USER MANUAL
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Figure 1: Basic LC8i System
If you need to know more, then read on. Heck, if you don’t need to
know more, still read on, because you can never know too much. As
much as we would like to get your calls and e-mails, most of the answers
to your questions are in this manual!
A Guided Tour of LC8i
1. Speaker-level Inputs: The LC8i has eight speaker-level inputs.
These inputs get their signals from the speaker-level outputs of your fac-
tory-installed source unit or amplier. If your source unit has front, rear,
and subwoofer speaker-level outputs, connect them to the rst three sets
of inputs on your LC8i. If the source unit only has front and rear outputs,
the Auto Mode circuitry in your LC8i automatically routes the Channel 3
input channels to the (Channel 4) subwoofer channels.
2. Ground: Connect to a good, veried chassis ground (the battery
comes to mind.) Warning: Factory ground wires typically already have
multiple devices connected to them and are not recommended.
3. +12V: Power - Connect to a good source of 12-volt power (the bat-
tery comes to mind again)
4. Remote In: In some unusual installations, you may not want to
use the GTO™ to turn on your system. For these cases the LC8i can be
turned on remotely with a +12-volt trigger. When you use the +12-volt
remote in, you can to set the internal GTO™ jumper to “Default”. This
will prevent the car’s computer from turning the system on unexpectedly.
5. Remote Out: Outputs 12 volts when the LC8i is powered up, so you
can turn on external devices like signal processors and ampliers.
6. Maximized Indicator: This brightly colored LED indicates when
your signal level is just below clipping your LC8i. When properly level
matched, this LED should icker occasionally when your system is play-
ing at its maximum volume level.