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Tuning on the Amplifier

Adjusting The Audio Level

The a mplifier a utoma tic a lly turns on a  few sec onds a fter you turn your vehic le's ignition 
switc h to AC C  or ON or turn on your a uto sound system, depending on how you wired 
the system. The POWER indic a tor on the top of the a mplifier lights when the a mplifier is on.

Important : Your amplifier requires 30 amps or more of power from your vehicle's 
                  battery during operation. To protect your battery from discharging, 

                  do not operate the amplifier unless your vehicle is running.

                      FREQUENCY (Hz)

                      10

-30dB

-20dB

-10dB

0dB

+10dB

+20dB

                      FREQUENCY RESPONSE

RESPONSE (dB)

                      BASS BOOST ON

                      45

                      35

                      80

                      100

                      500

                      1K

                      5K

                      20K

                      50K

NOTE: Ra ising the Ba ss frequenc y a llows higher frequenc ies to rea c h the ba ss spea kers 

while bloc king lower frequenc ies from midra nge spea kers. Lowering the Ba ss 
frequenc ies a llows lower frequenc ies to rea c h the midra nge spea kers while 
bloc king higher frequenc ies from ba ss spea kers.

For the be st performa nc e, you must set G AIN (MIN / MAX) on the side of the 

a mplifier to a djust the level of the a udio signa ls tha t enter the a mplifie r.

1. Use a screwdriver to turn GAIN (MIN / MAX) fully counterclockwise to MIN.
2. Turn the auto sound system's volume control to about one-third of its full range.
3. Adjust GAIN (MIN / MAX) to a comfortable listening level.
4. Turn up the auto sound system's volume control until the sound begins to distort. 
    Then immediately turn the volume down to a point just before where the 

    distortion began.
Caution : Never turn up the auto sound system's volume control more than needed 

                to adjust the audio level, more than two thirds of its maximum volume.
5. Adjust GAIN (MIN / MAX) until the sound is at the maximum level you want the 
   amplifier to produce.

6. Adjust the auto sound system's volume control to a comfortable listening level.

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ADJUSTING & TUNING

Содержание PCA1000D

Страница 1: ...PCA1000D 1500D 2000D 3500D OWNER S MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...TROUBLE SHOOTING 14 ADJUSTING TUNING 13 PLANNING MOUNTING YOUR SYSTEM 10 WIRING DIAGRAM 11 12 CONTROLS FUNCTIONS FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 3 4 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Страница 3: ...mobile a udio equipment The Multi Mode bridging c a pa bilities a llow flexibility in hosting severa l different spea ker c onfigura tions To a c hieve optimum performa nc e it is highly rec ommended...

Страница 4: ...0 180 de gre e Fre que nc y re sponse 15Hz 150Hz Pla tinum RC A inputs a nd outputs Input se nsitivity 200mV 8V O EM floa ting ground input Pla tinum 4 g a uge powe r c onne c tors S N Ra tio 100dB 0...

Страница 5: ...ls Functions PCA1000D 1500D 2000D FRONT PCA1000D 1500D REAR 14 10 11 12 PCA1000D 30A X 3 PCA1500D 30A X 4 4 CONTROLS FUNCTIONS 7 6 8 1 5 2 4 3 9 13 PCA2000D REAR REMOTE CONTROL POWER REM GND 12v 14 10...

Страница 6: ...Controls Functions PCA3500D REAR 13 10 11 12 CONTROLS FUNCTIONS 5 PCA3500D FRONT 7 6 8 1 5 2 4 3 9 14...

Страница 7: ...a n nec essa ry a s this would introduc e unwa nted distortion 2 Low Pass Filter Control This control is used to set the desired low pass frequency 50 150HZ The filter a cts to cut off frequencies abo...

Страница 8: ...Input RCA jacks These inputs a re for signa l ca bles from the source Alwa ys use high quality shielded RC A cables 8 Low Level OUT RCA jacks The LINE OUT a llows you to build multiple a mplifier syst...

Страница 9: ...short circuit or extremely high temperature conditions are detected When the protection mode is in operation the LED indicator on the side panel will be illuminated indicating the amplifier has gone i...

Страница 10: ...is Note G ROUND WIRE SHOULD NOT BE EXTENDED MORE THAN 3 FT 1 METER 13 Speaker terminals Controls Functions 14 Remote Control Input LEVEL MAX MIN Remote Bass Boost Control PCA RM Remote Bass Boost Cont...

Страница 11: ...c a pa bility To a c hieve ma ximum a dva nta ge of c onve c tion a ir flow in a n e nc lose d trunk mount the a mplifie r in a horizonta l position Cooling requirements are considerably relaxed when...

Страница 12: ...PCA1000D 1500D 2000D SUB WOOFER 1 OHM Bridging Two Amplifier s SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 2 OHMS MASTER AMP SLAVE AMP BRIDGED SWITCH MASTER POSITION BRIDGED SWITCH SLAVE POSITION 11 WIRING DIAGRAM...

Страница 13: ...PCA3500D Bridging Two Amplifier s MASTER AMP SUB WOOFER 1 OHM 12 WIRING DIAGRAM SLAVE AMP SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 2 OHMS REAR FRONT REAR FRONT...

Страница 14: ...Bass frequencies allows lower frequencies to reach the midrange speakers while blocking higher frequencies from bass speakers For the best performa nc e you must set G AIN MIN MAX on the side of the...

Страница 15: ...roblem is occurring before the amp Be sure proper speaker load impedance recommendations are observed If you use an ohmmeter to check speaker resistance please remember that DC resistance and AC imped...

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