Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
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Features
and
Highlights
Speaker-Level
Inputs
If
you are like many people who like the look and features
of
their
factory-installed source unit but feel your system overall
is
lacking
power and bass, we have good news. The LC8 has high-impedance
speaker-level inputs that allow it to accept amplified signals from most
factory-installed source units (even Bose) and output a high-quality pre-
amp signal via standard RCA connectors. This will allow you to add
better-quality aftermarket amplifiers, processors and speakers while
keeping the convenience features
of
your factory-installed source unit.
Unlike inexpensive speaker-level and line-output converters available,
the LC8 offers the highest sound quality and can handle the full signal
strength
of
a 400-watt amplifier.
GTO
™
Signal-Sensing
Inputs
Most factory-installed source units lack the features that make it easy
to
upgrade with really good-sounding, performance aftermarket products.
One
of
those key features is a 12-volt trigger that will
tum
on devices
like the LC8 and your external amplifiers. Therefore, we have equipped
your LC8 with our unique
GTOTM
(Great Tum On) signal-sensing
inputs. Once the GTO input
of
your LC8 detects a speaker-level signal
on the Main Inputs, it powers up. When the speaker-level signal goes
away, your LC8 will automatically tum-off. Optionally, your LC8 is also
equipped with a standard 12-volt trigger (Remote In) that will allow you
to tum on your LC8 in the traditional manner.
12-Volt
Output
Since you will be using an external amplifier(s) and processor in your
system, you will need the ability to "trigger" or tum-on these devices (a
romantic dinner
won't
quite work here). Your LC8 has a high-current
12-volt output (labeled Remote Out) that will provide a trigger to these
remote devices, when the LC8
is
powered up. Please note that this out-
put
is
not to be used as the main power for these devices.
Summable
Outputs
The LC8 has the unique ability to sum together multiple (4, 6, or 8) in-
put channels from the factory source unit into 2 channels. This is partic-
ularly handy when using the LC8 with a factory system that has multiple,
actively crossed-over signals being sent from the OEM source unit or
amplifier(s). For example, in some vehicles there is an actively crossed-
over tweeter, midrange, and woofer all in the front
of
the vehicle. The
LC8 lets you take all
of
those signals and sum them together to get a
high-quality, full-range, pre-amp signal without the use
of
any additional
cables or hardware.