ARC Audio 430-8-01 Car Amplifier User Manual


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7ARNING
7EBUILDALL!2#!UDIOPRODUCTSTOPLAYATHIGHVOLUMES
FOREXTENDEDPERIODSOFTIME(OWEVERYOUREARSARENOT
DESIGNEDFORHIGHVOLUMELISTENING4HISPRODUCTCAN
EASILYGENERATEVOLUMESTHATCANPERMANENTLYDAMAGE
YOURHEARING7EURGEYOUTOLIMITYOUREXPOSURETO
VERYHIGHVOLUMESOUND
9OUMAYALSOFINDYOURSTATEHASLAWSGOVERNINGTHE
VOLUMEOFANAUDIOSYSTEMINACAR0LEASEBEAWAREOF
ALLLOCALANDSTATELAWSINYOURAREA
!PROPERLYTUNEDANDOPERATEDAUDIOSYSTEMWILLDELIVER
YEARSOFENJOYMENTWHENUSEDPROPERLY
!2#!UDIOAND2OBERT:EFFTAKENORESPONSIBILITYFOR
ANYPERSONALLOSEDAMAGEORINJURYASSOCIATEDWITHTHE
USEOFTHISPRODUCT
)NSTALLATION)NSTRUCTIONS
!2#!UDIO3IGNATURE%DITION!MPLIFIERSAREDESIGNEDFOR
EASYINSTALLATIONINYOURVEHICLE4OENSUREPROPER
OPERATIONOFYOURNEWPURCHASEPLEASEFOLLOWTHE
SUGGESTIONSWEHAVELISTEDBELOW
7ARNING
0LEASECHECKTHESUITABILITYOFTHEINSTALLATIONLOCATION
BEFOREYOUBEGIN$ONOTCUTANYOFTHECARSSTRUCTURE
0AYCLOSEATTENTIONTOWHATISBEHINDTHEPANELSOR
CARPET/FTENTHEMANUFACTUREWILLHIDEWIRESCOMPUT
ERSOROTHERELECTRONICDEVICESINTHEEXACTAREASYOU
WISHTOINSTALLIN
)FYOUDONOTHAVEEXPERIENCEWITHAUTOMOTIVEELECTRICAL
ANDMECHANICALSYSTEMSCONTACTAPROFESSIONAL
INSTALLER0AYINGAQUALIFIEDINSTALLERISALMOSTALWAYS
CHEAPERTHENPAYINGADEALERSHIPTOREPAIRYOURCAR
&INDINGA3UITABLE,OCATIONFORTHE!MPLIFIER
4HEAMPLIFIERMUSTBESECURELYMOUNTEDTOASOLID
SURFACE0LEASESELECTADRYLOCATIONINTHETRUNKOR
PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTONLY$ONOTMOUNTTHE
AMPLIFIERTOANYAREATHATMAYHAVEEXCESSVIBRATIONLIKE
THESUBWOOFERBOX0OSITIONTHEAMPLIFIERINANAREATHAT
RECEIVESSUFFICIENTAIRFLOWFORPROPERHEATDISSIPATION
#ONGRATULATIONS
4HANKYOUFORPURCHASINGAN!2#!UDIO3IGNATURE%DITION
AMPLIFIER
4HISAMPLIFIERWASDESIGNEDBY2OBERT:EFFTOTHEHIGHEST
STANDARDSANDUSINGONLYTHEFINESTCOMPONENTS.O
COMPROMISESWEREMADEATANYPOINTINTHEDESIGNOR
MANUFACTUREOFTHISPRODUCT
h4HISISTHE&INEST!MPLIFIER)HAVE%VER-ADEv
3ETTINGTHE'AINS
3OYOUgREWORRIEDTHATYOURHIGHOUTPUTHEADUNITWILLBE
TOOMUCHFORTHE!2#!UDIOgSINPUTSTAGE
$ONgT"E
-USICISVERYDYNAMIC.OTHINGLIKEA+(ZTESTTONE)T
WOULDBERARETOSEEAPEAKASHIGHASATESTTONE
&URTHERMOREYOURHEADUNITPRODUCESITSOUTPUTATFULL
