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Congratulations! You have just purchased the latest in amplifier tech-

nology to carry the famous KICKER name. Your KICKER KX series

amplifier is designed and built to give you years of powerful and trou-

ble-free performance. This installation manual contains valuable infor-

mation on how to get the most out of your new KX series amplifier.

Thanks for buying KICKER. Enjoy!

KX Amplifier Features

NEW for 2002 

Radically advanced chassis with removable chassis shroud. 

Low Impedance Operation 

Stable into 2 ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono

loads. 

SORT Protection Circuitry 

(

S

hort circuit, 

O

ver-voltage, 

R

everse polarity,

T

hermal) Protects amplifier from accidents and undesired operation. 

MOSFET Power Supply

Provides high efficiency operation. 

KickBass 

Variable bass boost circuit which provides up to 18 dB of boost at 40

Hz.

Built-In Variable Crossover 

12 dB High pass or Low pass variable from 50-

200 Hz. Defeatable for full range operation.  

High & Low level inputs 

Allows connection to various sources such as:  

aftermarket stereos, factory radios, DVD players, Video Cassette Player, etc.

PAST

(

P

re

A

mp 

S

ignal 

T

ransfer) Output RCA jacks to pass the incoming signal to

another amplifier or component.

Custom tooled gold plated connectors

Assure maximum power transfer

and damping.

SAMS 

(

S

tereo 

A

nd 

M

ono 

S

imultaneously) Amplifier will operate into a bridged

mono load and a stereo load at the same time. 

Remote Bass Level Control

Dash mounted for maximum control.  

Three Year Warranty

When 

purchased from and installed by Authorized

KICKER dealer.  

KX300.2 / KX400.2 / KX500.2 /

KX800.2

Summary of Contents for KX300.2

Page 1: ...FET Power Supply Provides high efficiency operation KickBass Variable bass boost circuit which provides up to 18 dB of boost at 40 Hz Built In Variable Crossover 12 dB High pass or Low pass variable f...

Page 2: ...ng needs such as fans or venting to allow cool operation If possible mounting the amp in the passenger compartment will allow cooler operation Remember that the controls on top of the amp will need to...

Page 3: ...before making any of the other connections This wire should be as short as possible 24 inches or less and connected to a paint corrosion free solid metal area of the car s chassis Use the same gauge...

Page 4: ...rom the driver s seat using the supplied Remote Bass Level Controller To mount the controller simply screw the metal bracket to the chosen location and then slide the housing onto the bracket until it...

Page 5: ...ONO KX series amplifiers are capable of operating into a minimum impedance of 4 ohms when in bridged operation GROUND REMOTE TURN ON BATTERY 12V FUSE SIGNAL IN SIGNAL OUT L L R R _ MONO SPEAKER S 18 o...

Page 6: ...rom the PAST jacks is iden tical to the signal fed to the amplifier via its RCA input jacks or the High Level inputs and is not affected by the amplifier s built in crossover Most head units with high...

Page 7: ...t to receive sub bass information BEFORE T TURNING O ON T THE S SYSTEM F FOR T THE F FIRST T TIME M MAKE S SURE T THAT THE T THREE R ROTARY C CONTROLS O ON T TOP O OF T THE A AMPLIFIER A ARE TURNED F...

Page 8: ...r outputs with known good speaker Substitute known good source unit Check for signal on RCA cable with VOM meter in AC position Red L LED o on n no o output 1 Amp is very hot Thermal protection is eng...

Page 9: ...r proper positive and negative connections Reverse connections on one channel if necessary CAUTION W When j jump s starting t the v vehicle b be s sure t that c connections m made w with jumper c cabl...

Page 10: ...420 x 2 14 4V 4 Mono 350 435 570 840 Length With Shroud 16 19 25 22 5 25 75 40 64cm 48 90cm 57 15cm 65 41cm Specifications common to all models Height 2 5 inches 6 35 centimeters Width 10 125 inches...

Page 11: ...ir at its discretion the defective mer chandise with equivalent merchandise at no charge Warranty replacements on B Stock merchandise may have cosmetic scratches and blemishes Discontinued products ma...

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