Getting Power to your amp:
Plug the long harness with red, black, and blue wires into the mating 3 pin connector
on the amp.
Ground: The black ground wire must be properly connected to a good chassis ground.
Poor ground connections are the cause of most amplifier failures! When an amplifier
is playing, if the amp is “consuming” 10 amps of current, the amp must “discard” that
same 10 amps of current through the ground. When the ground connection is not
good, the amplifier cant “discard” properly, and that’s when things start to go bad.
Please insure an excellent ground connection. Using a “star” washer is a good idea.
Power: The ring terminal end of the red wire must go to a constant (non-switched)
B+ power source. The supplied fuse is rated at 20A so please consider this when
choosing where to get your B+ from. Taking extra care to make sure your connections
are solid will eliminate unwarranted technical support calls.
The last connection is the blue “remote turn on lead”. As mentioned earlier in this
manual, the blue wire from the BT-1 receiver/controller will connect directly to the blue
wire on the amplifier. This connection MUST be done or the system will not work.
Taking extra care to make sure your connections are solid will eliminate unwarranted
technical support calls.
The amp will need to be “setup” before playing . This is explained on page 7.
Element 1 Speaker Installation:
Metrix Audio’s Element 1 Speakers are 4 ohm, 5”x 7” 2 way speakers that went
through hours of rigorous testing with 100 watts of RMS power applied. The speakers
were constructed specifically for the Powersports world and can withstand the
elements. Normal rain or going through puddles etc is perfectly OK. Normal washing
is also OK, but damage to the speaker, or speaker failure caused from pressure
washing will NOT be covered by warranty.
Mounting Location Considerations:
It was important for us to have a speaker that could mount on the down tubes of the
roll cage IN FRONT of the driver and passenger. By using an oval speaker, we could
keep things as narrow as possible on one axis to improve the “line of sight” for the
driver and passenger. If this is the only set of speakers, please consider installation in
front of the driver and passenger being very careful not to have the speakers impede
the line of sight or the ability to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. Element 1
speakers can also be mounted on a portion of the roll cage so they sit behind the rider
and passenger. In all cases, the speakers must be mounted “inside” the vehicle, and
must NOT be subject to impeding any moving parts of the vehicle including
(but certainly not limited to) suspension etc.
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IMPORTANT: DO NOT REMOVE THE FUSE HOLDER FROM THE POWER LINE!
Damage to the amplifier may occur which is not covered by warranty!
A = Ground Wire (Black)
B = Remote Turn On Lead (Blue)
C = RED Positive Wire (Joins With Yellow Wire)
D = Yellow Positive Wire (Joins With Red Wire)
E = Fuse Holder On Yellow Wire With 2A Fuse (Max)
F = 3.5mm Male Low Level Output (To Amp)
G = 3.5mm Female Auxiliary Input (GPS, SAT Radio etc.)
BT-1 Cut Out Dimensions For Custom Applications
A
B
A = 0.83” (21.1mm)
B = 1.45” (36.8mm)
BT-1 Quick Reference Wiring Chart
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