Vibe Slick Stereo 2, SLICKSTEREO2-V1, Slick Stereo 4, SLICKBASS1-V1, Slick Channel 5 Owner's Manual
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OWNERS MANUAL
Congratulations on purchasing your VIBE amplifi er. Please read this manual in order to fully under-
stand how to get the best results from this product and ensure that all advice on how to look after
the product is followed.
Thank you for buying VIBE, we hope you enjoy listening to your product as much as we enjoyed
creating it.
ATTENTION
An aftermarket audio amplifier will place an additional load on the vehicles charging system.
Most modern vehicles have sufficient capacity in the charging system as not all the electrical components of
the vehicle will be switched on at once.
Check the fuse rating of the amplifier and use this as the peak current requirement.
Generally the continuous current draw will be a third of the peak current.
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WARNING
Durning the normal use of this amplifier the heatsink may become very hot.
Please do not touch during or immediately after use.
Please ensure that when installing this product the heatsink will not come into contact
with any materials that may be damaged by heat such as upholstery or plastics.
LIMITED WARRANTY
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MOUNTING GUIDELINES
Your VIBE amplifi er is designed with a swift installation routine in mind.
Please mount the amplifi er in a dry location on a solid surface.
NEVER mount the amplifi er upside down as this will cause the amplifi er to over heat and will eventually
damage the amplifi er.
Before fi xing the amplifi er in place please ensure that there is suffi cient air fl ow around the exterior of
the casing, at least two inches is suffi cient.
POWER CONNECTIONS
Remote turn on
Fuse close to battery
Chassis ground
Battery
POWER CABLE
• At least 8 gauge cable 8 gauge cable should be used for the power connection to the amplifi er .
• The power cable should be taken directly from the battery. Rubber grommets should be used when
passing through any bulkheads to prevent the cable from becoming chaffed or cut.
• It is vital that a fuse / circuit breaker (of at least equal value to the one fi tted on the amplifi er) is
placed inline with the power cable and is no further than eighteen inches away from the battery.
• Please ensure that the fuse is not fi tted until the entire installation procedure is complete.
• The two tables overleaf are to help you decide on what cable is correct for you. The fi rst enables you
to select the size of cable depending on the length required. The second will help you convert the cable
size from American Wire Gauge to Metric and Imperial if you need to.
CONNECTIONS
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Current demand 0 – 4 Ft 4 – 7 Ft 7 – 10 Ft 10 – 13 Ft 13 – 16 Ft 16 – 19 Ft 19 – 22 Ft 22 – 28 Ft
0–20 amps 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8
20–35 amps 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 4
35–50 amps 10 8 8 6 4 4 4 4
50–65 amps 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 2
65–85 amps 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 0
85–105 amps 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 0
105–125 amps 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
125–150 amps 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Length of Run
AWG to Metric and Imperial Conversion Chart
cross sectional area
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5.35 52.8 523.0 0
4.24 53.7 982.0 1
6.33 45.6 852.0 2
7.62 38.5 922.0 3
1.12 91.5 402.0 4
8.61 26.4 281.0 5
3.31 11.4 261.0 6
5.01 66.3 441.0 7
63.8 62.3 821.0 8
36.6 19.2 411.0 9
62.5 95.2 201.0 01
GROUND CABLE
• At least 8 gauge cable should be used for the ground connection to the amplifi er .
•The amplifi er ground should be connected directly to the chassis of the vehicle, to bare metal.
• The cable length should be kept to an absolute minimum.
• It is not recommended that you connect the ground cable to the vehicles seatbelts anchor point.
REMOTE TURN ON CABLE
• A minimum of 18 gauge cable should be used for this connection.
• The cable should be run with exactly the same care and attention as the power cable and taken
back to the source (headunit) and joined to the remote cable provided.
• If the source (headunit) does not have a remote turn on cable then a 12v supply should be used.
This will require a switch to be fi tted inline to enable the amplifi er to be turned on and off.
Remember that if this switch is left on you will fl atten the car battery.
RCA CABLES
• Depending on the model number of your amplifi er and the number of speakers you wish to
power you will have to run either one, two or three RCA cables from the source to the amplifi er .
• Please take extra care when running these cables from the source to the amplifi er. Ensure that
they are placed away from all items that can generate any interference, wiring harnesses etc.
• It is recommended that the RCA cables should be run on opposite sides of the car to the
previously installed power cables if possible, to avoid the cable picking up interference.
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