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ESTABLISH A SAFE LEVEL:

• Set your

• Slowly increase the sound until you can
hear it
tortion.

• Once you have established a
sound level, set the dial and leave it there.

BE

SURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING

GUIDELINES:

• Do
can't

• Use
in potentially hazardous situations.

• Do
motorized vehicle; the use of headphones
may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in
many

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hear

caution

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clearly

and, most importantly, with-

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level" adapts to

what

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by

setting your

volume

comfortably

turn

up

the volume so high

what's

or

temporarily

use headphones while operating a

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equipment

level

that

lets the sound

without

"normal" can actually

to your hearing. Guard

control at a low setting.

and clearly,

around you.

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• Handling
sociated with accessories

may expose

duct
proposition
and other
cer and birth defect or other reproductive
harm.
The use of a

•
wire

mended.
the car battery positive
ground wire to the car
This unit

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negative grounding. Before installing

creational vehicles,

battery

• Always

The use of
overheating and smoke, damage to the
duct

• Check
and speakers if the fuse of the
battery wire or the
mine and

fuse with and

Do not

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with
Also,
heating

The

speakers may

•
supply to the
equipment
the system power off and check the power
supply
able
your

• Always
the battery beforehand to avoid the risk of
electric
tion.

Wash

RD-223,

voltage.

use a fuse of the rating prescribed.

and injury,

the connections of the power

allow this unit to come into contact

liquids. Electrical shock

damage to this unit, smoke, and

surfaces of the

burns.

the event of any abnormality, the power

In

and speaker connections.

to determine the cause,

dealer.

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the

the cord on this product or cords

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available separately,

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malfunction.

shock or short circuit during

the battery wire

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amplifier

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amplifier

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trucks or buses, check the

from contact with

amplifier

cut off to prevent

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About the Protection function

Protection

The

outlined below.

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turned on, the power indicator

amplifier will

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the speaker output

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wire is short-circuited.

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Important (Serial

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serial number

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function will operate

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select switch

Switch the settings based
speaker.

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When the Subwoofer is connected:

Select
frequency and outputs low range
quency.

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When the full range speaker
nected:
Select
range frequency and output high range
frequency.
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and
align the car stereo output to the Pioneer
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output
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stereo volume
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using only one input plug, set the gain
controls for speaker outputs A and B to
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HPF

or

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equipped Pioneer car stereo, with max.
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match that of the car stereo output.

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power

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four-channel

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connections when using the speaker

input wire,

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selected.

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Hz

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HPF.

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indicator

power indicator lights up to indicate

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Setting

• Protective function included to prevent
malfunction of the unit and/or speakers
due to excessive output, improper use
improper connection.

•

When outputting high volume sound etc.,
this function cuts off the output for a few
seconds
is restored when the volume of the head
unit is turned down.

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cut

per setting of the gain control.
continuous sound output with the head
unit at a high volume, set amplifier gain
control to a level appropriate for the preout

maximum output level of the head unit,
that volume can remain unchanged and to
control excess output.

as

in sound output may indicate

an

RCA

equipped car stereo

500

position.

for two-channel input and

4CH

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frequency) control

LPF

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B.

gain

a normal function, but output

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use with

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input.

HPF

select) switch

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in power.

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