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PROBLEM

Distortion, background noise, 
crackling, or hissing in the 
speakers

Sound is too low

Amp keeps blowing fuses

5. Noise can be picked up due to bad RCA cables. Specially the super cheap ones. We recommend doing 
a test with different RCA cables. Replace the RCA cables if needed.
6. Low quality speaker wires will also cause noise. We recommend you buy high quality insulated speaker 
wire made for marine applications.

1. This can be caused by wiring at too high of an impedance (ohms) and the amp puts out low power at 4 
or 8 ohms for example. To resolve this you will have to properly wire your speakers/subs to the amplifier.
2. Check the gain level on the amp. You may need to turn it up.
3. Power and ground wire that are too thin of a gauge size for the amplifier may cause low sound. Deter-
mine the proper wire gauge necessary and replace existing wires.
4. Make sure your positive and negative speaker wires are not reversed, as this would cause the sub to 
move but not make much noise.
5. Check your crossover setting on your amplifier. You may need to filter out more high frequencies which 
your sub is not meant to play. So make sure its on low pass mode and then you also should try lowering 
the frequency of that low pass crossover and see if that helps.
6. On your receiver it is very common to have a volume level control for the pre-amp outputs (separate 
from your master volume control). To fix this, you can navigate to the audio settings, and search for sub-
woofer level controls, as well as front and rear preamp output controls. Crank up the level on this setting 
and you will be back in business.
7. Amplifier may not be powerful enough. If this is the case, we recommend upgrading to a more powerful 
amplifier.

Main Fuse

 - If you determine that your main fuse is blowing, then you’ll want to pay attention to when it 

blows. Try inserting a good, properly rated fuse with your head unit—and amplifier—turned off. If the fuse 
blows immediately, when everything is off, then you’re probably dealing with some kind of short in the 
power cable between the main fuse and the distribution block, or between the main fuse and the amplifier 
if there is no distribution block in the system. 

CAUSE/SOLUTION

Содержание DB Marine Series

Страница 1: ...dBM12 OWNER S MANUAL A m p l i fier Power Stand a r d CEA 2006 C o m p l i a n t TM dB ...

Страница 2: ... for details Please read this installation guide vehicleefully for proper use of your dBM12 Class D marine amplifier Read this entire guide fully before attempting your installation WARNING BE AWARE Use of this amplifier at extreme high volumes for extended periods of time may cause hearing loss and or hearing damage During periods of prolonged high volume levels it is recommended that you use ear...

Страница 3: ...80 degrees Celsius the amplifier will turn off Once the amplifier cools down to a safe temperature it will automatically turn on again Speaker Short Circuit Protection Should your speakers short circuit due to voice coil burn out or should the amplifier sense an impedance too low to handle the Protection LED will light indicating a diagnostic condition Turn off your system disconnect one speaker a...

Страница 4: ...Rustproof Aluminum heatsink with white painted finish Stainless steel end panels are rustproof All screws and mounting hardware are stainless steel and rustproof Bottom panel is aluminum and rustproof Battery Voltage Rockville dBM Series amplifiers are rated and regulated to 13 8 volts and below Increasing voltage to 14 4 volts will increase the power output of the amplifier in the same proportion...

Страница 5: ...mponents Mount the amplifier somewhere out of the way at the rear of the boat underneath the dashboard or below the seats Never install an amplifier in the engine compartment Please be sure to leave breathing room around the amplifier heat sink so that it can dissipate the heat it produces efficiently The amplifier can be installed either horizontally or vertically Mounting The Amplifier The dBM12...

Страница 6: ...red power wire should be attached to the amplifier power terminal marked 12V The wire harness should be made of red primary cable at least 8 gauge The harness should terminate in a large ring terminal for connection directly to the positive terminal of the secondary battery An optional second fuse can be installed closer to the amplifier for additional safety to the amplifier itself A second black...

Страница 7: ...the amplifier s level control to match Once you are satisfied with the level control settings use any equalizer controls to adjust the system tonal level for personal preference Keep in mind that after equalizing you may have to go back and reset the amplifier s level controls The level control of any amplifier should not be mistaken for a volume control It is a sophisticated device designed to ma...

