Pioneer PRS-D1000M User Manual 2

Setting the Unit <ENGLISH>

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.

About This Product

This product is a class D amplifier for the
subwoofer. If both L (left) and R (right)
channels are connected to the RCA input
of this product, output is mixed because
this product is a mono amplifier.

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.

WARNING

•Always use the special red battery and ground
wire [RD-223] and [RD-222], which are sold sep­arately. Connect the battery wire directly to the
car battery positive terminal (+) and the ground
wire to the car body. There is the risk of a fuse
burning out if only one of these is connected.

• 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 <ENGLISH>

Published by Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2006 by Pioneer Corporation.
All rights reserved.

Publicado por Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2006 Pioneer Corporation.
Todos los derechos reservados.

Printed in China
Impreso na China

<CRD4121-A/U> ES<KMINX> <06C00000>

CLASS D MONO AMPLIFIER

AMPLIFICADOR MONOFÓNICO DE
CLASE D

Owner’s Manual

PRS-D1000M

Manual del Propietario

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]

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 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.

Power Indicator

The power indicator
lights when the power
is switched on.

Terminal Cover

Before setting up the unit, unfasten the
screws with a 4 mm hexagonal wrench
and remove the terminal cover.

Bass Boost Control

You can select a bass boost level from
0, 6, 9 and 12 dB.
For instruction of connecting the bass
boost remote control to the amplifier,
see the “Connection Diagram” section.

BFC (Beat Frequency Control)

Switch

BFC switch is on the bottom of the
unit. 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.

Input Switch

It is possible to input from a car stereo external output or a car stereo speaker output. Switch
the input switch before turning on the power. Since switching the input switch while the
power is on can cause a loud noise to be emitted from the speakers, the power is turned off
by a protection function. When using an external output, slide the switch to the left. For con­nection instructions, see the “Connection Diagram” section. When using a speaker output,
slide the switch to the right. In this case, it is necessary to use the supplied speaker input
wire with RCA pin cord. For details, see the “Using the Speaker Input” section.

MODE SELECT Switch

You can select amplifier’s sync mode from MASTER, SYNC and SYNC INV. Set the MODE SELECT
switch to the MASTER position when using one amplifier only. When using synchronously connecting
two or more of these amplifiers in combination, set the first amplifier to MASTER, and set the remain­ing amplifiers to SYNC or SYNC INV according to the manner in which they are connected. The only
time the amplifier is switched to the SYNC INV mode is when amplifiers are synchronously connected
with the ex. bridge.
When switching to the SYNC INV mode, the seal over the MODE SELECT switch must be peeled off
and you can find SYNC INV switch. Peel off the seal after checking that connections are correct. See
the “Connecting the Speaker Wires” section for details on the MODE SELECT switch.

POWER MODE Switch

When using speakers with synthetic impeadance 2 Ωto 8 Ω, slide the switch to the right

(NORMAL). When using speakers with synthetic impeadance from 1

Ω

to less than 2 Ω,
slide the switch to the left (HI-CURRENT). These settings are only used when using a single
amplifier. See the “Connecting the Speaker Wires” section when combining the use of multi­ple amplifiers.
If the speaker impedance exceeds 2

Ω

(4 Ωwhen using ex. bridge), although the POWER
MODE switch be may set to the HI-CURRENT position, setting to the NORMAL position
makes it possible to enjoy high power sound.

Subsonic Select Switch

The subsonic filter cuts inaudi­ble frequencies below 20 Hz to
eliminate unwanted vibrations
and minimize power loss.

Cut Off Frequency Control for LPF

You can select a cut off frequency from 40 Hz to 240 Hz.

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Connecting the Power Terminal

•Always use the special red battery and ground
wire ([RD-223] and [RD-222]), which are sold
separately. Connect the battery wire directly to the
car battery positive terminal (+) and the ground
wire to the car body. There is the risk of a fuse
burning out if only one of these is connected.

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.

[RD-223]

[RD-222]

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.

Twist

Battery wire

Ground wire

Lug

Lug

Connecting the Unit <ENGLISH>

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.

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 wire with RCA pin cord.

• Slide the input switch to the right.

