Pioneer GM-D9500F User Manual

BRIDGEABLE FOUR-CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER
AMPLIFICADOR DE POTENCIA DE CUATRO CANALES EN PUENTE
AMPLIFICADOR DE POTENCIA DE QUATRO CANAIS DE PONTE

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GM-D9500F

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Owner’s Manual

Manual de instrucciones

Manual do proprietário

Contents

Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product.

To ensure proper use, please read through this manual before using this product.

Please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future reference.

Before you start

In case of trouble 3
Before connecting/installing the amplifier 3

Setting the Unit

What’s what 4
Setting gain properly 4

Connecting the units

Connection diagram 6
Before connecting the amplifier 6
About bridged mode 7
About suitable specification of speaker 7
Connecting the speakers 7
Connections when using the RCA input

jack 9

Connections when using the speaker input

wire 9

Connecting the power terminal 10
Connecting the speaker output

terminals 11

Installation

Before installing the amplifier 12
Example of installation on the floor mat or

chassis 12

Additional information
Specifications 13

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Before you start

Section

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English

In case of trouble

Should this product fail to operate properly,
please contact your dealer or nearest author­ized Pioneer Service Station.

Before connecting/
installing the amplifier

WARNING

! The use of a special red battery and ground

wire RD-223, available separately, is recom­mended. Connect the battery wire directly to
the car battery positive terminal + and the
ground wire to the car body.

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

negative grounding. Before installing in re­creational vehicles, trucks or buses, check the
battery voltage.

! The black cable is ground. When installing

this unit, make sure to connect the ground
wire first. Ensure that the ground wire is prop­erly connected to metal parts of the car’s
body. The ground wire of the one of this unit
must be connected to the car separately with
different screws. If the screw for the ground
wire loosens or falls out, it could result in fire,
generation of smoke or malfunction.

! Use a fuse of the rating prescribed.
! Check the connections of the power supply

and speakers if the fuse of the separately sold
battery wire or the amplifier fuse blows. Deter­mine and resolve the cause, then replace the
fuse with identical equivalent.

! Always install the amplifier on a flat surface.

Do not install the amplifier on a surface that
is not flat or on a surface with a protrusion.
Doing so could result in malfunction.

! When installing the amplifier, do not allow

parts such as extra screws to get caught be­tween the amplifier and the automobile.
Doing so could cause malfunction.

! Do not allow this unit to come into contact

with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, damage to this unit, smoke, and over­heating 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 un­able to determine the cause, please contact
your dealer.

! Disconnect the negative terminal of the bat-

tery before installation.

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
battery.

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02

Setting the Unit

What’s what

Front side

Rear side

To adjust the switch, use a flathead screwdri­ver if needed.

1 Power indicator

The power indicator lights up to indicate
power ON.

2 GAIN (gain) control

Adjusting gain controls CHANNEL A (chan­nel A) and CHANNEL B (channel B) helps
align the car stereo output to the Pioneer
amplifier. Default setting is the NORMAL
position.
If output remains low, even when the car
stereo volume is turned up, turn controls to
lower level. If distortion occurs when the car
stereo volume is turned up, turn these con­trols to higher level.
! If using only one input plug, set the gain

controls for speaker outputs A and B to
the same position.

! For use with an RCA equipped car stereo

(standard output of 500 mV), set to the
NORMAL position. For use with an RCA
equipped Pioneer car stereo, with max.

output of 4 V or more, adjust level to
match that of the car stereo output.

3 LPF (low-pass filter)/HPF (high-pass fil­ter) select switch

Switch the settings based on the connected
speaker.
! When the Subwoofer is connected:

Select LPF. This eliminates high range
frequency and outputs low range fre­quency.

! When the full range speaker is con-

nected:
Select HPF or OFF. HPF eliminates low
range frequency and output high range
frequency. OFF outputs the entire fre­quency range.

4 FREQ (cut off frequency) control

Cut off frequency selectable from 40 Hz to
500 Hz if the LPF/HPF select switch is set to
LPF or HPF.

5 INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

Select 2CH for two-channel input and 4CH
for four–channel input.

Setting gain properly

! Protective function included to prevent

malfunction of the unit and/or speakers
due to excessive output, improper use or
improper connection.

! When outputting high volume sound etc.,

this function cuts off the output for a few
seconds as a normal function, but output
is restored when the volume of the head
unit is turned down.

