Owner's Manual

TIPS
& F.A.Q.
1)
The self-tapping screws are for attaching the pod to the vehicle. The black phillips-head screws are for mounting the subwoofer.
2) Using
an amplifier to power the pod
is
a must (either mono
or
2-channel bridgeable). Amplifier can be mounted under the rear seat.
3)
YOUR RADIO
IS
ABSOLUTELY THE
MOST
IMPORTANT COMPONENT
IN
YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM! Speakers and
amplifiers can only replicate the signal they receive.
Ifyour
radio
is
just
average, then the quality
of
sound coming from your
speakers will be greatly compromised.
Using
a radio with low-level inputs (RCA's)
of
4 volts
or
more
will send a super-clean
signal to your amplifier(s) and speakers.
If
your radio has a
"sub"
level output RCA, use that for the pod.
4) When you're conducting sound tests, check your FM sound as well as your CD,
MP3,
etc. sound. The same song played on
FM
sounds even better on CD, smartphone, etc. since the signal
is
produced internally versus pulling it out
of
the air.
5) The best place to run an amplifier power wire through the firewall and to your Jeep's battery
is
on the bottom right-hand comer
of
the firewall on the passenger's side, far right, where the firewall meets the side
of
the Jeep. Where the metal starts to go
vertical, there's a little usable spot and that's where to drill a hole through the firewall and feed the power wire through.
Mount the fuse block
in
the engine compartment, near your battery. Drill two pilot holes
in
the firewall and run two
screws through the fuse block and into the firewall.
6)
The
ground
wire
for
the
amplifier
should
be
as
short
as
possible. For best results, mount
it
by way
of
a ring terminal to one
of
the rear seat bolts that mounts the seat to the floor. Remove the seat bracket and scrape some paint out
of
the way to expose bare
metal on the floor board for the ring terminal to rest on.
FOLLOWING
THIS METHOD WILL ENSURE A GREAT GROUND!
We
also
recommend
that
you
ground
your
radio
at
the
same
place
as
the
amplifier. This can be accomplished by cutting the
ground wire at the back
ofthe
radio and attaching
it
to a new wire, which is run from your radio to the amplifier's ground location.
This method will reduce all ground loops between your radio and amplifier, reducing the risk
of
alternator 'whine'.
7) You
may
have to
cut
the
subwoofer
hole
larger
to
accept
your
particular
sub;
easily done with a rotary cut-out tool and either
a spiral drill bit
or
even a sanding drum such as used with a Dremel® rotary tool. (The pre-cut hole
is
about
9"
diameter so
it
can
work with subs that need smaller cutout diameters).
8)
Plug
remaining air space where the speaker wires go through the grommet hole on the pod with a glue gun, wax, etc. to seal the
chamber.
If
air can escape it can result
in
a vibration and/or whistling sound.
When conducting sound tests,
be sure to use CD, MP3,
Phone,
etc. and not just
FM
stations (see #4 on page
1).
If
purchase #63092KL fully loaded
Sono-Pod,
you'll find that the remote bass level controller is extremely useful and that you'll
use it all the time to vary the amount
of
bass from song to song .
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