Kenwood TM-431E Car Stereo System User Manual
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1. Resistance than what used to be The Kicker Comiat and Component speakers are rated at four chens some DC Resistance may be as ow as 3 ohms and work wih any amplior designad to operate at a four chm bad you want to two Kicker Coal or Component speakers on rere cranna of your apie wra the speakers in series This wil improve the souna quay ower fe cal harmonic distorton lassen tne thermal sd at he ampliar Ths may prevent an ampie down due ta over curer protection CAUTION When jump starting the vehic be surs that connections made with jumper ara corect propor Connections can esu n cen amplifier uses as vel o ather cria Y you mere questions about the ital or operation of your KICKER product se he Authored KICKER Dealer whare you made your purchase Far more achoa hstalation cik onthe SUPPORT tab on tha Kicker homepage vw ciam Choose the TECHNICAL SUPPORT tab chonse fa sujet you are esed in and te ioueica or view tha corasponding r ermaton Paasa suopormikickrcom or cal Sanices 405 21 B583 for unanswered or pectic questo a SEER om ver easter IN THO CEN ang parca eee o 5 6 ETUDES2. AMPERE FUSE PowcrroundWire EGA ModeZX650 4 1 ONE 80 AMPERE FUSE PowcrGroundWire 4GA Model2XB50 4 1 ONE 120 AMPERE FUSE PowerGroundWire 2GA Performance avaga OC x Zo 1 Automatic Turn On Selection Tha 2X series offers treo diferent automatic turn on modes that can be selected on the end panel 12V DC Offset and Audio Using either the DC Offset or Audio modo causes the REM terminal 1o hava 12V cut for tuming on addtional amplifiers Remote Tum On Set the switch to 12V to usa the remota turon lead rom your source uni Run 18 Ga wire trom the Remote Turn On Lead on your source to the terminal labeled REM between tno mpi postive and negative power terminals This isthe preferred automatic turn on method ODC Offset 1 Remote Turn On is not an option the next best setting is DC Offset The DC Offset mode detects 6 volt surge from the HI Level speaker outputs when tha source unit has been tumed on OSignal Sense Turn On The Audio setting is the final alternativa for Automatic turn on Tris i a Signal Sense turn on method that detects tha incoming audio signal from your source unit and automaticaly tums on the amp This tum on method wil not work properly if the input gain control s set appropriately 2 Input Level The RCA inputs on Kicker ZX amplifiers are capable of receivi
3. KICKER MULTICHANNEL AMPLIFIER 2 350 4 ZX650 4 ZX850 4 2007 Stillwater Designs 2X 4SeriesAmplifier Owner sManual M KICKER W FourChannelModels ZX350 4 2 650 4 2 850 4 Congratulations on your Authorized Kicker Dealer KICKER purchase Please record your purchase Information and keep your sales receipt for validation of warranty Purchase Data Amplifor Model Number Arnpiior Sara Number Installation 1 Mounting Choose a structuraly sound location to mount your Kicker ampli Maka sure tere are no items behind the area where the screws wil ba driven Choose a location that allows at least 4 em f opan ventilation for the possibla mount the amplifa in ho clmate controled passenger compartment Dll four holes using a 7 64 mm bit and usa the supplied 8 to mount the amplio 2 Wiring Disconnect the vehicle s battery to vold an electrical short Then connect the ground wie to the amplior Mako the ground wire short 24 Oem or lass and connect It to a pant and corrosion free sold matal araa of tho vehicle s chassis Adding an additional ground wire ofthis samo gauge or larger between tho battery s negate post and tho voici chassis s recommended ZX has dual input sensitivity diferential RCA Inputs which vt eoalve either high or low leve signals from your car stereo s source unit deal when connecting tha source unit to the ampl
4. from left to right I the problem changes sides hen you have a bad speaker cable passive crossover network and or speaker OAlternator noise whining sound with engine s RPM 1 Chack for damaged RCA or speaker input cable 2 Check the routing of ACA or speaker input cable 3 Check the source unit for proper grounding Chack the gain settings and tum them down if they are set oo high OPoor stereo image or reduced bass response Check system phasing by turning the balance control from left to right If there is more bass output when turned to either sida thon check your speaker Wing passive crossover networks and speaker terminais for proper posita and negative connections Reversa a speaker connection from positive to negative on tho terec subwoofer channels f tha base improves the speaker was out of phase OGround Noise sif you are using only one pair of RCA inputs connact tha RCA cablo to tha Inputs Kicker amplifiers engineered to be fuly comoatiia with all manufacturer head unis Some haad units may require addtional grounding o prevent noise from entering the audio signal you are axperincing ths problem with your head unit n most cases running ground wa from the FICA outputs on the haad unit to the chassis wil remedy this issue Fadar ihn using both sats of low level FCA or high level speaker wire inputs the ador button must ba pushed in Pease Nols Modem high parormance spaskers have a lower DC
