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owner’s manual

300 W CLASS-A/B FOUR-CHANNEL FULL-RANGE AMPLIFIER

 300/4

v3

Thank you for purchasing a JL Audio amplifier 
for your automotive sound system. 

Your amplifier has been designed and manufactured to exacting 
standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your 
vehicle. For maximum performance and extended warranty 
coverage, we highly recommend that you have your new amplifier 
installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer.  Your authorized 
dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment 
to ensure optimum performance from this product. Should you 
decide to install the amplifier yourself, please take the time 
to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself 
with its installation requirements and setup procedures.

If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this 
manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please 
contact your authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you 
need further assistance, please call the JL Audio Technical 
Support Department at (954) 443-1100 during business hours.

Summary of Contents for 300/4v3

Page 1: ...Audio dealer Your authorized dealer has the training expertise and installation equipment to ensure optimum performance from this product Should you decide to install the amplifier yourself please tak...

Page 2: ...tinuous exposure to high sound pressure levels can lead to permanent irreparable hearing loss This and all other high power amplifiers are capable of producing such high sound pressure levels when con...

Page 3: ...on appropriate power connections and fuse protection Product Description The JL Audio 300 4v3 is a four channel full range amplifier utilizing patented Absolute Symmetry Class A B technology for all c...

Page 4: ...sing a solid piece of sheet metal in the vehicle The surface of the sheet metal should be sanded at the contact point to create a clean metal to metal connection between the chassis and the terminatio...

Page 5: ...r to overheat Do not do this Instead use a Y Adaptor to split the mono signal into both left and right RCA inputs 2 Filter Slope Control This switch allows you to select from two filter slopes for tha...

Page 6: ...to the rear inputs select 4ch on the Input Mode switch in the Front Input Section Res ult in this mode the user has the ability to control the absolute level of the LF channels relative to the HF cha...

Page 7: ...ar Filter Controls Select x1 on the Freq Range switch LP low pass on the Filter Mode switch and 12dB or 24dB on the Filter Slope switch and an appropriate Filter Freq 80 90 Hz is a good starting point...

Page 8: ...frequency range to be amplified by each set of channels at 3 4 source unit volume 7 Connect the AC voltmeter to the Front Speaker Outputs or Rear Speaker Outputs connectors of the amplifier If the ch...

Page 9: ...Bridged 6 100W x 1 set to 24 6V Bridged 4 150W x 1 set to 24 6V Bridged 6 100W x 1 set to 21 2V Bridged 3 150W x 1 set to 21 2V Appendix C Input Sensitivity Level Setting Reference Listings 1 Define...

Page 10: ...er Marking Freq Full counter clockwise 58 01 58 02 50 58 03 58 04 58 05 59 06 60 07 61 08 60 63 09 65 10 67 11 69 12 71 13 74 14 75 77 15 80 16 82 17 85 18 90 19 93 20 95 97 21 102 22 107 23 113 24 12...

Page 11: ...king a good connection with the metal inside the terminal block The speaker wire connectors are designed to accept up to 8 AWG wire Make sure to strip the wire to allow for a sufficient connection wit...

Page 12: ...t Voltage Input Sens Input Mode 12dB 24dB Filter Mode Off LP HP x1 x10 Low High Rear Input Section Left Ch Right Ch Input Voltage Input Sens Low High 2ch 4ch 50 60 75 95 130 200 500 300 4v3 Four Chann...

Page 13: ...clusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state If you need service on your JL AUDIO product All warranty...

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