OWNER’S MANUAL
Please see the diagram below for how this professional car amplifier wiring kit could be used
in a typical installation of a subwoofer to an amplifier. The numbers on the diagram
correspond to the numbered contents of the kit, as seen on the pervious page to this.
How to make these connections is described below, in chronological order.
Competition Pro amplifiers especially, are capable of delivering extremely high power levels.
Therefore tight, reliable and clean power connections at both ends are very important and
ensure maximum performance.
Connect the earth (-) (or ground) cable
(thick black wire) to a solid, bare metal point on
the vehicle’s chassis. A common place for this is the boot catch; however any existing bolt
or screw that makes contact with the car’s body near the amplifier would be sufficient. If
there is no existing point, you can make one by drilling into the car’s body. This should be
done carefully as a last resort, ensuring that none of the car’s electronics or any other
components such as fuel leads are going to be damaged. A clean connection is needed, so
scraping away the paint around the mounting point is required.
For safety reasons, the ground cable is quite short (1 m). Bolt the ring of the cable to the
mounting point, and then connect the other end of the ground cable to the ground terminal
on the amplifier. A barrel connector is already installed on the amplifier end of the ground
cable for connection to the amplifier. Un-tighten the ground terminal of the amplifier, slide
the connector in, and then tighten. If the amplifier uses different connections to this, you
will need to remove the barrel connector and take this stripped the end of the cable, and
insert it into the ground terminal of the amplifier (or crimp a different connector to it).
OWNER’S MANUAL
Installation
If you do not have sufficient experience or tools to carry out the installation, it is
strongly advised that you seek the assistance of someone who does, or have the
amplifier professionally installed.
The contents and specifications of this professional car amplifier wiring kit are as follows:
1.
Power cable
2. Ground cable
Colour: Red
Colour: Black or Brown
Size: 4 AWG/GAUGE
Size: 4 AWG/GAUGE
External diameter: 10 mm
External diameter: 10 mm
Length: 6 meters
Length: 1 meter
4/8 AWG Barrel connector.
4/8 AWG Barrel connector.
(Amplifier end)
(Amplifier end)
Terminal diameter: 8.3mm
Terminal diameter: 8.3mm
(Battery end)
(Battery end)
AFC Fuse holder installed
3.
RCA (phono) cable
4.
Remote turn on wire
Colour: Blue and silver
Colour: Blue
Length: 5 meters
Length: 5 meters
Moulded RCA plugs installed
Crimp terminal installed (source unit end)
Double shielded, twisted
Oxygen free copper
5.
Speaker cable (subwoofer)
5.
Speaker cable (general)
Colour: Transparent Blue
Colour: Transparent Blue
Length: 4 meters
Length: 6 meters
External diameter: 2 x 6.6mm
External diameter: 2 x 2.5mm (2 x 13 AWG)
Heavy Duty (2 x 9 AWG)
Oxygen free copper
Oxygen free copper
6.
Battery terminal
7. Fuses
Finish: Nickel plated
AFC, 120 Amp x 2 (one spare)
2 AWG x 1
4 AWG x 1
8 AWG x 2
Before starting the installation it is advisable to
disconnect the negative terminal of the
vehicle battery
. This ensures the battery will not short if the wires are accidentally
crossed during installation, and is generally good practice when making electrical changes.
Please be warned that after disconnecting the battery, your control/source unit (head unit)
may require a code to be entered, some car alarms may also sound. Therefore it is best to
disable the alarm before installation and enable it again after installation is complete.
