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C500.1 Carbon Series

MonoBlock Amplifier

Summary of Contents for Momo C500.1

Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L C500 1 Carbon Series MonoBlock Amplifier ...

Page 2: ...he installation steps found in this manual save yourself a lot of grief and contact your local authorized Polk Audio AutoSound dealer He or she is a professional installer and ready to help you get the most for your autosound dollar More information including audio how to articles FAQs and online manuals is available on our award winning website www polkaudio com car And if you ever have a questio...

Page 3: ...le on top plate Gold Plated Screw Down Capture Terminals for the most secure connections Small footprints for compact installs Removable End Caps for even smaller footprints big power in small packages C500 1 Features Remote Subwoofer Level Control Two sets of standard speaker connections pre wired for parallel connections makes hookup simple and delivers pure signal to each paralleled driver Ster...

Page 4: ...ur ground wires as short as possible to avoid Ground Loop engine noise and hum from interfering with your system When using multiple components ground everything at the same point ALWAYS DISCONNECT YOUR VEHICLE S BATTERY GROUND BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR VEHICLE S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Read This First Installing a car audio system is a serious project If you have any doubts about your ability to execute...

Page 5: ...adiate from the power cable to the signal cable If an audio signal cable is too close to a power cable it may pick up the magnetic field generated by the power cable which could lead to a loss of quality in your signal 5 RUN speaker wire from the speakers to the amplifier installation location Measure enough wire to reach from your amplifier to each speaker or inline crossover plus an additional 1...

Page 6: ...er Make sure to use speaker wire of at least 16 gauge or thicker Be certain to maintain correct polarity One of the terminals on the rear of your speaker is posi tive and the other is negative Make certain that you connect the wire from the positive terminal of your amplifier to the positive terminal on your speaker and the wire from the negative terminal of your amplifier to the negative terminal...

Page 7: ...ight setting will fall somewhere between 30Hz and 100Hz 5 BASS BOOST AMOUNT This control sets how loud the bass boost will be Set it to taste using a wide variety of program material MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER Setting this control to MAX will stress the amplifier and the speakers and may cause damage 6 POLK MOMO PRE EQ SWITCH A one button preset bass boost for use with Polk MOMO Subwoofers This but...

Page 8: ...IST BLOCK Connect to nearest chassis ground Single Subwoofer 4Ω SVC Subwoofer Total impedance for this system is 4Ω The Polk MOMO C500 1 monoblock amplifier is 2 ohm 2Ω stable Any speaker configuration below 2Ω may damage your amplifier The following diagrams are suggestions on how to wire 1 2 3 and 4 subwoofers without damaging your amplifier Please note the following abbreviations and definition...

Page 9: ...eadunit FUSE BATTERY Remote turn on from source unit Subwoofers DIST BLOCK Connect to nearest chassis ground 3 Subwoofers Series Parallel 4Ω DVC Subwoofers Use must use a 4Ω Dual Voice Coil DVC subwoofer such as the GNX12DVC for the following 3 woofer configuration Total impedance for this sytem is 2 67Ω 3 Subwoofers Parallel DO NOT wire your subwoofers in a parallel configuration with 4Ω Single V...

Page 10: ...iguration for Future Reference Here 25A 25A 25A 25A R L R L Remote gain Pre EQ ON Subwoofer Output from headunit FUSE BATTERY Remote turn on from source unit Subwoofers DIST BLOCK Connect to nearest chassis ground 4 Subwoofers Series 4Ω SVC Subwoofers The SUB 1 output is paralleled to the SUB 2 output Total impedance for this sytem is 4Ω ...

Page 11: ...to yourself as well This amplifier s 12 VDC and GROUND chassis ground connections are designed to accept 4 AWG power wire or smaller We recommend a power wire of at least 8 AWG Bigger power wire means more room for more power to flow To connect the power wires to the amplifier first back out the set screw on the top of the amplifier using the included hex wrench Strip 1 2 inch 12mm of insulation f...

Page 12: ...ce inadequate packing or shipping procedures commercial use voltage inputs in excess of the rated maximum of the unit cosmetic appearance of cabinetry not directly attributable to defect in materials or workman ship or service repair or modification of the Product which has not been authorized or approved by Polk Audio This warranty shall terminate if the Serial number on the Product has been remo...

Page 13: ...e 800 377 7655 M F 9 6 EST US only or via email polkcs polkaudio com Outside the US call 410 358 3600 Polk Polk Audio The Speaker Specialists and Dynamic Balance are registered trademarks of Polk Investment Corporation used under license by Polk Audio Incorporated MOMO is a registered trademark of MOMO Design Italy RM0659 2 ...

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