Pioneer GM-D8604: Connecting the units

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Connecting the units

7 Car stereo with RCA output jacks (sold sepa-

Connection diagram

rately)

8 External output

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If only one input plug is used, do not connect

anything to RCA input jack B.

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9 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

2

3

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parately)

a RCA input jack A

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b RCA input jack B

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c Amplifier with RCA input jacks (sold sepa-

rately)

d RCA output jack

Outputs the signal input to CH A.

e Speaker output terminals

Please see the following section for speaker

d

a

b

connection instructions. Refer to Connections

h

1

when using the speaker input wire on page 9.

f System remote control wire (sold separately)

i

c

Connect male terminal of this wire to the sys-

tem remote control terminal of the car stereo.

The female terminal can be connected to the

auto-antenna relay control terminal. If the car

stereo lacks a system remote control terminal,

g

connect the male terminal to the power term-

f

e

inal via the ignition switch.

1 Battery wire (sold separately)

g Fuse (30 A) × 2

! The maximum length of the wire be-

h Front side

tween the fuse and the positive + term-

i Rear side

inal of the battery is 30cm.

Note

! For the wire size, refer to Connecting the

INPUT SELECT (input select) switch must be set.

power terminal on page 10. The battery

For details, see Setting the unit on page 4.

wire, the ground wire and the optional

direct ground wire must be same size.

After making all other connections at

the amplifier, connect the battery wire

Before connecting the

terminal of the amplifier to the positive

amplifier

+ terminal of the battery.

2 Fuse (80 A) (sold separately)

WARNING

Each amplifier must be separately fused at

! Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhe-

80 A.

sive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap sections

3 Positive (+) terminal

in contact with metal parts in adhesive tape.

4 Negative (*) terminal

! Never cut the insulation of the power supply

5 Battery (sold separately)

to feed power to other equipment. Current ca-

6 Ground wire, Terminal (sold separately)

pacity of the wire is limited.

The ground wires must be same size as the

battery wire.

Connect to metal body or chassis.

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In addition, refer to the speaker instruction

CAUTION

manual for information on the correct connec-

! Never shorten any wires, the protection circuit

tion procedure.

may malfunction.

! For any further enquiries, contact your local

! Never wire the speaker negative cable directly-

authorized Pioneer dealer or customer

to ground.

service.

! Never band together multiple speaker’s nega-

tive cables.

! If the system remote control wire of the ampli-

About suitable

fier is connected to the power terminal via the

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

specification of speaker

main on with the ignition whether the car

Ensure speakers conform to the following

stereo is on or off, which may exhaust battery

standards, otherwise there is a risk of fire,

if the engine is at rest or idling.

smoke or damage. Speaker impedance is 2 W

! Install and route the separately sold battery

to 8 W,or4W to 8 W for two-channel and other

wire as far as possible from the speaker wires.

bridge connections.

Install and route the separately sold battery

wire, ground wire, speaker wires and the am-

Subwoofer

plifier as far away as possible from the anten-

Speaker channel Power

na, antenna cable and tuner.

Nominal input:

Four-channel output

Min. 100 W

About bridged mode

Nominal input:

Two-channel output

Min. 300 W

Speaker output

Nominal input:

A

Min. 100 W

Three-channel

output

Speaker output

Nominal input:

B

Min. 300 W

Other than subwoofer

Speaker channel Power

Max. input:

Four-channel output

Min. 200 W

! Do not install or use this amplifier by wiring

Max. input:

Two-channel output

speakers rated at 2 W (or lower) in parallel to

Min. 600 W

achieve a 1 W (or lower) bridged mode (Dia-

Speaker output

Max. input:

gram B).

A

Min. 200 W

Three-channel

Amplifier damage, smoke, and overheating

output

Speaker output

Max. input:

could result from improper bridging. The am-

B

Min. 600 W

plifier surface could also become hot to the

touch and minor burns could result.

To properly install or use a bridged mode and

achieve a 2 W load, wire two 4 W speakers in

parallel with Left + and Right * (Diagram A)

or use a single 2W speaker.

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Connecting the units

Two-channel output (Mono)

Connecting the speakers

The speaker output mode can be four-channel,

1

three-channel (stereo and mono) or two-chan-

nel (stereo or mono). Connect the speaker

leads based on the mode and the figures

shown below.

Four-channel output

1

4

1

2

1 Speaker output (Mono)

Three-channel output

1

3

2

2

3

1

1 Left

2 Right

3 Speaker output A

4 Speaker output B

4

Two-channel output (Stereo)

1 Left

1

2 Right

3 Speaker output A

4 Speaker output B (Mono)

Connections when using

the RCA input jack

Connect the car stereo RCA output jack and

2

the RCA input jack of the amplifier.

! The RCA output jack of this unit outputs

1 Speaker output (Right)

the signal that comes from The RCA input

2 Speaker output (Left)

jack A.

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Four-channel / Three-channel output

2 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

! Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

parately)

to 4CH position.

3 From car stereo (RCA output)

4 INPUT SELECT (input select) switch (2CH

5

1

position)

2

Connections when using

the speaker input wire

Connect the car stereo speaker output wires

to the amplifier using the supplied speaker

3

input wire with RCA pin cord.

4

1 RCA input jack A

2 RCA input jack B

3 Connecting wires with RCA plugs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 From car stereo (RCA output)

If only one input plug is used, e.g. when the

car stereo has only one output (RCA output),

1 Car Stereo

connect the plug to RCA input jack A rather

2 Speaker output

than B.

3 Red: Right +

5 INPUT SELECT (input select) switch (4CH po-

4 Black: Right *

sition)

5 Black: Left *

6 White: Left +

Two-channel output (Stereo) / (Mono)

7 Speaker input wire with RCA pin cord

! Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

To the RCA input jack of this unit

to 2CH position.

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Notes

! If speaker wires with an RCA pin cord from a

headunit are connected to this amplifier, the

amplifier will automatically turn on when the

headunit is turned on. When the headunit is

turned off, the amplifier turns off automati-

cally. This function may not work with some

headunits. In such cases, please use a sys-

2

tem remote control wire (sold separately). If

multiple amplifiers are to be connected to-

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gether synchronously, connect the head unit

and all amplifiers via the system remote con-

1 RCA input jack A

trol wire.

For two-channel output, connect the RCA

! Connect the system remote control wire when

plugs to the RCA input jack A.

you wish to only turn on the car stereo, not the

amplifier.

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