Pioneer GM-5200 User Manual

SPEAKER ONPUT

BRIDGED

R

L

Setting the Unit

Bass Boost Level Control Switch

Bass boost level control can boost the
level around the frequency selected by
the bass boost frequency control switch
from 0, 6, and 12 dB.

Power Indicator

The power indicator lights when the
power is switched on.

Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER
product. Before attempting operation, be
sure to read this manual.

In case of trouble

When the unit does not operate properly,
contact your dealer or the nearest autho­rized PIONEER Service Station.

CAUTION

Never replace the fuse with one of greater
value or rating than the original fuse. Use
of an improper fuse could result in over­heating and smoke and could cause dam­age to the product and injury including
burns.

CAUTION

Do NOT install or use your Pioneer ampli­fier by wiring speakers rated at 4 Ohm (or
lower) in parallel to achieve a 2 Ohm (or
lower) bridged mode (Diagram B).
Amplifier damage, smoke, and overheating
could result from improper bridging. The
amplifier surface could also become hot to
the touch and minor burns could result.
To properly install or use a bridged mode
for a two-channel amplifier and achieve a 4
Ω load, wire two 8 Ω speakers in parallel
with Left + and Right – (Diagram A) or use
a single 4 Ω speaker. For a four-channel
amplifier, follow the speaker output con­nection diagram for bridging as shown on
the back of your amplifier, and wire two 8
Ω speakers in parallel to achieve a 4 Ω load
or use a single 4 Ω speaker per channel.

If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact your local authorized
Pioneer dealer or call Pioneer customer
service.

WARNING

• Always use the special red battery and ground
wire [RD-223], which is sold separately. Connect
the battery wire directly to the car battery positive
terminal (+) and the ground wire to the car body.

• Do not touch the amplifier with wet hands.
Otherwise you may get an electric shock. Also, do
not touch the amplifier when it is wet.

• For traffic safety and to maintain safe driving
conditions, keep the volume low enough so that
you can still hear normal traffic sound.

• Check the connections of the power supply and
speakers if the fuse of the separately sold battery
wire or the amplifier fuse blows. Detect the cause
and solve the problem, then replace the fuse with
another one of the same size and rating.

• To prevent malfunction of the amplifier and
speakers, the protective circuit will cut the power
supply to the amplifier (sound will stop) when an
abnormal condition occurs. In such a case, switch
the power to the system OFF and check the
connection of the power supply and speakers.
Detect the cause and solve the problem.

• Contact the dealer if you cannot detect the cause.

• To prevent an electric shock or short-circuit
during connection and installation, be sure to
disconnect the negative (–) terminal of the battery
beforehand.

• Confirm that no parts are behind the panel when
drilling a hole for installation of the amplifier. Be
sure to protect all cables and important equipment
such as fuel lines, brake lines and the electrical
wiring from damage.

• DO NOT allow amplifier to come into contact
with liquids due to, for example, the location
where the amplifier is installed. Electrical shock
could result. Also, amplifier and speaker damage,
smoke, and overheating could result from contact
with liquids. In addition, the amplifier surface and
the surface of any attached speakers could become
hot to the touch and minor burns could result.

Before Using This Product

Published by Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2005 by Pioneer Corporation.
All rights reserved.

Publicado por Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2005 Pioneer Corporation.
Todos los derechos reservados.

Printed in China
Impreso na China

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BRIDGEABLE TWO-CHANNEL
POWER AMPLIFIER

AMPLIFICADOR DE POTENCIA DE
DOS CANALES EN PUENTE

Owner’s Manual

GM-5200T

Manual del Propietario

LPF (Low-Pass Filter) Select Switch

Set the LPF select switch as follows according to the type of speaker that is connected to the
speaker output connector and the car stereo system:

LPF Select Audio frequency range Speaker Remarks

Switch to be output Type

LPF (right) Very Low Frequency range Subwoofer Connect a subwoofer.

OFF (left) Full range Full range

PIONEER CORPORATION

4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGURO-KU, TOKYO 153-8654, JAPAN

PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.

P.O. Box 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A.
TEL: [phone]

PIONEER EUROPE NV

Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium
TEL: [phone]

PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD.

253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936
TEL: [phone]

PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia
TEL: [phone]

PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.

300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada
TEL: [phone]

PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.

Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso
Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico, D.F. 11000
TEL: [phone]

BFC (Beat Frequency Control) Switch

If you hear a beat while listening to an AM
broadcast with your car stereo, change the BFC
switch using a small standard tip screwdriver.

Gain Control

If the sound level is too low, even when
the volume of the car stereo used along
with this power amplifier is turned up,
turn gain control on the front of the
power amplifier clockwise. If the sound
distorts when the volume is turned up,
turn the gain control counter-clockwise.

• When using with an RCA equipped car
stereo (standard output of 500 mV), set to
the NORMAL position. When using with
an RCA equipped Pioneer car stereo with
max. output of 4 V or more, adjust level to
match the car stereo output level.

• If you hear too much noise when using the
speaker input terminals, turn the gain
control counter-clockwise.

Diagram A - Proper

8

+

-

Ohm

Speaker

8

+

-

Ohm

Speaker

L+ R-

Pioneer

Amplifier

4 Ohm Bridged Mode

Diagram B - Improper

4

+

-

Ohm

Speaker

4

+

-

Ohm

Speaker

L+ R-

Pioneer

Amplifier

2 Ohm Bridged Mode

Connecting the Power Terminal

• Always use the special red battery and ground
wire [RD-223], which is sold separately. Connect
the battery wire directly to the car battery positive
terminal (+) and the ground wire to the car body.

