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owner’s manual
Thank you for purchasing a JL Audio amplifier for
your automotive sound system.
Your amplifier has been designed and manufactured to exacting
standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your vehicle.
For maximum performance, we highly recommend that you have
your new amplifier installed by an authorized JL Audio dealer. Your
authorized dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment
to ensure optimum performance from this product. Should you
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Prote Ct Your Hearing! installation aPP liC ations Planning Your installation We value you as a long-term customer. For This amplifier is designed for operation in It is important that you take the time to read Mounting the amplifier upside down is that reason, we urge you to practice restraint in vehicles with 12 volt, negative-ground electrical this manual and that you plan out your strongly discouraged. the operation of this product so as not to damage systems. Use of this product in vehi
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Produ Ct d esCri Ption Power Conne Ctions The JL Audio G1300 is a monoblock, 6) Find a good, solid metal grounding point Before installing the amplifier, disconnect the The ground connection should be made using full-range amplifier utilizing patented Absolute close to the amplifier and connect the negative (ground) wire from the vehicle’s battery. the same gauge wire as the power connection Symmetry™ Class A/B technology. negative power wire to it using appropriate This will prevent accide
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turn-on lead inPut seC tion in Put Voltage r ange: amPliFier Controls The G1300 uses a conventional +12V remote The G1300’s input section allows you to send A wide range of signal input voltages can be 1) “ Input Sens.”: Once the appropriate “Input turn-on lead, typically controlled by the source signal to the amplifier section through the use accommodated by the G1300’s input section Voltage” range has been selected, the control unit’s remote turn-on output. The amplifier will of two differen
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bass boost Controls Pre-outs Filter Controls 2) “ Filter Mode” Control: The G1300 employs The G1300’s “Pre-Outs” connectors output Most speakers are not designed to reproduce a 12dB per octave filter. This filter can be unprocessed (pass-through) left and right channel the full range of frequencies audible by the configured into one of two filter types or preamp level signals, permitting connection of human ear. For this reason, most speaker defeated completely by way of the three- additional
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sPeaker outP uts am Pli Fier s tatus indiC ator l ig Hts & The G1300’s speaker outputs are designed to Do not attempt to “bridge” the outputs of this Prote Ction CirC uitr Y l ow-Voltage protection: accept 8 AWG - 16 AWG wire. amplifier with the outputs of a second amplifier, There are two status indicator lights on the If the car’s supply voltage drops below 10 The G1300 is designed to deliver power into including an identical one. input / control end of the amplifier. volts, the entire am
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aPPendix a : aPP endix b: aPPendix C: input s ensitivity l evel s etting 8) Increase the “Input Sens.” control until the Precise Frequency Selection Chart g1300 specifications Following the directions below will allow the target voltage is observed with the voltmeter. “Filter Freq ” amP Filter installer to adjust the input sensitivity of each 9) O nce you have adjusted the G1300 to its g eneral s pecifications: detent Panel a ctual amplifier channel pair simply and easily in just a maximum lo
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aPPendix d: troublesHooting “How do i properly set the input sensitivity on my amplifier” Please refer to Appendix A (page 12) to set the input sensitivity for “my amplifier shuts off once in a while, usually at higher volumes” maximum, low-distortion output. Check your voltage source and grounding point. The power supply “my amplifier doesn’t turn on” of the G1300 will operate with charging system voltages Check the fuse, not just visually, but with a continuity meter. It is down to 10V
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installation notes : Use this diagram to document your amplifier’s switch and control positions. 16 JL AUDIO G1300 JL AUDIO G1300 17
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installation notes : installation notes : 18 JL AUDIO G1300 JL AUDIO G1300 19
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l imited w arrant Y - a mPli Fiers ( usa ) JL AUDIO warrants this product to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years. This warranty is not transferrable and applies only to the original purchaser from an authorized JL AUDIO dealer. Should service be necessary under this warranty for any reason due to manufacturing defect or malfunction, JL AUDIO will (at its discretion), repair or replace the defective product with new or remanufactured product at no c
