y to p ro vid e a c le a n me ta l
surfa c e to whic h the e nd o f the g ro und w ire c a n b e sc re we d o r b o lte d .
SPEAKER C O NNEC TIO NS
De p e nd ing o n the typ e a nd numb e r o f sp e a ke rs use d with the a mp lifie r wire the m to the
sp e a ke r te rm ina ls a s p e r the a p p ro p ria te wiring d ia g ra m . Fo r mo st a p p lic a tio ns # 8 g a ug e
wire sho uld b e use d fo r the sp e a ke r le a d s b ut in no c a se thinne r tha n # 16 g a ug e . Fo r le a d s
is e xc e ss o f 10 fe e t # 8 g a ug e is re c o mme nd e d . Whe n wiring the sp e a ke rs, p a y c a re ful
a tte ntio n to the p o la rity o f the te rmina ls o n the sp e a ke rs a nd ma ke c e rta in the y c o rre sp o nd
to the p o la rity o f the c o rre sp o nd ing te rmina ls o n the a mp lifie r. Do no t g ro und a ny sp e a ke r
le a d s to the c ha ssis o f the ve hic le .
WIRING INSTRUCTIO NS
● This unit is d e sig ne d fo r ne g a tive g ro und 12 Vo lts DC o p e ra tio n o nly.
● Use sp e a ke rs with a n imp e d a nc e o f 1Ω o r 4Ω
● Avo id insta lling the unit whe re :
– It wo uld b e sub je c t to hig h te m p e ra ture s, suc h a s fro m d ire c t sunlig ht o r ho t a ir fro m
the he a te r.
– It wo uld b e e xp o se d to ra in o r mo isture .
– It wo uld b e sub je c t to d ust o r d irt.
● If yo ur c a r is p a rke d in d ire c t sunlig ht a nd the re is a c o nsid e ra b le rise in te mp e ra ture
insid e the c a r, a llo w the unit to c o o l o ff b e fo re o p e ra tio n.
● Whe n insta lling the unit ho rizo nta lly, b e sure no t to c o ve r the he a tsink fins with the flo o r
c a rp e t.
● If this unit is p la c e d to o c lo se to the c a r ra d io , a n inte rfe re nc e ma y o c c ur. In this c a se ,
se p a ra te the a mp lifie r fro m the c a r ra d io .
● This p o we r a mp lifie r e mp lo ys a p ro te c tio n c irc uit to p ro te c t the tra nsisto rs a nd sp e a ke rs
if the a mp lifie r ma lfunc tio ns.
● Do no t a tte mp t to te st the p ro te c tio n c irc uits b y c o ve ring the he a tsink o r c o nne c ting
imp ro p e r lo a d s.
● Do no t use the unit with a we a k a uto b a tte ry a s its o p tim um p e rfo rma nc e d e p e nd s o n a
no rm a l b a tte ry sup p ly vo lta g e .
● Fo r sa fe ty re a so ns, ke e p the vo lume o f yo ur c a r a ud io syste m mo d e ra te so tha t yo u c a n
still he a r no rma l tra ffic so und s o utsid e yo ur c a r.
PREC AUTIO NS
This a mp lifie r is p ro vid e d with a p ro te c tio n c irc uit whic h o p e ra te s in the fo llo wing c a se s
whe n:
– the unit is o ve rhe a te d .
– the sp e a ke r te rmina ls a re sho rt c irc uite d .
PRO TEC TIO N C IRC UIT:
5 EN
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