USER MANUAL
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LC8i Power Wiring
WARNING: Failure to disconnect the negative terminal of your battery
prior to the installation of your LC8i can result in a warm tingly feeling.
(+12V) Positive Connection: Insert a 12 to18 gauge wire into the
connector labeled “+12” on the nifty connector of your LC8i. Connect it
to a good constant source of 12 volts (we suggest the battery), fused at 2
amps.
Ground Connection: Use the same gauge wire as you did for the
positive connector and run it from the “Ground” connector on your LC8i
to the negative terminal of the battery, a ground bus, or a veried ground
location. The factory head unit ground is not a good ground. One; it’s
usually noisy, and two; it’s hard to get to so why bother.
Remote In (optional): Connect a 22 to 18 gauge wire from the source
unit’s remote turn-on or other trigger to the Remote In connector on the
LC8i. As we previously mentioned, your LC8i is equipped with GTO™
signal sensing which allows it turn on when it detects a signal at the front
(number 1) speaker-level inputs so you normally will not need to use the
“Remote In” circuit.
Remote Out: If you are going to use the LC8i to turn on any external
signal processors or ampliers, connect an 18 to 22 gauge wire from the
Remote Out on the LC8i to the remote turn-on of the processors or am-
pliers. Depending upon how many you are turning on, you may need to
connect this wire to a relay and route 12 volts from another source.
Once the electrical connections are complete, you may reconnect the
negative terminal to your battery. (However continue to act positively.)
LC8i Audio Wiring
The LC8i needs to be installed in the signal path after your factory
source unit or amplier but denitely before your after-market ampliers
and/or any signal processors. You may already have guessed there are
numerous ways to congure the LC8i in your audio system so we recom-
mend you spend a little quality time planning out your system and even
sketching it out on paper.