5. ifier the Zx amples input level switch should be set to LO and a low level signal should run from the source units stereo RCA output to tha stereo RCA input on he and panel of the using Interconnect cable If low level stereo RCA output is not avalabla on the source unit the signal be delivered to the amir using tha high level speaker outputs on the source uni Sat the input level switch on the end panal of ta amplifier to Crime and solder RCA connectors to the end of the speaker wire running from the high level speaker outputs on the source unit and connect the wre to the RCA Inputs on the end panal of tne amplifier as shown in Foure 1 Keep the audio signal cable pee away from factory wiring harnesses and other power wireg If you mem to cross this wiring cross it at a 90 A ange Install a fusa within 18 45cm ofthe battery and in Ine with tno power cable connected to your amie It you evar need to remove the ampliar from the vehicle after it has been installed the ground wire should be tho last wre disconnected fram the ampliier just the opposite as when you installed 1 See the chart on the folowing pago for power and ground wira size and fusing recommendations 3 Configuration The folowing diagrams show the mast common configurations for your Kicker ZX saries amplio rr Daa seen ZX4AMPLIFIER m re e s ModeZX380 4 1 ONE 40
6. nal in tha cabla feecing the amplior with the VOM meter sat to measure voltage OEnd Panel LED flashing with loud music Tro LED indicates low battery voltage Check all the connections in your vehicles charging system It may be necessary replace or charge your vehicle s battery or replace your vehicle s atomatoc OEnd Panel LED on no output 1 Arcor is very hot lt 5 protection is engaged Test for proper impedance atthe speaker terminals wth a VOM meter sea the diagrams in this manual for minimum recommended impedanca and muliple speaker wiring suggestions Also check for adequate allow around tho armor 2 Amplifier shuts down only vehicl ls running Voltage protection ceculty s engaged Voltage o tha amie is nat within the 9 16 volt operating range Have tha vehick s charging and electrical system inspected 3 Ampliar wil only play at low volume levels Short circuit protection is engaged Check for spoakor wires shorted to each other or to the vehicle chassis Check for damaged speakers or speakers operating below tha minimum recommended impedance output from one channel 1 Check the balance contro on source unit 2 Check the RCA or speaker input and speaker output connections for the channel 3 Swap tha or speaker input cable from tett to right the problem changes sides then you have a bad RCA or speaker input cable source unit problem 4 Swap the speaker output wire
7. ng either Hi or Low leve signats from your source unit f the only output avalablo from your source unit is a H Lavel signal simply press in tha Input Levei switch on the amplifier Refer to tno wring saction of this manual additional Instructions 3 Crossover Switch Uso the switch on tno end panel of the amplifier to sot the intemal crossover to OFF Hl or LO Whan tha switch is sat to OFF a full bandwidth signal wil be ampied Set the switch ta HI you want the amplllers internal crossover to serve as a high pass filer St the switch to LO if you Want the amplfer s internal crossover to serve as a low pass fitr Never change the crossover OFF HU LO switch setting with the audio system on 4 Input Gain Control Tha input gain control is not a volume control It matches the output af the source urit to ha input level of the ampie Turn tha source unit up to about 3 4 volume f the source unit goes 1030 tur it to 25 Next slowly tum clocks the gain on tha ampli up unti you can hear aucibia distortion then tum it down a tt 5 Bass Boost Control Tha variable bass boost control on the top of the amplifier is designed to give you Increased output 0 1808 at 40 Hz Tha setting for this contro is subjectiva If you turn tup you must go and adjust the input gan control ta avoid clipping tho ampli 6 Crossover Control Tho variable crossover on the top of the ampir you to adjust the crossover frequency from 50 200H
8. z The setting far this control is subjective 2 is a good place to start 7 RemotaBass evel Control When e crossover tram he s favo to abaya cont output ot the sm ende To meuni bass evel CX Soest amp Poe V madbr T cato Men dida a rouerg oro e bracket ural Karape mo placa Fun te ca fom coner to Remota Eas ack on healer cass TroubleShooting If your amplior does not appear to be working check the obvious things fst such as blown fuses poor or incorrect wring connections incorrect setting of crossover switch and gain controls etc Thora is an illuminated red badge on top of tha amplifier denoting tha power state of tha amp in action to the Protection LED on tna end panel of your Kicker ZX serias ame When tha red badge is i this indicates he amplfor is tumed on and the ample is functioning proper 4 ZX AAMPLIFIER ORED Badge Light off no output With a Volt Ohm Meter VOM check the flowing 1 12 volt power terminal should road 12V to 16 2 Remote turn on terminal should read 12V to 181 3 Check for reversed power and ground connections 4 Ground terminal for proper conductivity 5 Check for blown fusos ORED Badge Light on no output Check the folowing 1 connections 2 Test speaker outputs with a known good speaker 3 Substitute source unit with a known good source unt 4 Check for a sig
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