VOLUMEBUTWHENYOUTUNEYOURSYSTEMYOUTYPICALLYSET
THEHEADUNITTOOFMAXIMUMVOLUME
3UPPLYING%NOUGH0OWER
4HE,AWSOF.ATURE
9OURAMPLIFIER$OES./4MAKEPOWER)TCONVERTSPOWER
ORCURRENTFROMYOURCARSELECTRICALSYSTEMANDTURNSIT
INTOAHIGHPOWERMUSICALENERGY)FTHEAMPCANgTGETALL
THEPOWERITNEEDSITWILLNOTPRODUCEITSFULLOUTPUT9OUR
!2#!UDIOAMPLIFIERWILLPRODUCEFULLOUTPUTFORLONGER
THENOTHERAMPSONTHEMARKETTODAY)FTHE6OLTAGEOR
#URRENTDROPSTOOLOWEVENOURAMPLIFIERSWILLDROP
BELOWTHEIRRATEDOUTPUT-AKESUREYOURVEHICLE
CHARGINGSYSTEMISINGOODWORKINGORDER!NY(I
0ERFORMANCEAUDIOAMPLIFIERWILLINCREASETHEDEMANDON
YOURALTERNATORANDBATTERY)FYOUAREUNSUREHAVEYOUR
CHARGINGSYSTEMTESTEDBYAPROFESSIONALTECHNICIAN
4HE'ROUND
7ARNING2EADTHIS#AREFULLY
4HEGROUNDWIRESHOULDBECONNECTEDDIRECTLYTOTHE
CHASSISOFYOURVEHICLE&INDACLEARLOCATIONCLOSETOTHE
AMPLIFIERANDREMOVEALLTHEPAINTANDSOUNDDEADENER
5SEAORLARGERSCREWTOSECUREIT.EVERUSESEATBELT
BOLTSFORGROUNDING
2EMEMBERTHEGROUNDMUSTCARRYTHESAMEHIGHCURRENT
ASTHEPOSITIVEPOWERWIRE
7ARNING3OMEVEHICLESUSEALLOYSINTHEIRCONSTRUCTIONS
THAT$/./4OFFERASUITABLEGROUND)TISRECOMMENDED
THATYOUTESTTHERESISTANCEBETWEENTHEBATTERYANDTHE
GROUNDINGPOINTWITHANOHMMETER)FITDOESNOTFALL
BELOWOHMYOUSHOULDLOOKFORANALTERNATIVE
GROUNDINGPOINT
4OREDUCETHERISKOFNOISERUNALLSIGNALCABLESAWAYFROM
ANYVEHICLEORPOWERSUPPLYWIRING
2UNNINGTHE#ABLES
#AREFULLYRUNTHEPOWERANDSIGNALCABLESTHROUGHTHE
PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTOFTHEVEHICLE!LWAYSUSEA
RUBBERGROMMETTOPREVENTTHEPOWERWIREFROM
SHORTINGANDTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIRE!GAUGEORLARGER
WIRESHOULDBEUSEDFORPOWERANDGROUNDCONNECTIONS
7ERECOMMENDAFUSEBEINSTALLEDONTHEPOWERWIREAS
CLOSEASPOSSIBLETOTHEBATTERYFORSAFETY
!CARISTHEMOSTCHALLENGINGPLACEFORANAMPLIFIER4HE
BATTERYVOLTAGEISCONSTANTLYCHANGINGANDFULLOFNOISE)T
HASITOPERATEINANEXTREMERANGEOFTEMPERATURE4HE
SIGNALFROMTHEHEADUNITPASSESEVERYNOISEPRODUCING
DEVICEINTHECARBEFOREREACHINGTHEAMP)TSNOWONDER
PEOPLEARESOOFTENDISAPPOINTEDWITHTHEENDRESULT
.OONEUNDERSTANDSTHESEPROBLEMSBETTERTHENWEDO
ANDNOONEHASMOREEXPERIENCEENGINEERINGAM
AMPLIFIERTOWORKPROPERLYINTHISVERYCHALLENGING
ENVIRONMENT
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