Pioneer GM-A3602: инструкция

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Owner’s Manual

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BRIDGEABLE TWO-CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER

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AMPLIFICATORE DI POTENZA A DUE CANALI

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GM-A5602

GM-A3602

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Before you start

Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER

! We offer the latest information about

product

PIONEER CORPORATION on our

website.

To ensure proper use, please read through this

manual before using this product. It is espe-

If you experience problems

cially important that you read and observe

WARNINGs and CAUTIONs in this manual.

Should this product fail to operate properly,

Please keep the manual in a safe and accessible

please contact your dealer or nearest author-

place for future reference.

ized Pioneer Service Station.

Before connecting/

installing the amplifier

WARNING

! The use of a special red battery and ground

If you want to dispose this product, do not mix

wire RD-223, available separately, is recom-

it with general household waste. There is a se-

mended. Connect the battery wire directly to

parate collection system for used electronic

the car battery positive terminal + and the

products in accordance with legislation that re-

ground wire to the car body.

quires proper treatment, recovery and recy-

! This unit is for vehicles with a 12 V battery and

cling.

negative grounding. Before installing in re-

creational vehicles, trucks or buses, check the

Private households in the member states of

battery voltage.

the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return

! When installing this unit, make sure to con-

their used electronic products free of charge

nect the ground wire first. Ensure that the

to designated collection facilities or to a retai-

ground wire is properly connected to metal

ler (if you purchase a similar new one).

parts of the car’s body. The ground wire of the

For countries not mentioned above, please

one of this unit must be connected to the car

contact your local authorities for the correct

separately with different screws. If the screw

method of disposal.

for the ground wire loosens or falls out, it

By doing so you will ensure that your disposed

could result in fire, generation of smoke or

product undergoes the necessary treatment,

malfunction.

recovery and recycling and thus prevent po-

! Always use a fuse of the rating prescribed.

tential negative effects on the environment

The use of an improper fuse could result in

and human health.

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

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battery wire or the amplifier fuse blows. Deter-

Visit us at the following site:

mine and resolve the cause, then replace the

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fuse with and identical equivalent.

! Register your product. We will keep the de-

tails of your purchase on file to help you

refer to this information in the event of an

insurance claim such as loss or theft.

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Before you start

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! Always install the amplifier on a flat surface.

— If the speaker output terminal and speaker

Do not install the amplifier on a surface that

wire are short-circuited.

is not flat or on a surface with a protrusion.

— If a DC voltage is applied to the speaker

Doing so could result in malfunction.

output terminal.

! When installing the amplifier, do not allow

! The amplifier will reduce the power output if

parts such as extra screws to get caught be-

the temperature inside the amplifier gets

tween the amplifier and the automobile.

high. If the temperature gets too high, the

Doing so could cause malfunction.

power indicator will turn off, and the amplifier

! Do not allow this unit to come into contact

will shut down.

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

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 * 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.

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.

About the protection function

This product has protection function. When this

product detects something abnormal, the follow-

ing functions will operate to protect the product

and speaker output.

! The power indicator will turn off and the am-

plifier will shut down in the situations outlined

below.

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02

Setting the unit

2 FREQ (cut off frequency) control

What’s what

Cut off frequency selectable from 40 Hz to

GM-A5602

500 Hz if the LPF select switch is set to ON.

Front side

3 BASS BOOST (bass boost level control)

switch

You can select a bass boost level from 0 dB,

6 dB and 12 dB.

4 GAIN (gain) control

If output remains low, even when the car

Rear side

stereo volume is turned up, turn controls to

lower level. If distortion occurs when the car

stereo volume is turned up, turn these con-

trols to higher level.

! For use with an RCA equipped car stereo

(standard output of 500 mV), set to the

NORMAL position. For use with an RCA

GM-A3602

equipped Pioneer car stereo, with maxi-

Front side

mum output of 4 V or more, adjust level

to match that of the car stereo output.

! For use with an RCA equipped car stereo

with output of 4 V, set to the HIGH posi-

tion.

! If you hear too much noise when using

the speaker input terminals, turn the

Rear side

gain control to higher level.

5 Power indicator

The power indicator lights up to indicate

power ON.

To adjust the switch, use a flathead screwdri-

ver if needed.

Setting gain properly

! Protective function included to prevent

1 LPF (low-pass filter) switch

malfunction of the unit and/or speakers

Switch the settings based on the connected

due to excessive output, improper use or

speaker.

improper connection.

! When the Subwoofer is connected:

! When outputting high volume sound etc.,

Select ON. This eliminates high range

this function cuts off the output for a few

frequency and outputs low range fre-

seconds as a normal function, but output

quency.

is restored when the volume of the head

! When the full range speaker is con-

unit is turned down.

nected:

Select OFF. OFF outputs the entire fre-

quency range.

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Setting the unit

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! A cut in sound output may indicate impro-

If the signal waveform is distorted due to high

per setting of the gain control. To ensure

output, even if the amplifier gain is raised, the

continuous sound output with the head

output power will change only slightly.

unit at a high volume, set amplifier gain

control to a level appropriate for the preout

maximum output level of the head unit, so

that volume can remain unchanged and to

control excess output.

! Despite correct volume and gain settings,

the unit sound still cuts out periodically. In

such cases, please contact the nearest

authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Gain control of this unit

Preout level: 2 V

(Standard: 500 mV)

Preout level: 4 V

Above illustration shows NORMAL gain set-

ting.

Relationship between amplifier gain

and head unit output power

If amplifier gain is raised improperly, this will

simply increase distortion, with little increase

in power.

Signal waveform when outputting at

high volume using amplifier gain

control

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