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Setting the Unit

Section

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English

! A cut in sound output may indicate impro-

per setting of the gain control. To ensure
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, 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

Above illustration shows NORMAL gain set­ting.

Relationship between amplifier gain
and head unit output power

Signal waveform when outputting at
high volume using amplifier gain
control

Signal waveform distorted with high output, if
you raise the gain of the amplifier the power
changes only slightly.

If amplifier gain is raised improperly, this will
simply increase distortion, with little increase
in power.

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03

Connecting the units

Connection diagram

1 Special red battery wire

RD-223 (sold separately)
After completing all other amplifier connec­tions, finally connect the battery wire terminal
of the amplifier to the positive (+) battery
terminal.

2 Ground wire (Black)

RD-223 (sold separately)
Connect to a clean, paint-free metal location.

3 Car stereo with RCA output jacks (sold sepa-

rately)

4 External output

If only one input plug is used, do not connect
anything to RCA input jack B.

5 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

parately)

6 RCA output jack
7 RCA input jack A
8 RCA input jack B

9 Amplifier with RCA input jacks (sold sepa-

rately)

a Speaker output terminals

Please see the following section for speaker
connection instructions. Refer to Connections
when using the speaker input wire on page 9.

b Fuse (40 A)
c System remote control wire (sold separately)

Connect male terminal of this wire to the sys­tem 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,
connect the male terminal to the power term­inal via the ignition switch.

d Fuse (30 A) × 2
e Grommet
f Rear side
g Front side

Note

INPUT SELECT (input select) switch must be set.
For details, see Setting the Unit on page 4.

Before connecting the
amplifier

WARNING

! Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhe-

sive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap sections
in contact with metal parts in adhesive tape.

! Never cut the insulation of the power supply

to feed power to other equipment. Current ca­pacity of the wire is limited.

CAUTION

! Never shorten any wires, the protection circuit

may malfunction.

! Never wire the speaker negative cable directly-

to ground.

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Connecting the units

Section

03

English

! Never band together multiple speaker’snega-

tive cables.

! If the system remote control wire of the ampli-

fier is connected to the power terminal via the
ignition switch (12 V DC), the amplifier will re­main on with the ignition whether the car
stereo is on or off, which may exhaust battery
if the engine is at rest or idling.

! Install and route the separately sold battery

wire as far 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.

About bridged mode

Speaker impedance is max. 4 W, please carefully
check. Improper connection to the amplifier may
result in malfunction or personal injury due to
burns from overheating.
For bridged mode for a two-channel amplifier,
with a 4 W load, either wire two 8 W speakers in
parallel, Left + and Right * (Diagram A) or use a
single 4 W speaker. For other amplifiers, please
follow the speaker output connection diagram for
bridging shown on rear: two 8 W speakers in par­allel for a 4 W load or a single 4 W speaker per
channel.
For any further enquiries, contact your local
authorized Pioneer dealer or customer service.

About suitable
specification of speaker

Ensure speakers conform to the following
standards, otherwise there is a risk of fire,
smoke or damage. Speaker impedance is 2 W
to 8 W,or4W to 8 W for two-channel and other
bridge connections.

Subwoofer

Speaker channel Power

Four-channel output

Two-channel output

Three-channel Speaker
output A

Three-channel Speaker
output B

Nominal input:
Min. 75 W

Nominal input:
Min. 200 W

Nominal input:
Min. 75 W

Nominal input:
Min. 200 W

Other than subwoofer

Speaker channel Power

Four-channel output

Two-channel output

Three-channel Speaker
output A

Three-channel Speaker
output B

Max. input:
Min. 150 W

Max. input:
Min. 400 W

Max. input:
Min. 150 W

Max. input:
Min. 400 W

Connecting the speakers

The speaker output mode can be four-channel,
three-channel (stereo and mono) or two-chan­nel (stereo or mono). Connect the speaker
leads based on the mode and the figures
shown below.

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03

Connecting the units

Four-channel output

1 Left
2 Right
3 Speaker out A
4 Speaker out B

Three-channel output

Two-channel output (Stereo)

1 Speaker (Left)
2 Speaker (Right)

Two-channel output (Mono)

1 Left
2 Right
3 Speaker out A
4 Speaker out B (Mono)

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1 Speaker (Mono)

Connecting the units

Connections when using
the RCA input jack

Connect the car stereo RCA output jack and
the RCA input jack of the amplifier.
! The RCA output jack of this unit outputs

the signal that comes from The RCA input
jack A.

