Isolate individual circuits to maintain power to the remainder of the vehicle's electrical system.
At the far right of the side panel is a POWER INPUT terminal block with three screw terminals. The terminal marked
12V
should be connected to a permanent 12 Volt supply from the vehicle battery.
The terminal marked GND (Ground) should be connected to a cable which is terminated to the vehicle chassis. Ensure
that the point where this cable attaches to the vehicle chassis provides good electrical contact. If drilling a new ground
point, ensure that it is safe (check that there is nothing behind the panel you are about to drill, such as the fuel tank). It
may be necessary to rub away paintwork to expose the metal at this point - in this case, after making a firm screw connection
of the ground cable to the chassis, paint over the terminal point to protect it from the possibility of corrosion.
Where a ground point already exists (for an existing power amplifier, for example) it is generally best practice to ground
the DYNAMATE to this same point on the vehicle chassis.
The terminal marked REM accepts a 12V switched input from the source unit (Cassette or CD player). When the source
unit is switched on, a 12V pulse is sent down this line. The DYNAMATE senses this pulse and switches itself on or off.
The source unit should be equipped with a suitable Remote Switch cable - check the instruction book supplied with your
audio source unit.
If the Remote output from the source unit is already being used to switch on a power amplifier, it is usually possible to
create a 'daisy-chain' by connecting a cable from the REM or Remote terminal on the amplifier to the REM terminal of
the DYNAMATE. This avoids the need to run a separate cable from the source unit.
Before reconnecting power to the circuit, double check all connections (be particularly careful to check there are no strands
of wire that could touch the chassis of the DYNAMATE or one of the other terminals).
The power-on LED next to the power input terminal block will light to show the unit is receiving power.
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