Pioneer GM-3500T: Connecting the units

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Connecting the units

The female terminal can be connected to the

Connection diagram

auto-antenna relay control terminal. If the car

stereo lacks a system remote control terminal,

connect the male terminal to the power term-

inal via the ignition switch.

9 Speaker output terminals

Please see the following section for speaker

connection instructions. Refer to Connections

when using the speaker input wire on page 8.

a Fuse (25 A)

b Fuse (30 A) × 2

c Grommet

d Rear side

e Front side

Before connecting the

amplifier

WARNING

! Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhe-

sive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap sections

in contact with metal parts in adhesive tape.

1 Special red battery wire

! Never cut the insulation of the power supply

RD-223 (sold separately)

to feed power to other equipment. Current ca-

After completing all other amplifier connec-

pacity of the wire is limited.

tions, finally connect the battery wire terminal

of the amplifier to the positive (+) battery

CAUTION

terminal.

! Never shorten any wires, the protection circuit

2 Ground wire (Black)

may malfunction.

RD-223 (sold separately)

! Never ground speaker wire directly or band to-

Connect to metal body or chassis.

gether multiple speakers’ negative (*) lead

3 Car stereo with RCA output jacks (sold sepa-

wires.

rately)

! If the system remote control wire of the ampli-

4 External output

fier is connected to the power terminal via the

5 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

ignition switch (12 V DC), the amplifier will re-

parately)

main on with the ignition whether the car

6 Speaker input terminal (use a connector in-

stereo is on or off, which may exhaust battery

cluded)

if the engine is at rest or idling.

Please see the following section for speaker

! Install and route the separately sold battery

connection instructions. Refer to Connections

wire as far as possible from the speaker wires.

when using the speaker input wire on page 8.

Install and route the separately sold battery

7 RCA input jack

wire, ground wire, speaker wires and the am-

8 System remote control wire (sold separately)

plifier as far away as possible from the anten-

Connect male terminal of this wire to the sys-

na, antenna cable and tuner.

tem remote control terminal of the car stereo.

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Other than subwoofer

About bridged mode

Speaker channel Power

MAX input:

Two-channel output

Min. 120 W

MAX input:

One-channel output

Min. 370 W

Connecting the speakers

The speaker output mode can be two-channel

Speaker impedance is max. 4 W, please carefully

(stereo) or one-channel (mono). Connect the

check. Improper connection to the amplifier may

speaker leads to suit the mode according to

result in malfunction or personal injury due to

the figures shown below.

burns from overheating.

For bridged mode for a two-channel amplifier,

Two-channel output (Stereo)

with a 4 W load, either wire two 8 W speakers in

parallel, Left + and Right * (Diagram A) or use a

single 4 W speaker. For other amplifiers, please

follow the speaker output connection diagram for

bridging shown on rear: two 8 W speakers in par-

allel for a 4 W load or a single 4 W speaker per

channel.

For any further enquiries, contact your local

authorized Pioneer dealer or customer service.

1

2

About suitable

1 Speaker (Left)

specification of speaker

2 Speaker (Right)

Ensure speakers conform to the following

standards, otherwise there is a risk of fire,

One-channel output

smoke or damage. Speaker impedance is 2 W

to 8 W for stereo connection, or 4 W to 8 W for

monaural and other bridge connection.

Subwoofer

Speaker channel Power

Nominal input:

Two-channel output

Min. 60 W

Nominal input:

1

One-channel output

Min. 180 W

1 Speaker (Mono)

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of the amplifier to the positive (+) battery

Connections when using

terminal.

the speaker input wire

Connect the car stereo speaker output wires

to the amplifier using the supplied speaker

input wire.

! Do not connect both the RCA input and the

speaker input at the same time.

1 Positive (+) terminal

2 Engine compartment

3 Vehicle interior

4 Fuse (30 A) × 2

5 Insert the O- ring rubber grommet into the

1 Car Stereo

vehicle body.

2 Speaker output

6 Drill a 14 mm hole into the vehicle body.

3 White/black: Left *

2 Twist the battery wire, ground wire

4 White: Left +

and system remote control wire.

5 Gray/black: Right *

6 Gray: Right +

Twist

7 Speaker input connector

To speaker input terminal of this unit.

3 Attach lugs to wire ends.

Connecting the power

Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.

terminal

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.

WARNING

If the battery wire is not securely fixed to the term-

1 Lug (sold separately)

inal using the terminal screws, there is a risk of

2 Battery wire

overheating, malfunction and injury, including

3 Ground wire

minor burns.

4 Connect the wires to the terminal.

1 Route battery wire from engine com-

Fix the wires securely with the terminal

partment to the vehicle interior.

screws.

After completing all other amplifier connec-

tions, finally connect the battery wire terminal

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1 Lug (sold separately)

2 Speaker wire

3 Connect the speaker wires to the

speaker output terminals.

Fix the speaker wires securely with the term-

inal screws.

1 System remote control terminal

2 Ground terminal

3 Power terminal

4 Terminal screws

5 Battery wire

6 Ground wire

7 System remote control wire

Connecting the speaker

1 Terminal screws

output terminals

2 Speaker wires

1 Use wire cutters or a utility knife to

3 Speaker output terminals

strip the end of the speaker wires to ex-

pose about 10 mm of wire and then twist

the wire.

Twist

2 Attach lugs to wire ends.

Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.

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