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PCX 1250
PCX 1500
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NO SOUND Is the LED lit? NEW! Advanced Instrumentation Input Stage. YES NO NEW! 12dB/Octave; HP/LP/FULL; 30-4kHz Crossover. Check Power and Remote turn-on NEW! Independent Line Output Crossover 30-4kHz. wire for voltage. Make sure Ground PWM Power Supply. wire is secure. Triple Darlington Output Stage. AP-IV Protection Circuitry. STILL NO SOUND QBASS™ Bass Boost. See your Authorized PrecisionPower Dealer or call 1-800-62POWER. High Voltage Input Capability with -12dB Attenuation Switch. Gold Pl
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On the PCX 1250 amplifier, we offer tremendous control of your bass with QBASS™. On the front end panel of your PCX 1250 you will find the QBASS™ level control. Adjust the level control clockwise for up to 12 dB of boost at a factory preset frequency of 40Hz with a Q-factor of 2 CAUTION: QBASS ™ should only be used in systems with a strong subwoofer section. +12dB is a large amount of bass boost and may damage your speakers if abused. 18 3
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NOTE: TOOLS ARE NOT SUPPLIED Small flat blade screwdriver Phillips screwdriver (#2 or medium sized) Wire cutters Wire strippers 4 - #6 round head screws, and 1 - #8 sheet metal screw (or nut, bolt, flat washer star washer) [see detail] 2 - Ring connectors (large enough to accommodate your method of grounding) In-line fuse or circuit breaker - see fuse chart below Power and ground wire - see Power Wire Calculator on page 4 Speaker wire - 12-16 gauge Grommets (sized to work with the power wire you
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The New! PCX™ amplifiers mass has been increased by 2 lbs. per linear foot Before beginning, disconnect the negative (-) terminal of the battery prior to over last year’s P O W E R C L A S S ™ amplifiers, resulting in far superior heat working on the positive (+) terminal to prevent a short to ground. This is important, dissipation. The unique heatsink on your PCX™ amplifier has been designed with unless you want to spend the rest of your life with a nickname like "Sparky," or fins on the inside
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When using 16 gauge or larger, run the speaker wires from the amplifier location Once you have run both the power and ground wires, it's time to connect the cables to the amplifier. Cut off excess wire and, using wire strippers, strip the ends through the vehicle to the speakers. Observe the same precautions for routing of the power and ground cables approximately 1/4 inch. Locate the PowerLock these wires that you followed for running the power and remote turn-on wires. Cut o ff excess and, usi
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PCX 1250 PCX 1500 9 8 9 7 10 7 8 11 6 10 6 11 12 12 1 1 3 3 4 2 5 2 4 5 1. Cooling Plenums: Maintain a minimum 2” clearance around cooling plenums for proper amplifier 1. Cooling Plenums: Maintain a minimum 2” clearance around cooling plenums for proper amplifier cooling. cooling. 2. Subsonic Filter Freq. Control: Move this detented control in a clockwise rotation to adjust the 2. HP/LP/FULL Switch: Select the desired crossover setting, HP/LP/FULLfor the speaker output front crossover frequ
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There are two sets of RCA jacks on the front end of your amplifier. The RCA Locate an area near the amplifier(s) that is metal and clean an area about the size cables from your source unit go in the set labeled INPUTS. If your source unit doesn't of a quarter to bare metal. Inspect the area around and underneath to be sure you have RCA outputs don't worry. Simply add a set of RCA plugs (available at your won't drill into wires, brake or fuel lines, etc. Drill a pilot hole in the middle of this d
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The following is a basic formula to be used as a guide to determine current draw. © Your New! PCX™ amplifier has a TC-X Crossover (Total Control X-over ) (See A50% amplifier efficiency rating is used as an average. Your new P C X™ a m p l i f i e r page 19 for crossover Detent Chart). 12dB per octave phase correlated crossover is more efficient than most other amplifiers. This formula is to be used as a guideline. built in to provide superior system flexibility without the added expense and Usin
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Short Circuit Protection engaged: The amplifier will turn off and try to come On the PCX 1500 amplifier, we've taken bass control to a higher level with back on immediately. The amplifier will cycle like this indefinitely, with "blips" of QBASS PLUS™. The two QBASS™ switches (labeled 1 and 2) on the front end sound each time. If this is the case, check your speakers and wiring for low of the amplifier allow you to select one of four frequency centers 30Hz, 36Hz, impedance and short circuits. 44H
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NEW! Advanced Instrumentation Input Stage. NEW! 12dB/Octave; HP/LP/FULL; 30-4kHz Crossover. NEW! Independent Line Output Crossover 30-4kHz. Fully Regulated PWM Power Supply. Triple Darlington Output Stage. AM-V Protection Circuitry. Forced Air Thermal Management. QBASS Plus™ Bass Boost. High Voltage Input Capability with -12dB Attenuation Switch. Gold Plated RCAInput and Output Connectors. PowerLock™ Speaker and Power Wire Connectors. 3-Yr Warranty; installed by an Authorized PrecisionPower Deal
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Three-Year Limited U.S.A Warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state And thank you for choosing PrecisionPower audio equipment. At PrecisionPower to state. PrecisionPower warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship we proudly design, engineer and manufacture audio products at our production under normal use and service for a period of three (3) years from the date of original purchase when the uni