Four-channel / Three-channel output

! Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

to 4CH position.

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1 RCA input jack A

For two-channel output, connect the RCA
plugs to the RCA input jack A.

2 Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold se-

parately)

3 From car stereo (RCA output)

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),
connect the plug to RCA input jack A rather
than B.

Two-channel output (Stereo) / (Mono)

! Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

to 2CH position.

Connections when using
the speaker input wire

Connect the car stereo speaker output wires
to the amplifier using the supplied speaker
input wire with RCA pin cord.

1 Car Stereo
2 Speaker output
3 Red: Right +
4 Black: Right *
5 Black: Left *
6 White: Left +
7 Speaker input wire with RCA pin cord

To the RCA input jack of this unit

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Section

03

Connecting the units

Note

! 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 automati­cally. This function may not work with some
headunits. In such cases, please use a sys­tem remote control wire (sold separately). If
multiple amplifiers are to be connected to­gether synchronously, connect the head unit
and all amplifiers via the system remote con­trol wire.

! Connect the system remote control wire when

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

! This amplifier automatically selects an input

signal mode between the RCA level and the
speaker level by detecting an input signal.

1 Positive (+) terminal
2 Engine compartment
3 Vehicle interior
4 Fuse (30 A) × 2
5 Insert the O-ring rubber grommet into the

vehicle body.

6 Drill a 14 mm hole into the vehicle body.

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

Twist

Connecting the power
terminal

! The use of a special red battery and ground

wire RD-223, available separately, is recom­mended. Connect the battery wire directly
to the car battery positive terminal (+) and
the ground wire to the car body.

WARNING

If the battery wire is not securely fixed to the term­inal using the terminal screws, there is a risk of
overheating, malfunction and injury, including
minor burns.

1 Route battery wire from engine com­partment to the vehicle interior.

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

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3 Attach lugs to wire ends. Lugs not sup­plied.

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

1 Lug
2 Battery wire
3 Ground wire

4 Connect the wires to the terminal.

Fix the wires securely with the terminal
screws.

Connecting the units

1 System remote control terminal
2 GND terminal
3 Power terminal
4 Terminal screws
5 Battery wire
6 Ground wire
7 System remote control wire

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1 Lug
2 Speaker wire

3 Connect the speaker wires to the
speaker output terminals.

Fix the speaker wires securely with the term­inal screws.

Connecting the speaker
output terminals

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

Twist

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

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

1 Terminal screws
2 Speaker wires
3 Speaker output terminals

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Section

04

Installation

Before installing the amplifier

WARNING

! Do not use unauthorized parts as this may

cause malfunctions.

! Do not install this unit where :

— it may interfere with operation of the vehi-

cle.

— it may cause injury to a passenger as a re-

sult of a sudden stop.

! Install tapping screws in such a way that the

screw tip does not touch any wire. This is im­portant to prevent wires from being cut by vi­bration of the car, which can result in fire.

! Place all cables away from moving parts, such

as the gear shift and seat rails.

! When drilling to install the amplifier, always

confirm no parts are behind the panel and
protect all cables and important equipment
(e.g. fuel/brake lines, wiring) from damage.

CAUTION

! To ensure proper heat dissipation of the ampli-

fier, ensure the following during installation:
— Allow adequate space above the amplifier

for proper ventilation.

— Do not cover the amplifier with a floor mat

or carpet.

! Place all cables away from hot places, such

as near the heater outlet.

! The optimal installation location differs de-

pending on the car model. Secure the ampli­fier at a sufficiently rigid location.

! Check all connections and systems before

final installation.

! After installing the amplifier, confirm that the

spare tire, jack and tools can be easily re­moved.

Example of installation on
the floor mat or chassis

1 Place the amplifier in the desired instal­lation location.

Insert the supplied tapping screws (4 mm ×
18 mm) into the screw holes and push on the
screws with a screwdriver so they make an im­print where the installation holes are to be lo­cated.