7 Connections when using the speaker

input

• As a result of connecting the car stereo speaker
output wire to the amplifier, the power of the
amplifier is turned on automatically when the car
stereo is turned on. It is not necessary to connect
the system remote control wire in this case.

• In the case the amplifier and head unit are con­nected using a speaker input wire with RCA pin
cord, the amplifier power is only turned on when
one amplifier is being used. If two or more ampli­fiers are synchronously connected in combination,
connect the head unit and all of the amplifiers
with the system remote control wire.

Note:

• Connect the system remote control wire when the
power of the amplifier is not to be turned on when
the car stereo is turned on.

10 mm

Twist

Speaker
output
terminal

Terminal screw

Speaker wire

Lug

Speaker wire

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.

• DO NOT connect a subwoofer with a lower
impedance than specified in the “Connecting the
Unit” section. Amplifier damage, smoke, and
overheating could result from a non-specified con­nection. The amplifier surface could also become
hot to the touch and minor burns could result.

• Connect either of three subwoofers to the amplifi­er; 1: a subwoofer with a 420 W or larger nominal
input and an impedance 4 Ω,2:a subwoofer with
a 600 W or larger nominal input and an imped­ance 2 Ω or 3: a subwoofer with a 600 W or larg­er nominal input and an impedance 1 Ω. If the
nominal input and impedance are out of the above
ranges, the subwoofer may catch fire, emit smoke
or become damaged.

• 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
wire with RCA

pin cord
To RCA
input jack of
this unit.

White: Black: Black: Red:
Left + Left ≠ Right ≠ Right +

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.

Positive terminal

Fuse (30 A)

Fuse (30 A)

Engine
compart­ment

Interior of
the vehicle

Drill an 8 mm
hole into the
vehicle body.

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

Positive terminal

GND terminal

Power terminal

Battery wire

System remote
control terminal

System remote
control wire

Ground wire

Connection Diagram

•This diagram shows connections using external output. Slide the input switch to the left.

• In the case of connecting the external output from a car stereo to an RCA input, use the jack used for full­range output. This is because the LPF of the amplifier cannot be turned OFF. If this jack cannot be used,
connect the subwoofer output jack to the RCA input.

•When you connect with speaker output, connections defers from the diagram. For details, see the “Using
the Speaker Input” section. In either case, you need to set the input switch. For details, see the “Setting the
Unit” section.

•Always use the special red battery and ground wire ([RD-223] and [RD-222]), which are sold separately.
Connect the battery wire directly to the car battery positive terminal (+) and the ground wire to the car
body. There is the risk of a fuse burning out if only one of these is connected.

Fuse (40 A)

Car stereo with
RCA output jacks

External Output

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

RCA input jack

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.

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

Bass Boost Remote
Control Wire

Bass Boost
Remote Control

6 m

Jack for the bass boost
remote control
Connect this jack and
the bass boost remote
control with the bass
boost remote control
wire.

SYNC OUTPUT/SYNC INPUT jack
See the “Connecting the Speaker Wires”
section for SYNC OUTPUT/SYNC
INPUT jack connection instructions.

Fuse (30 A) × 3

Grommet

Special red battery wire
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)
Connect to metal body or chassis.

[RD-223]
(sold separately)

[RD-222] (sold separately)

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Connecting the Unit <ENGLISH>

Connecting the Speaker Wires

Connect the speaker leads and set MODE SELECT switch and POWER MODE switch to suit the configuration
according to the figures shown below and the next page.

•When synchronously connecting two or more amplifiers in combination, only use these amplifiers. Do not
mix these amplifiers with other amplifiers.

•When synchronously connecting two or more amplifiers in combination, set the gain control, subsonic select
switch, cut off frequency control for LPF and bass boost control on the amplifier that has been set to MAS­TER with the MODE SELECT switch. These settings are inactive when set on an amplifier set to SYNC or
SYNC INV.

CAUTION

Do NOT install or use this amplifier by wiring speakers rated at 2 Ω (or lower) in parallel to achieve a 1 Ω (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 and achieve a 2 Ω load, wire two 4 Ω speakers in parallel with Left +
and Right – (Diagram A) or use a single 2 Ω speaker.
If the synthetic impedance is from 2 Ω to less than 4 Ω,always make sure to set the POWER MODE switch to
the HI-CURRENT position.
In addition, refer to the speaker instruction manual for information on the correct connection procedure.

