Installation; Choosing A Mounting Location; Parts List; Mounting The Amplifier - JBL A6000GTi Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION

WARNING: Playing loud music • At the installation sites, locate
in an automobile can hinder your
ability to hear traffic and permanently
damage your hearing. We recommend
listening at low or moderate levels
while driving your car. JBL accepts
no liability for hearing loss, bodily
• Before drilling or cutting holes, use
injury or property damage resulting
from the use or misuse of this product.
IMPORTANT: To get the best • When routing cables, keep input-
performance from your JBL A6000GTi
or A3000GTi amplifier, we strongly
recommend that installation be
entrusted to a qualified professional.
Although these instructions explain
• When making connections, observe
how to install JBL amplifiers in a
general sense, they do not show
specific installation methods that may
be required for your particular vehicle.
If you do not have the necessary tools
or experience, do not attempt the
installation yourself. Instead, please
• If the amplifier's fuse must be
ask your authorized JBL car audio
dealer about professional installation.
INSTALLATION
WARNINGS AND TIPS
CHOOSING A
• Always wear protective eyewear
MOUNTING LOCATION
when using tools.
The JBL A6000GTi and A3000GTi
• Turn off all audio components and
amplifiers are big! Conventional
other electrical devices before you
mounting locations under driver or
start. Disconnect the (–) negative
passenger seats will not accommodate
lead from your vehicle's battery.
either amplifier. Mount the amplifier in
• Check clearances on both sides of
the vehicle's trunk or cargo area, but
a planned mounting surface before
never mount the amplifier in the engine
drilling holes or installing screws.
compartment, outside the vehicle or
Remember – the screws can extend
in any location where it may get wet.
behind the surface.
When choosing a location, make sure
the site's underlying structure is strong
enough to support the amplifier's
weight and drilled holes for mounting
bolts. Also, verify that there will be
adequate ventilation around the
amplifier, so that airflow to its internal
fans will not be blocked and the unit
can properly cool itself.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury
and make a note of all fuel lines, and possible product damage, we
hydraulic brake lines, vacuum lines strongly urge you to enlist additional
and electrical wiring. Use extreme help in unpacking and moving the
caution when cutting or drilling in JBL A6000GTi or A3000GTi amplifier
and around these areas. to a desired mounting location.
a utility knife to remove unwanted

PARTS LIST

fabric or vinyl to keep material from
Each amplifier is packed with the
snagging in a drill bit.
following parts:
• Four (4) 1/2" x 3" socket-head cap
signal cables away from power
screws and T-nuts.
cables and speaker wires. Use
• One (1) Remote Level Control with
grommets when passing cables
mounting hardware
through the vehicle's inner walls.
• One (1) 15' RJ11 Cable for Remote
Level Control
the amplifier's polarity markings.
• One (1) Logo Badge
Make sure that each connection
• One (1) Set of Performance Graphs
is clean and properly secured. Use
• One (1) Owner's Manual
the shortest ground wire possible
to minimize resistance and avoid • One (1) Warranty Registration
noise problems. Instruction Card
replaced, use only the same type
and rating as that of the original.
Do not substitute another kind.
MOUNTING THE
AMPLIFIER
We strongly recommend first mounting
a piece of wood or medium density
fiberboard (MDF) to the vehicle, and
then mounting the amplifier to the
board. The amplifier is large and heavy
and must be mounted using all four
screws and T-nuts provided. Using
the amplifier as a template, mark the
location of the mounting holes on the
mounting surface, drill pilot holes, and
securely attach the amplifier to the
mounting surface with the provided
screws and T-nuts. Make sure the
amplifier does not pinch or smash
power cables, speaker wires, input
cables or any of the vehicle's wiring.
Install the Remote Level Control in a
convenient location in or under the
dashboard. The control may be
removed from its housing for custom
installation. Using the enclosed RJ11
cable, connect the control to the
amplifier, as shown in Figure 1.
A6000GTi/A3000GTi
(on input panel)
RJ45 connector on back
RJ11 Cable
Figure 1. Connecting the Remote Level
Control.
Once the amplifier is mounted, peel the
backing from the adhesive (on the back
of the logo badge) and attach the
badge in the appropriate orientation.
RJ45 connector