2 Drill 2.5 mm diameter holes at the im­prints either on the carpet or directly on
the chassis.

3 Install the amplifier with the use of
supplied tapping screws (4 mm × 18 mm).

1 Tapping-screws (4 mm × 18 mm)
2 Drill a 2.5 mm diameter hole
3 Floor mat or chassis

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Additional information

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Specifications

Power sour ce ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V

allowable)

Grounding system ................... Negative type

Current consumption ............ 25 A ( at c ontinuous power,

4 W)

Ave rage c urren t draw n ......... 7.9 A (4 W for four channels)

10.5 A (4 W for two chan-

nels)

10.7 A (2 W for four chan-

nels)

Fuse ................................................ 4 0 A × 1

Dimensions (W × H × D) ...245 mm × 56 mm × 200

mm

Weight .......................................... 2.2 k g (Leads for wiring not

included)

Maximum power output ....... 150 W × 4 (4 W)/400W×2

(4 W)
Continuous power output ... 75 W × 4 (at 14.4 V, 4 W,20

Hz to 20 kHz, ≦ 1% THD)

200 W × 2 (at 14.4 V, 4 W

BRIDGE, 1 kHz, ≦ 1% THD)

100 W × 4 (at 14.4 V, 2 W,1

kHz, ≦ 1% THD)

Load impedance ...................... 4 W (2 W to 8 W allowable)

(Bridge connection: 4 W to 8

W allowable)

Frequency response ............... 10 Hz to 3 5 kHz (+0 d B, - 3

dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 95 d B (I EC -A netwo rk)

Distortion ..................................... 0.06 % (10 W, 1 kHz)

Separation .................................. 67 dB (1 kHz )

60 dB (100 Hz to 10 kHz)
Low pass filter:

Cut off frequency ........... 40 Hz to 5 00 Hz

Cut off sl ope ..................... -12 d B/oct

High pass filter:

Cut off frequency ........... 40 Hz to 5 00 Hz

Cut off sl ope ..................... -12 d B/oct

Gain control:

RCA ...................................... 200 mV t o 6.5 V

Spe aker .............................. 0. 8 V t o 10 V

Maximum input level / impedance:

RCA ...................................... 6.5 V / 22 kW

Spe aker .............................. 10 V / 22 kW

Notes

! Specifications and the design are subject to

modifications without notice.

! The average current drawn is nearly the maxi-

mum current drawn by this unit when an

audio signal is input. Use this value when
working out total current drawn by multiple
power amplifiers.

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Índice

Gracias por haber adquirido este producto PIONEER.

Lea con det enimiento este manual antes de utilizar el producto por primera vez
para que pueda darle el mejor uso. Guarde el manual en un lugar seguro y a mano

para consultarlo en el futuro.

Antes de comenzar

En caso de problemas 15
Antes de conectar/instalar el

amplificador 15

Configuración de la unidad

Qué es cada cosa 16
Configuración correcta de la ganancia 16

Conexión de las unidades

Diagrama de conexión 18
Antes de conectar el amplificador 18
Acerca del modo en puente 19
Acerca de especificaciones adecuadas para

el altavoz 19

Conexión de altavoces 20
Conexiones al utilizar una toma de entrada

RCA 21

Conexiones al utilizar el cable de entrada del

altavoz 22

Conexión del terminal de potencia 22
Conexión de los terminales de salida del

altavoz 24

Instalación

Antes de instalar el amplificador 25
Ejemplo de instalación en la alfombra o

chasis 25

Información adicional
Especificaciones 26

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Antes de comenzar

Sección

01

En caso de problemas

En caso de que este producto no funcione co­rrectamente, contacte con su distribuidor o
con el Servicio técnico oficial Pioneer más
próximo a su domicilio.

Antes de conectar/instalar
el amplificador

ADVERTENCIA

! Se recomienda el uso del cable de batería rojo

especial y el de toma a tierra RD-223, disponi­bles por separado. Conecte el cable de la bate­ría directamente al terminal positivo + yel
cable de toma a tierra a la carrocería del auto­móvil.

! Esta unidad es para vehículos con una batería

de 12 V y conexión a tierra negativa. Antes de
instalarla en una caravana, un camión o un
autobús, compruebe el voltaje de la batería.

! El cable negro es el cable a tierra. Cuando ins-

tale esta unidad, siempre conecte primero el
cable a tierra. Compruebe que el cable de tie­rra está conectado adecuadamente a las par­tes metálicas de la carrocería del automóvil.
El cable a tierra del amplificador de esta uni­dad debe conectarse al automóvil por separa­do usando tornillos diferentes. Si el tornillo
para el cable a tierra se afloja o se cae, puede
provocar incendios, humo o averías.