1. Pass the battery wire from the

engine compartment to the interior
of the vehicle.

• After making all other connections to the
amplifier, connect the battery wire terminal of
the amplifier to the positive (+) terminal of
the battery.

2. Twist the battery wire, ground wire
and system remote control wire.

3. Attach lugs to wire ends. Lugs not
supplied.

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

4. Connect the wires to the terminal.

• Fix the wires securely with the terminal
screws.

WARNING

Failure to securely fasten the battery wire to the ter­minal using the terminal screws could cause the ter­minal area to overheat and could result in damage
and injury including minor burns.

Fuse (30 A)

Engine
compart­ment

Interior of
the vehicle

Drill a 14 mm
hole into the
vehicle body.

Insert the O-ring rubber
grommet into the vehicle
body.

Twist

Positive terminal

GND terminal

Power terminal

Battery wire

System remote
control terminal

System remote
control wire

Ground wire

Fuse (30 A)

Battery wire

Ground wire

Lug

Lug

Connecting the Unit

CAUTION

• Disconnect the negative (–) terminal of the battery
to avoid the risk of short-circuit and damage to
the unit.

• Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhesive
tape. To protect the wiring, wrap adhesive tape
around it where they lie against metal parts.

• Do not route wires where they will get hot, for
example where the heater will blow over them. If
the insulation heats up, it may become damaged,
resulting in a short-circuit through the vehicle
body.

• Make sure that wires will not interfere with mov­ing parts of the vehicle, such as the gearshift,
handbrake or seat sliding mechanism.

• Do not shorten any wires. Otherwise the protec­tion circuit may fail to work when it should.

• Never feed power to other equipment by cutting
the insulation of the power supply wire to tap
from the wire. The current capacity of the wire
will be exceeded, causing overheating.

• Never replace the fuse with one of greater value
or rating than the original fuse. Use of an improp­er fuse could result in overheating and smoke and
could cause damage to the product and injury
including burns.

Speaker Channel Speaker Type Power

Two-channel

Subwoofer Nominal input: Min. 120 W

Other than subwoofer Max. input: Min. 250 W

One-channel

Subwoofer Nominal input: Min. 420 W

Other than subwoofer Max. input: Min. 760 W

Connection Diagram Connecting the Speaker Output

Terminals

1. Expose the end of the speaker wires
using nippers or a cutter by about
10 mm and twist.

2. Attach lugs to speaker wire ends.
Lugs not supplied.

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

3. Connect the speaker wires to the
speaker output terminals.

• Fix the speaker wires securely with the termi-

nal screws.

Using the Speaker Input

Connect the car stereo speaker output
wires to the amplifier using the supplied
speaker input connector.

• Do not connect both the RCA input and the
speaker input at the same time.

7 Connections when using the speaker

input

10 mm

Twist

Speaker
output
terminal

Terminal screw

Speaker wire

Lug

Speaker wire

Fuse (30 A)

Grommet

Special red battery wire [RD-223] (sold separately)
After making all other connections at the amplifier,
connect the battery wire terminal of the amplifier to
the positive (+) terminal of the battery.

Ground wire (black) [RD-223] (sold separately)
Connect to metal body or chassis.

Fuse (30 A)

× 2

Car stereo with
RCA output jacks

External Output

Connecting wires with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

RCA input jack

Speaker output terminal
See the “Connecting the
Speaker Wires” section
for speaker connection
instructions.

System remote control wire (sold separately)
Connect the male terminal of this wire to the system remote control
terminal of the car stereo (SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL). The
female terminal can be connected to the auto-antenna relay control
terminal. If the car stereo does not have a system remote control ter­minal, connect the male terminal to the power terminal through the
ignition switch.

Fuse (30 A)

Front side

Back side

CAUTION:

To prevent damage and/or injury

• Do not ground the speaker wire directly or con­nect a negative (–) lead wire for several speakers.

• This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery and
negative grounding. Before installing it in a recre­ational vehicle, truck or bus, check the battery
voltage.

• If the car stereo is kept on for a long time while
the engine is at rest or idling, the battery may go
dead. Turn the car stereo off when the engine is at
rest or idling.

• If the system remote control wire of the amplifier
is connected to the power terminal through the
ignition switch (12 V DC), the amplifier will
always be on when the ignition is on— regardless
of whether the car stereo is on or off. Because of
this, the battery could go dead if the engine is at
rest or idling.

• Speakers to be connected to the amplifier should
conform with the standards listed below. If they
do not conform, they may catch fire, emit smoke
or become damaged. The speaker impedance must
be 2 to 8 ohms for stereo connection, and 4 to 8
ohms for monaural and other bridge connection.

• Install and route the separately sold battery wire
as far away as possible from the speaker wires.
Install and route the separately sold battery wire,
ground wire, speaker wires and the amplifier as
far away as possible from the antenna, antenna
cable and tuner.

• Cords for this product and those for other prod­ucts may be different colors even if they have the
same function. When connecting this product to
another product, refer to the supplied Installation
manuals of both products and connect cords that
have the same function.

Speaker output

Car Stereo

Speaker input connector
To speaker input terminal of
this unit.

White:
Left

+

Gray:
Right +

White/black:
Left ≠

Gray/black:
Right ≠

Speaker input terminal
See the “Using the
Speaker Input” section.