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NTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of a California state-of-the-art power amplifier.  Your 
selection of a California car audio product indicates a true appreciation of fine musical 
reproduction.  Whether adding to an exi sting system or including your California amplifier in a 
new system, you are certain to notice immediate performance benefits. 

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EEP YOUR SALES RECEIPT

Take this time to attach your sales receipt to the manual and put in a safe place.   In case of any 
unforeseen reason this product may need warranty service, your receipt will be necessary to 
establish purchase date.

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ECOMMENDATION

A power amplifier’s performance is only as good as its installation.  Proper installation will 
maximize the system’s overall performance.  It is recommended   that you have our product 
installed by an authorized Profile retailer.  However, if you decide to install it yourself, please 
carefully read through this manual and take your time to do a quality installation.

WARNING!

Exposure to high power sound system can cause hearing loss or damage. 
Listening to your system at loud levels while driving, will impair your ability to 
hear traffic sounds and emergency vehicles. Use common sense when listening 
to your system.

WARNING!

Exposure to high power sound system can cause hearing loss or damage. 
Listening to your system at loud levels while driving, will impair your ability to 
hear traffic sounds and emergency vehicles. Use common sense when listening 
to your system.

IMPORTANT!

  Before making any connections, disconnect the car’s battery 

until the installation is completed to avoid possible damage to the electrical 
system.

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Summary of Contents for California CA1200

Page 1: ...CA200 CA400 CA600 CA800 CA1200 CA440 CA640 CA600M CA400M MOSFET POWER AMPLIFIERS Installation Instructions Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...1...

Page 3: ...m s overall performance It is recommended that you have our product installed by an authorized Profile retailer However if you decide to install it yourself please carefully read through this manual a...

Page 4: ...t and or side panels This lends to a cleaner installation and less risk of damage Use caution when mounting amplifier Remember there are many electrical wires gas lines vacuum lines brake lines as wel...

Page 5: ...emperature Once the thermal circuit is activated the amplifier will shut down to cool off The Amplifier will automatically turn back on once it cools down to a safe operating temperature Protection In...

Page 6: ...erates the reset circuit for the amplifier s protection It must be connected with the head unit in order to reset protection circuits Power and Speaker Distribution Blocks Heavy gauge bare wire distri...

Page 7: ...to connect to the terminal marked GND and then connect it to the car s chassis Try to keep the length of the cable as short as possible preferably less than 6 Also make sure that the point on the car...

Page 8: ...nes brake lines as well as a gas tank in the automobile Make sure you know where they are when mounting the amplifier to avoid puncturing lines shorting wires or drilling holes in the gas tank Once yo...

Page 9: ...output of the head unit AM FM cassette player CD or DAT to the RCA input terminals of the amplifier To make these connections we recommend high quality RCA cables which are available at your local car...

Page 10: ...t directly to the speaker output of the radio with out the need of an external adapter Determine the type of radio you have and make one of the following connections HIGH LEVEL CONNECTIONS OPTIONAL CA...

Page 11: ...ive of the speaker and the same for negative SPEAKER CONNECTIONS 4 Ohm Speakers 2 Ohm Minimum 4 Ohm Speakers 2 Ohm Minimum 4 Ohm Speakers 2 Ohm Minimum 4 Ohm Speakers 2 Ohm Minimum Rear Left Rear Left...

Page 12: ...iers are capable of being bridged in a mono configuration This feature allows you the flexibility of using the amplifier to drive a subwoofer or a center channel In this configuration the amplifier su...

Page 13: ...4 Ohm Minimum Right Mid Tweeter 4 Ohm 2 Ohm Minimum Right Mid Tweeter 4 Ohm 2 Ohm Minimum All 2 channel amplifiers are capable of running in a Mono Stereo mode This feature gives the amplifier the ab...

Page 14: ...lifier is located on the side panel This gain control has been included to allow adjustment to properly match the output of the radio This is one of the most misunderstood adjustments By rotating the...

Page 15: ...Check connection Grounding point clean and tight Check for ground w meter Head Unit s fader not in center position Set to center position Low Output Check level adjustments Re adjust Bad RCA cable s R...

Page 16: ...320 Power Terminal Size 6 Gauge 6 Gauge 4 Gauge Speaker Terminal Size 6 Gauge 6 Gauge 6 Gauge Fuse Value ATC ATO Type 1 x 20A 2 x 20A 2 x 25A 3 1 3 13 3 5 2 x 9 x 7 2 x 9 x 10 2 x 9 x 12 4 2 4 16 4 8...

Page 17: ...lue ATC ATO Type 40A 2 x 25A 3 15 3 1 2 x 9 x 11 2 x 9 x 13 4 16 4 8 CA400M CA600M Output Power 4 Ohm 1 x 400W 1 x 600W RMS Power 4 Ohm 1 x 200W 1 x 300W RMS Power 2 Ohm 1 x 320W 1 x 420W Bridged RMS...

Page 18: ...r consequential damages due to a defect in the product Any implied warranties including fitness for use and merchantability are limited in duration to the period of the express warranty set forth abov...

Page 19: ...must be sent with the unit 4 Include a brief description of the problem or failure with the unit 5 Include the return street address and daytime telephone number 6 Allow 2 3 weeks for repair this peri...

Page 20: ...PROFILE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INC 15060 SHOEMAKER AVE SANTA FE SPRINGS CA 90670 TEL 562 404 9393 FAX 562 404 9433 WWW PROFILEUSA COM By...

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