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Table of Contents
- 1 Protect Your Hearing
- 2 Installation Applications
- 3 Planning Your Installation
- 4 Product Description
- 5 Typical Installation Sequence
- 6 Power Connections
- 7 Fuse Requirements
- 8 Crossover Controls
- 9 Input Sections
- 10 Speaker Outputs
- 11 Appendix D: Trouble Shooting
- 12 Installation Notes
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JL AUDIO 500/5
five-channel system amplifier
o w n e r ' s m a n u a l
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 and extended warranty
coverage, 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
decide to install the amplifier yourself, please take the time
to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself
with its installation requirements and setup procedures.
If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this
manual or any aspect of your amplifier's operation, please contact
your authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further
assistance, please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department at
(954) 443-1100 during business hours (Eastern Time Zone).
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- Page 1 If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please contact your authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further assistance, please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department at...
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Page 2: Protect Your Hearing
Cooling Efficiency Considerations: Your JL Audio amplifier employs an advanced type of heat management, called RealSink™.This feature takes advantage of convection and radiation effects to remove heat from the amplifier circuitry. -
Page 3: Product Description
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TYPICAL INSTALLATION SEQUENCE The JL Audio 500/5 is a five-channel system The following represents the sequence for a amplifier utilizing patented Absolute Symmetry™ typical amplifier installation, using an aftermarket Class AB technology for its front and rear channels source unit. -
Page 4: Crossover Controls
“F/R Input Mode”.This switch determines whether the front and rear channels will receive their input independently (select “4ch”) or from the “Rear Input Section” jacks only (select “2ch”). JL AUDIO 500/5 JL AUDIO 500/5 CROSSOVER CONTROLS Crossovers are groups of individual electronic filters... - Page 5 “LF Boost” and “Infrasonic Filter” processing that is selected. This mode is useful for feeding an additional (slave) subwoofer amplifier (the JL Audio 250/1 matches the 500/5’s subwoofer channel perfectly). For more information on adding additional subwoofer amplifiers in master / slave mode, please refer to Appendix C on page 24.
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Page 6: Speaker Outputs
SPEAKER OUTPUTS LF Boost (dB) Independent Sub Input Filter Freq. (Hz) The 500/5 employs JL Audio's exclusive Regulated, Intelligent Power Supply (R.I.P.S.) design on its front and subwoofer channels.The operation of the R.I.P.S. system is independent for each pair of channels.This sophisticated power supply allows the... - Page 7 If your amplifier fails or malfunctions, please return it to your authorized JL Audio dealer so that it may be sent in to JL Audio for service. There are no user serviceable parts or fuses inside the amplifier.The unique nature of the circuitry in the JL Audio amplifiers requires specifically trained service personnel.
- Page 8 (On or Off) +12VDC Ground Remote Preamp Output Section Signal From Infrasonic Filter Sub LP/F+R Inputs/Front Off/30Hz JL AUDIO 500/5 five-channel system amplifier Remote Bass Left Ch. Right Ch. Port To input of Control LF (bass) additional boost level with...
- Page 9 (On or Off) +12VDC Ground Remote Preamp Output Section Signal From Infrasonic Filter Sub LP/F+R Inputs/Front Off/30Hz JL AUDIO 500/5 five-channel system amplifier Remote Bass Left Ch. Right Ch. Port To input of Control LF (bass) additional boost level with...
- Page 10 (On or Off) +12VDC Ground Remote Preamp Output Section Signal From Infrasonic Filter Sub LP/F+R Inputs/Front Off/30Hz JL AUDIO 500/5 five-channel system amplifier Remote Bass Left Ch. Right Ch. Port To input of Control LF (bass) additional boost level with...
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- Page 12 One of these reasons is and amplifier (bass/treble, loudness, EQ, etc.). ease of setup. Because each JL Audio amplifier will 3) In all three input sections, switch the “Input always deliver the same amount of power within its Voltage”...
- Page 13 2) Connect an RCA cable from the 500/5's processing incorporated into the 500/5, it is preamp outputs to the main input of the first possible to connect additional JL Audio 250/1 “Slave” 250/1 amplifier. Set the “Slave” amplifier’s amplifiers in a “Master/Slave” configuration, with “Amp LP Filter”...
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Page 14: Appendix D: Trouble Shooting
“MY AMPLIFIER’S OUTPUT FLUCTUATES WHEN I TAP ON IT OR HIT A BUMP” “HOW DO I PROPERLY SET THE INPUT SENSITIVITY ON MY AMPLIFIER” JL AUDIO 500/5 JL AUDIO 500/5 Check the input signal using an AC voltmeter to measure the... - Page 15 50W RMS x 1 @ 6 - 8Ω (11V - 14.5V) Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are THD at Rated Power: <0.03% @ 4Ω per channel subject to change without notice. (20 Hz - 20 kHz) JL AUDIO 500/5 JL AUDIO 500/5...
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Page 16: Installation Notes
INSTALLATION NOTES: Use this diagram to document your amplifier’s switch and control positions. +12VDC Ground JL AUDIO 500/5 five-channel system amplifier Output (250Wx1) Rear Filter Section Rear Input Section Freq. Range High-Pass Filter Input Voltage Input Sens. x1/x10 Off/12dB/24dB Low/High... - Page 17 LIMITED WARRANTY - AMPLIFIERS (USA) JL AUDIO warrants this product to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the original date of purchase. The warranty term is extended to two (2) years if installation is performed or approved by an authorized JL AUDIO dealer (proof of installation or approval required on purchase receipt).