Страница 8: ...s RCA outputs to the amplifiers Left and Right RCA input jacks All dBM series monoblock amplifiers feature RCA pre amp line outputs for feeding of a full range signal to a secondary full range amplifier in a multi amp system Amp Configurations L R SOURCE ...

Страница 9: ...mpedance configurations The dual positive and negative terminals are connected in parallel inside the amplifier Connecting two speakers each to one set of positive and negative terminals will result in a parallel speaker connection If only connecting one pair of speaker wires it is not necessary to use both sets of connections 4 OHM SUBWOOFER 4 OHM SUBWOOFER 2 OHM MINIMUM LOAD SUBWOOFER IMPEDANCE ...

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Страница 11: ...Glue Waterproof silicone covers for end panels Rustproof Aluminum heatsink with white painted finish Stainless steel end panels are rustproof All screws and mounting hardware are stainless steel and rustproof Bottom panel is aluminum and rustproof CEA Power Ratings 2 Ohm 500 Watts x 1 Channel 1 THD N 4 Ohm 300 Watts x 1 Channel 1 THD N RMS Power Ratings 2 Ohm 1000 Watts x 1 Channel 4 Ohm 600 Watts...

Страница 12: ...ad for single dB Series Amplifiers is 2 ohm stereo and 4 ohm mono bridged Lower impedance loads will cause overheating and may damage the amplifiers Do not mix different impedance speakers in series and or parallel combinations as unequal power sharing and acoustic outputs will result ...

Страница 13: ...13 Woofer Wiring Guide DVC configurations ...

Страница 14: ...d correctly 3 Blown speaker To check for a blown speaker disconnect all the speakers from the amplifier If the amp goes out of protect mode then the problem is indeed a blown speaker Find which speaker is blown and replace it Wrong speaker impedance Replace the speaker s with one of the proper impedance 4 Speaker wires touching If the positive and negative speaker wires that run from your speakers...

Страница 15: ...wire is connected securely to the amplifier on one end and make sure the other end is connected to the remote turn on of the receiver A common error we see is the remote turn on get connected to the antenna wire instead of the remote turn on wire of the head unit Please note the remote turn on wire is a required wire The amp will not work if this is not connected It is also possible the remote ter...

Страница 16: ...times the head unit will allow you to only enable front and rear which would cause the amp to have no sound 8 Speaker wire is not making a good contact on the speaker output of the amp or on the speaker terminal You need to make sure the speaker wire is securely tightened into the speaker terminal and the amplifier terminal 9 A pinched or cut speaker wire that is now not running a signal Speaker w...

Страница 17: ... your RCA cables and speaker wire are run alongside your power cables they will pick up feedback If this is the case you will need to run the RCA cable on the other side separate from your power cable 2 A poor ground cable connection can cause your amp to clip because improper power is getting to the amp Check your ground connection and make sure that the cable is securely tightened 3 Engine noise...

Страница 18: ...your crossover setting on your amplifier You may need to filter out more high frequencies which your sub is not meant to play So make sure its on low pass mode and then you also should try lowering the frequency of that low pass crossover and see if that helps 6 On your receiver it is very common to have a volume level control for the pre amp outputs separate from your master volume control To fix...

Страница 19: ...e doesn t blow with the power wire disconnected from your amp then you have an internal amplifier problem Internal Amplifier Fuse If the fuse blows when the amp is turned up then you likely have subwoofers that are either incompatible or that are wired at too low of an impedance Rewire to achieve proper impedance or replace the subwoofers with compatible ones Check and make sure the power and grou...

Страница 20: ...able that is plugged into your receiver Make sure you plugged the amplifier into the preamp output that is red and white In many cases we have seen customers plug the RCA into the RCA video of their receiver which is yellow If this is the case just plug the RCA into the proper connections and your problem will be solved 3 There is a setting on your receiver that can disable your RCA outputs The se...

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Страница 24: ... Features and specifications are subject to change and or improvement without notice Though we tried our best to ensure that this manual is free and clear of errors please don t hold us responsible for printing errors ...

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