Pioneer GM-A3602: 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 30 A × 2 (GM-A5602) / 25 A ×1 (GM-

A3602)

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

1 Special red battery wire

in contact with metal parts in adhesive tape.

RD-223 (sold separately)

! Never cut the insulation of the power supply

After completing all other amplifier connec-

to feed power to other equipment. Current ca-

tions, finally connect the battery wire terminal

pacity of the wire is limited.

of the amplifier to the positive + battery term-

inal.

CAUTION

2 Ground wire (Black)

! Never shorten any wires, the protection circuit

RD-223 (sold separately)

may malfunction.

Connect to metal body or chassis.

! Never wire the speaker negative cable directly

3 Car stereo with RCA output jacks (sold sepa-

to ground.

rately)

! Never band together multiple speaker’s nega-

4 External output

tive cables.

5 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

! If the system remote control wire of the ampli-

parately)

fier is connected to the power terminal via the

6 Speaker input terminal (use a connector in-

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

cluded)

main on with the ignition whether the car

Please see the following section for speaker

stereo is on or off, which may exhaust battery

connection instructions. Refer to Connections

if the engine is at rest or idling.

when using the speaker input wire on page 8.

7 RCA input jack

8 System remote control wire (sold separately)

Connect male terminal of this wire to the sys-

tem remote control terminal of the car stereo.

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! Install and route the separately sold battery

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

wire as far as possible from the speaker wires.

monaural and other bridge connection.

Install and route the separately sold battery

Subwoofer

wire, ground wire, speaker wires and the am-

plifier as far away as possible from the anten-

Speaker channel Power

na, antenna cable and tuner.

Nominal input:

Two-channel output

Min. 150 W (GM-A5602)

Min. 60 W (GM-A3602)

About bridged mode

Nominal input:

One-channel output

Min. 450 W (GM-A5602)

Min. 180 W (GM-A3602)

Other than subwoofer

Speaker channel Power

MAX input:

Two-channel output

Min. 300 W (GM-A5602)

Min. 120 W (GM-A3602)

MAX input:

One-channel output

Min. 900 W (GM-A5602)

Min. 400 W (GM-A3602)

! Do not install or use this amplifier by wiring

speakers rated at 4 W (or lower) in parallel to

achieve a 2 W (or lower) bridged mode (Dia-

gram B).

Amplifier damage, smoke, and overheating

Connecting the speakers

could result from improper bridging. The am-

The speaker output mode can be two-channel

plifier surface could also become hot to the

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

touch and minor burns could result.

speaker leads to suit the mode according to

To properly install or use a bridged mode and

the figures shown below.

achieve a 4 W load, wire two 8 W speakers in

parallel with Left + and Right * (Diagram A)

Two-channel output (Stereo)

or use a single 4 W speaker.

In addition, refer to the speaker instruction

manual for information on the correct connec-

tion procedure.

! For any further enquiries, contact your local

authorized Pioneer dealer or customer

service.

1

About suitable

2

specification of speaker

Ensure speakers conform to the following

1 Speaker (Left)

standards, otherwise there is a risk of fire,

2 Speaker (Right)

smoke or damage. Speaker impedance is 2 W

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One-channel output

work with some headunits. In such cases, please

use a system remote control wire (sold sepa-

rately). If multiple amplifiers are to be connected

together synchronously, connect the head unit

and all amplifiers via the system remote control

wire.

Connecting the power

terminal

1

The use of a special red battery and ground

wire RD-223 (sold separately) is recom-

1 Speaker (Mono)

mended. Connect the battery wire directly to

the car battery positive terminal + and the

ground wire to the car body.

Connections when using

the speaker input wire

WARNING

Connect the car stereo speaker output wires

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

to the amplifier using the supplied speaker

inal using the terminal screws, there is a risk of

input wire.

overheating, malfunction and injury, including

! Do not connect both the RCA input and the

minor burns.

speaker input at the same time.

1 Route battery wire from engine com-

partment to the vehicle interior.

! When drilling a cable pass-hole into the ve-

hicle body and routing a battery wire thor-

ough it, take care not to short-circuit the

wire damaging it by the cut edges or burrs

of the hole.

After completing all other amplifier connec-

1 Car Stereo

tions, finally connect the battery wire terminal

2 Speaker output

of the amplifier to the positive + battery term-

3 White/black: Left *

inal.

4 White: Left +

5 Gray/black: Right *

6 Gray: Right +

7 Speaker input connector

To speaker input terminal of this unit.

Note

If speaker input wires from a headunit are con-

nected to this amplifier, the amplifier will automa-

tically turn on when the headunit is turned on.

1 Positive + terminal

When the headunit is turned off, the amplifier

2 Engine compartment

turns off automatically. This function may not

3 Vehicle interior

4 Fuse (30 A) × 2

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5 Insert the O-ring rubber grommet into the

4 Terminal screws

vehicle body.

5 Battery wire

6 Drill a 14 mm hole into the vehicle body.

6 Ground wire

7 System remote control wire

2 Twist the battery wire, ground wire

and system remote control wire.

Twist

Connecting the speaker

output terminals

1 Use wire cutters or a utility knife to

strip the end of the speaker wires to ex-

3 Attach lugs to wire ends.

pose about 10 mm of wire and then twist

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

the wire.

Twist

1 Lug (sold separately)

2 Attach lugs to wire ends.

2 Battery wire

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

3 Ground wire

4 Connect the wires to the terminal.

Fix the wires securely with the terminal

screws.

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

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