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How To Run Wires To Subs From Amp And How Many 4 Ohm Subs Can Be Used

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Owner's Manual - Page 2

...hearing. Section 01 Before you start Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product To ensure proper use, please read and observe WARNINGs and CAUTIONs in this manual. Please keep the manual in Canada... Service Station. It is especially important that lets the sound come through this manual before using this unit. Box 1760 Long Beach, CA 90801-1760 800-421-1404 CANADA Pioneer Electronics...

Owner's Manual - Page 3

... equivalent. ! When installing the amplifier, do not allow this product is illegal in fire, electric shock or other reproductive harm. Always disconnect the negative * terminal of smoke or malfunction. ! CAUTION ! Always keep the volume low enough to the product and injury, including burns. ! the use a fuse of the car stereo while the en- Doing...

Owner's Manual - Page 4

... If the speaker output terminal and speaker wire are out of this product detects something ...amplifier will operate to the amplifier; 1: a subwoofer with a 300 W (GMD8601) / 500 W (GM-D9601) or larger nominal input and an impedance 4 W, 2: a subwoofer with a 500 W (GM-D8601) / 800 W (GM-D9601) or larger nominal input and an impedance 2 W or 3: a subwoofer with a 800 W (GM-D8601) / 1 200 W (GM...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... RCA equipped Pioneer car stereo, with an RCA equipped car stereo (standard output of the car stereo output. ! To adjust the switch, use with maximum output of 4 V or more, adjust level to match that of 500 mV), set to the H position. ! Setting the unit Section 02 English What's what GM-D8601 Front side 1 23 4 Rear side GM-D9601 Front side...

Owner's Manual - Page 6

...unit ! To ensure continuous sound output with the head unit at high volume using amplifier gain control Signal waveform distorted with little increase in sound output may indicate improper...a level appropriate for the preout maximum output level of the amplifier the power changes only slightly. In such cases, please contact the nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station. Relationship ...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

... + terminal of the car stereo. parately) a Amplifier with cable clamps or adhe- Never cut the insulation of the wire is 30 cm (12 in .)) d RCA input jack e RCA output jack f System remote control wire (sold separately) Connect male terminal of this wire to the system remote control terminal of the battery. 2 Fuse 100 A (GM-D8601) / 150 A (GM-D9601) (sold...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... two speakers in parallel with the ignition whether the car stereo is on with the synthetic impedance less than 1 W, as that the synthetic impedance is the same as a normal function, this amplifier may exhaust battery if the engine is canceled. If the system remote control wire of one speaker Speaker output When connecting to...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

... to not to only turn on when the headunit is turned on the car stereo, not the amplifier. ! Connecting the power terminal WARNING If the battery wire is not securely fixed to the terminal using the supplied speaker input wire with RCA pin cord. 1 Car Stereo 2 Speaker output 3 Red: Right + 4 Black: Right * 5 Black: Left * 6 White: Left + 7 Speaker input...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

... battery is 30 cm (12 in.). 3 Fuse 100 A (GM-D8601) / 150 A (GM-D9601) (sold separately) Each amplifier must be separately fused at 100 A (GM-D8601) / 150 A (GM-D9601). 2 Use wire cutters or a utility knife to strip the end of the battery wire, ground wire and system remote control wire to the speaker output terminals. Fix the wires securely with the terminal screws. 6 4 7 2 1 3 5 1 Battery...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

... may result. ! This is important to be easily removed. When drilling to install the amplifier, always confirm no parts are used, they make an imprint where the installation holes are to prevent wires from being cut by vibration of the car, which can be located. 2 Drill 2.5 mm (3/32 in.) diameter holes at a sufficiently rigid...

Owner's Manual - Page 12

Section 04 Installation 3 Install the amplifier with the use of supplied tapping screws (4 mm × 18 mm ( 5/32 in. × 3/4 in.)). 1 3 2 4 5 1 Tapping-screws (4 mm × 18 mm (5/32 in. × 3/4 in.)) 2 Drill a 2.5 mm (3/32 in.) diameter hole. 3 Floor mat or chassis 4 Hole-to-hole distance: 257 mm (10-1/8 in.) (GM-D8601) / 307 mm (12-1/8 in...

Owner's Manual - Page 13

Additional information Appendix English Specifications GM-D8601 Power source 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable) ...× D) ... 315 mm × 60 mm × 200 mm (12-3/8 in. × 2-3/8 in. × 7-7/8 in.) Weight 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) (Leads for wiring not included) Maximum power output ....... 1 000 W × 1 (4 W) / 2 400 W × 1 (1 W) Continuous power output ... 500 W × 1 (at ...

Owner's Manual - Page 14

... 14.4 V, 2 W, 100 Hz and ≦ 1 % THD+N) 1 200 W RMS × 1 Channel (at 14.4 V, 4 W, 20 Hz to modifications without notice. ! mum current drawn by multiple power amplifiers. 14 En Use this value when working out total current drawn by this unit when an audio signal is nearly the maxi- The average current drawn is...