Single Amplifier

• Use speakers having an impedance from 1 Ω to 8 Ω.

•The setting of the POWER MODE switch varies according to the speaker impedance. See the “Setting the
Unit” section for details.

r

MODE SELECT switch must
be in MASTER position.

Connect to a car stereo.
For details, see the “Connection Diagram”.

Two Amplifier (Ex. Bridge)

• Only use speakers having an impedance of 2 Ω to 16 Ω. In addition, in the case of connecting multiple
speakers with a bridge, check that the synthetic impedance is at least 2 Ω.

•The setting of the POWER MODE switch varies according to the speaker impedance. Slide the POWER
MODE switch to the HI-CURRENT position if the impedance is from 2 Ω to less than 4 Ω, or slide it to the
NORMAL position if the impedance is from 4 Ω to 16 Ω. The same setting is used for both amplifiers.

•When switching to the SYNC INV mode, the seal over the MODE SELECT switch must be peeled off and

you can find SYNC INV switch. Peel off the seal after checking that connections are correct.

Two Amplifier

• Use speakers having an impedance from 1 Ω to 8 Ω.

•The setting of the POWER MODE switch varies according to the speaker impedance. See the “Setting the
Unit” section for details. The same setting is used for both amplifiers.

MODE SELECT
switch must be in
SYNC INV position.

Connecting wire with RCA

pin plugs (sold separately).
Connecting
speaker wire
(sold separately).

MODE SELECT switch
must be in SYNC position.

1 Ω to 8 Ω

MODE SELECT switch must
be in MASTER position.

Connect to a car stereo.
For details, see the
“Connection Diagram”.

2 Ω to 16 Ω

1 Ω to 8 Ω

1 Ω to 8 Ω

SYNC OUTPUT

MODE SELECT switch must
be in MASTER position.

Connect to a car stereo.
For details, see the
“Connection Diagram”.

Connecting wire with RCA

pin plugs (sold separately).

SYNC INPUT

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

Four Amplifier (Ex. Bridge)

MODE SELECT switch
must be in MASTER position.

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

MODE SELECT switch must
be in SYNC INV position.

Connect to a car stereo.
For details, see the
“Connection Diagram”.

MODE SELECT switch must be
in SYNC INV position.

MODE SELECT switch must
be in SYNC INV position.

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

Connecting speaker
wire (sold separately).

Connecting speaker
wire (sold separately).

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

2 Ω to
16 Ω

• Only use speakers having an impedance of 2 Ω to 16 Ω. In addition, in the case of connecting multiple
speakers with a bridge, check that the synthetic impedance is at least 2 Ω.

•The setting of the POWER MODE switch varies according to the speaker impedance. Slide the POWER
MODE switch to the HI-CURRENT position if the impedance is from 2 Ω to less than 4 Ω, or slide it to the
NORMAL position if the impedance is from 4 Ω to 16 Ω. The same setting is used for four amplifiers.

•When switching to the SYNC INV mode, the seal over the MODE SELECT switch must be peeled off and
you can find SYNC INV switch. Peel off the seal after checking that connections are correct.

Four Amplifier

MODE SELECT switch
must be in MASTER position.

MODE SELECT switch
must be in SYNC position.

MODE SELECT switch
must be in SYNC position.

MODE SELECT switch
must be in SYNC position.

1 Ω to 8 Ω

1 Ω to 8 Ω

1 Ω to 8 Ω

1 Ω to 8 Ω

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC
INPUT

SYNC
OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

• Use speakers having an impedance from 1 Ω to 8 Ω.

•The setting of the POWER MODE switch varies according to the speaker impedance. See the “Setting the
Unit” section for details. The same setting is used for four amplifiers.

Connect to a car stereo.
For details, see the
“Connection Diagram”.

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

SYNC OUTPUT

SYNC INPUT

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Diagram A - Proper

4 Ω
Speaker

2 Ω Bridged Mode

4 Ω
Speaker

Diagram B - Improper

2 Ω
Speaker

1 Ω Bridged Mode

2 Ω
Speake