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car audio
power amplifier
owner’s manual
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INSTALLATION WARNING: Playing loud music • At the installation sites, locate and POWER CONNECTIONS Remote Connection in an automobile can hinder your make a note of all fuel lines, The Power Series amplifiers are Connect the amplifier’s Remote (REM) ability to hear traffic and permanently hydraulic brake lines, vacuum lines, capable of delivering extremely high terminal to the source unit’s Remote damage your hearing. We recommend and electrical wiring. Use extreme power levels, and require a h
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APPLICATIONS – BPx MODELS To the right are several application Set OUTPUT MODE to 2CH/BR
diagrams to help plan your subwoofer CH 1 CH 2 2 CHANNEL (on input panel) BRIDGED system installation. Figures 1 through 3 NEON PARALLEL * show how to configure the JBL Power BPx Amplifier
PARALLEL 2CH/BR Series subwoofer amplifiers (models (partial rear panel) OUTPUT MODE SPEAKER OUTPUTS BPx500.1, BPx1100.1 and BPx2200.1) SEE MANUAL FOR PARALLEL CONNECTION * for 2-channel, bridged-mono and See “Setting
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APPLICATIONS – Px600.2 Figure 4. The JBL Px600.2 The JBL Px600.2 amplifier can be amplifier is set to stereo mode set up for stereo or bridged-mono GND REM BATT BRIDGED operation, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. to drive a pair of full-range NEON NEON STEREO R L speakers. NOTE: For simplicity, Figures 4 and 5 SPEAKER OUTPUTS POWER FUSES Px600.2 do not show power, remote and input connections. Px600.2
(rear panel) Set MODE to FLAT; INPUT MODE to ST
(on input panel) X-OVER FREQ 32Hz 320Hz F
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APPLICATIONS – Px300.4 Figure 6. The JBL Px300.4 The JBL Px300.4 amplifier can be set amplifier is set to stereo mode FRONT REAR up for stereo or tri-mode operation, as GND REM BATT BRIDGED shown in Figures 6 and 7. to drive front and rear pairs of NEON NEON STEREO R L R L full-range speakers. NOTE: For simplicity, Figures 6 and 7 do POWER FUSES SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS Px300.4 NOTE: To limit bass sent to not show power, remote and input full-range speakers, set connections. X-OVER MO
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INSTALLATION AND SETUP SETTING THE Using the 2-Channel Mode SETTING INPUT SETTING DBO OUTPUT MODE With any Power Series amplifier, you SENSITIVITY (ALL MODELS Setting an output mode depends on can also drive two woofers separately NOTE: For BPx models, you can use EXCEPT Px600.2) ™ your choice of system configuration by connecting the speakers in the the supplied REMOTE LEVEL CONTROL Dynamic Bass Optimizer (DBO) is and the nominal impedace of your 2-channel mode (see Figure 1 on page instead
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INSTALLATION AND SETUP TROUBLESHOOTING For sealed enclosures, use DBO to 4. Locate the enclosed hardware bag SYMPTOM LIKELY CAUSE SOLUTION enhance the middle of the bass region. and remove the four clips. Each clip No audio No voltage at BATT+ Check voltages at Set the HP FREQ control to 35Hz to has a square end and a larger round (POWER LED or REM terminals, amplifier terminals 40Hz and adjust the BOOST control to end. Using a round end, press two is off) or bad or no ground with VOM taste. Thi
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SPECIFICATIONS Px300.4 Px600.2 Px500.1 < < < • 123.5W RMS x 4 channels at 4 ohms and 1% THD + N • 180W RMS x 2 channels at 4 ohms and 1% THD + N • 237W RMS x 2 channels at 4 ohms and 1% THD + N • Signal-to-noise ratio: 76.64dBA (reference 1W into 4 ohms) • Signal-to-noise ratio: 79.5dBA (reference 1W into 4 ohms) • Signal-to-noise ratio: 66.4dBA (reference 1W into 4 ohms) • 358W RMS x 2 channels at 4 ohms, 14.4V supply and • 663W RMS x 1 channel at 4 ohms, 14.4V supply and • 718W RMS x 1 channel
