Audio Control DQL-8, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
The Strength of Digital
™
10
INSTALLING THE DQL-8
Up to this point everything you have read has
served to educate you on the operations of your
DQL-8. We are sure that you are chomping at the
bit to install your DQL-8 so we recommend you
read the following sections very carefully.
1) Placement & Mounting of your DQL-8
Placement:
The DQL-8 needs to be installed
in the signal path after your factory OEM am-
plifiers. The chassis is usually mounted in the
rear of the vehicle, as close to the aftermarket
amplifiers as possible. If your going to be using
a Digital Dash Control (DDC) with your DQL-8,
you will want to pick out its mounting location
early on so you can route your wires appropri-
ately.
Mounting:
Once you have selected a per-
manent mounting location, position the unit
and mark the appropriate mounting holes with
a felt-tip pin or scratch awl. Before doing any-
thing else, make sure you are not about to drill a
hole in a gas tank or pierce any existing wiring.
Nothing ruins your day more than an expen-
sive repair bill. Drill a few small pilot holes and
secure the chassis of the DQL-8 with self-tapping
screws.
2) DQL-8 Power Wiring
WARNING: Failure to disconnect the negative
terminal of your battery prior to the installation of
your DQL-8 can result in a warm tingly feeling.
Remote Turn-On:
Connect an 18 to 22-
gauge wire from the head-unit’s remote turn-on
(if it has one!) to the “Remote” connector on the
DQL-8. If there is no turn-on wire, the GTO will
turn the unit on automatically with signal from
the amps.
Positive (+12V) Connection: Insert a 12 to
18-gauge wire into the opening labeled “Power”
on the nifty connector of your DQL-8. Connect
it to a good constant source of 12 volts (we sug-
gest the battery), fused at 2 amps.
Ground Connection:
Use the same gauge
wire or larger as you did for the positive connec-
tor and run it from the “Ground” connector on
the DQL-8 to the negative terminal of the bat-
tery, a ground bus, or a verified ground location.
The factory head unit ground is not, not, not a
good ground! When the electrical connections
are complete for all components, you may now
reconnect the negative terminal to your battery.