TESTING AND TUNING
1.
Turn bike ignition switch to Accessory.
2.
Choose a music source and play.
3.
We recommend setting the head unit volume to 70% then slowly increase the gain until you start to hear distortion.
Then back the gain off a few clicks.
About Adjusting the Gain (from Arc Audio Manual):
“Because of the wide range of head unit output configurations all ARC Audio
amplifiers have an adjustable input sensitivity or “Gain”. The gain is not a volume or a power limiting control like a throttle. It makes the
amp more sensitive to input from the stereo. With the gain up the amp will reach full output at a lower volume setting on the deck. At
higher gain settings the amp also becomes more sensitive to noise from the vehicle’s electrical system.Try to run the gain at the lowest
setting possible for your system. There is no correct gain setting. Because speakers require different power demands to reach the
same output, the gains most often need to be used to compensate for these differences. If you tried to set all the gains at half way you
would probably find the system didn’t sound very good. Using good judgment and listening carefully to each speaker is still the best way
to tune a system.”
4.
Check that grip controls are functioning properly.
5.
Adjust the head unit equalizer
6.
Once you are satisfied that everything is functioning properly, move on to the Finishing the Installation section.
KENWOOD/JVC EQUALIZER SETTINGS
62.5HZ:
0
1K:
-1
100HZ:
+2
1.6K:
-2
160HZ:
+2
2.5K:
-2
250HZ:
+1
4.0K:
-2
400HZ:
0
6.3K:
-2
630HZ:
0
10K:
-2
P A G E
O F
1 7
1 8
R E V 0 0 2
