Owner's Manual

( Before
you
start
)
Before connecting/
installing
the
amplifier
A
wARNING
•
The use of a special
red
battery and ground
wire RD-223, available separately,
is
recom-
mended.
Connect
the battery wire directly to
the
car
battery positive terminal
®and
the
ground wire
to
the
car
body.
•
This
unit
is
for
vehicles
with
a
12
V battery and
negative grounding. Before installing in
re-
creational
vehicles,
trucks
or
buses, check the
battery voltage.
•
When installing
this
unit, make sure to con-
nect the
ground
wire first. Ensure
that
the
ground wire
is
properly connected to metal
parts of the
car's
body. The ground wire of the
one of
this
unit
must
be connected to
the
car
separately
with
different screws.
If
the screw
for the
ground
wire loosens
or
falls
out, it
could result in fire, generation of
smoke
or
malfunction.
•
Always use a fuse of the rating prescribed.
The use of an
improper
fuse could result in
overheating and smoke, damage to the pro-
duct
and injury,
including
burns.
• Check
the
connections
of the power supply
and speakers if the fuse of the separately sold
battery wire
or
the
amplifier
fuse blows. Deter-
mine
and resolve the cause, then replace the
fuse with and identical
equivalent.·
•
Always
install
the
amplifier
on a flat surface.
Do not install
the
amplifier
on a surface
that
is not flat
or
on a surface with a protrusion.
Doing so could result in malfunction.
•
When installing the
amplifier, do not
allow
parts such as extra screws to get
caught
be-
tween the
amplifier
and
the
automobile.
Doing so could cause malfunction.
•
Do not allow
this
unit
to
come
into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, damage
to
this
unit, smoke, and over-
heating could result
from
contact
with liquids.
The surfaces of the
amplifier
and any attached
En
speakers may also heat
up
and cause
minor
burns.
•
In
the
event of any abnormality, the power
supply to
the
amplifier
is
cut
off to prevent
equipment
malfunction. If
this
occurs, switch
the system power off and check the power
supply and speaker connections. If
you are un-
able to determine
the
cause, please
contact
your dealer.
• Always
disconnect
the negative
8
terminal of
the battery beforehand to avoid the risk of
electric shock
or
short
circuit
during
installa-
tion.
•
Do not
attempt
to disassemble
or
modify
this
unit. Doing so may result in fire, electric
shock
or
other
malfunction.
A
cAUTION
• Always keep the volume low enough to hear
outside sounds.
•
Extended use of the
car
stereo while the
en-
gine is at rest
or
idling may exhaust the
bat-
tery.
• This
product
is evaluated in moderate and tro-
pical
climate
condition
under
the Audio, video
and
similar
electronic
apparatus-
Safety
r
e-
quirements,
IEC
60065.
•
The graphical symbol _______ placed on
the
product
means direct current.
About
the
protection fu net ion
This
product
has protection function. When
this
product
detects something abnormal, the follow-
ing
functions
wi
II
operate to protect the
product
and speaker output.
• The power
indicator
wi
II
turn
off and the am-
plifier
will
shut
down in the situations outlined
below.
-
If
the speaker
output
terminal and speaker
wire are short-circuited.
-
If
a
DC
voltage is applied to the speaker
output
terminal.