ARC Audio XXD Car Amplifier User Manual


  Open as PDF
of 8
 
7ARNING
7EBUILDALL!2#!UDIOPRODUCTSTOPLAYATHIGHVOLUMESFOREXTENDEDPERIODSOF
TIME9OUREARSHOWEVER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YOUAREA
!PROPERLYTUNEDANDOPERATEDAUDIOSYSTEMWILLDELIVERYEARSOFENJOYMENTWHEN
USEDPROPERLY
)NSTALLATION)NSTRUCTIONS
!2#!UDIO88$!MPLIFIERSAREDESIGNEDFOREASYINSTALLATIONINYOURVEHICLE4OENSURE
PROPEROPERATIONOFYOURNEWPURCHASEPLEASEFOLLOWTHESUGGESTIONSWEHAVELISTED
BELOW
7ARNING
0LEASECHECKTHESUITABILITYOFTHEINSTALLATIONLOCATIONBEFOREYOUBEGIN$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COMPUTERS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
,OCATINGTHE!MPLIFIER
4HEAMPLIFIERSMUSTBESECURELYMOUNTEDTOASOLIDSURFACE0LEASESELECTADRY
LOCATIONINTHETRUNKORPASSENGERCOMPARTMENTONLY$ONOTMOUNTTHEAMPLIFIERTO
ANYAREATHATMAYHAVEEXCESSIVEVIBRATIONLIKETHESUBWOOFERBOX0OSITIONTHE
AMPLIFIERINANAREATHATRECEIVESSUFFICIENTAIRFLOWFORPROPERHEATDISSIPATION
4HANKYOUFORPURCHASINGAN!2#!UDIO(I0ERFORMANCE!MPLIFIER
4HIS!2#!UDIOAMPLIFIERUSESA&ULL2ANGE#LASS$ARCHITECTURETHATSIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVESEFFICIENTLYLOWERSHEATOUTPUTANDCURRENTDRAW$ONTBEFOOLEDBYTHE
SMALLSIZE#LASS$AMPLIFIERSMAKEMOREPOWERFORTHERESIZETHENTRADITIONALDESIGNS
MAKINGINSTALLATIONABREEZEWITHOUTCOMPROMISINGSTORAGESPACE
!2#!UDIO3/,)$#/.3425#4)/.FOR3/5.$#AR!UDIO3YSTEMS
3ETTINGTHE'AINS
3OYOUgREWORRIEDTHATYOUR6OLTOUTPUTHEADUNITWILLBETOOMUCHFORTHE
!2#!UDIOgS6OLTINPUTSTAGE
$ONgT"E
!2#!UDIO!MPLIFIERSINPUTSTAGEISRATEDTOVOLTS2-3 +(ZWITHOUT
CLIPPING
-USICISVERYDYNAMIC.OTHINGLIKEA+(ZTESTTONE)TWOULDBERARETOSEEA
PEAKASHIGHASATESTTONE&URTHERMOREYOURHEADUNITPRODUCESITSOUTPUTAT
FULLVOLUMEBUTWHENYOUTUNEYOURSYSTEMYOUALWAYSSETTHEHEADUNITTO
OFMAXIMUMVOLUME
3UPPLYING%NOUGH0OWER
4HE,AWSOF.ATURE
9OURAMPLIFIER$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&ULL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
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WITHININCHESOFTHEBATTERYFORSAFETY
 previous next