! Utilice un fusible con la tensión nominal indi-

cada.

! Compruebe las conexiones de la fuente de ali-

mentación y los altavoces si se funde el fusi­ble del cable de la batería vendido por
separado o el fusible del amplificador. Deter­mine y solucione el problema y después reem­place el fusible por otro de características
idénticas.

! El amplicador debe instalarse en una superfi-

cie plana. Instalarlo en una superficie que no

sea plana o con protuberancias puede re­sultar en un funcionamiento defectuoso.

! Cuando instale el amplificador, no deje que

ninguna pieza o tornillo extra quede atrapada
entre el amplificador y el automóvil. De lo con­trario, puede producirse un fallo en su funcio­namiento.

! No permita que esta unidad entre en contacto

con líquidos, ya que puede producir una des­carga eléctrica. Además, el contacto con líqui­dos puede causar daños en la unidad, humo y
recalentamiento.
Las superficies del amplificador y cualquier al­tavoz acoplado pueden calentarse y ocasionar
quemaduras.

! Ante cualquier situación atípica, la fuente de

alimentación del amplificador se desconecta
para evitar averías en el equipo. Si esto ocurre,
DESCONECTE el sistema y compruebe las co­nexiones de la fuente de alimentación y del al­tavoz. Si no consigue determinar el problema,
contacte con su distribuidor.

! Desconecte el terminal negativo de la batería

antes de la instalación.

PRECAUCIÓN

! Mantenga siempre el volumen lo suficiente-

mente bajo como para que pueda escuchar
los sonidos que provienen del exterior.

! El uso prolongado del estéreo del vehículo

mientras el motor permanece inactivo o en
marcha al ralentí puede agotar la batería.

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Sección

02

Configuración de la unidad

Qué es cada cosa

Parte delantera

Parte trasera

Para ajustar el interruptor, si es preciso utilice
un destornillador de cabeza plana.

1 Indicador de encendido

El indicador de encendido se ilumina para
indicar que está activado (ON).

2 Control de GAIN (ganancia)

Mediante el ajuste de los controles de ga­nancia CHANNEL A (canal A) y
CHANNEL B (canal B) se puede regular la
salida de estéreo del vehículo al amplifica­dor Pioneer. La posición predefinida es
NORMAL.
Si la salida sigue siendo baja, incluso al
subir el volumen del estéreo del vehículo,
posicione los controles en un nivel más
bajo. Si se escucha cierta distorsión al subir
el volumen del vehículo, posicione estos
controles en un nivel superior.
! Si sólo utiliza un conector de entrada,

configure los controles de ganancia en
las salidas del altavoz A y B en la misma
posición.

! Para el uso con un estéreo de vehículo

provisto de RCA (salida estándar de 500
mV), posiciónese en NORMAL. Para el
uso con un estéreo de vehículo Pioneer
provisto de RCA, con una salida máxima
de 4 V o superior, ajuste el nivel para que
coincida con la salida de estéreo del ve­hículo.

3 Interruptor de selección de LPF (filtro
de paso bajo)/HPF (filtro de paso alto)

Cambia los ajustes según el altavoz conec­tado.
! Cuando el altavoz de subgraves esté co-

nectado:
Seleccione LPF. Esta opción elimina las
frecuencias altas y reproduce las bajas.

! Cuando el altavoz de toda la gama esté

conectado:
Seleccione HPF o OFF. HPF elimina las
frecuencias bajas y reproduce las altas.
OFF reproduce la gama completa de fre­cuencias.

4 Control FREQ (frecuencia de corte)

La frecuencia de corte que se puede selec­cionar es de 40 Hz a 500 Hz si el conmu­tador de selección LPF/HPF está en LPF o
HPF.

5 Interruptor de INPUT SELECT (selección
de entrada)

Seleccione 2CH para la entrada de dos ca­nales y 4CH para la entrada de cuatro
canales.

Configuración correcta de
la ganancia

! Función de protección incluida para evitar

posibles fallos en la unidad y/o altavoces
debido a una salida excesiva, al uso inco­rrecto o a una conexión inadecuada.

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