Connecting Ground And Switched/Primary Power - Radio Shack XL-50 Owner's Manual

High power trunk-mount stereo amplifier
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Cautions:
• For added safety and to protect your
amplifier and auto sound system, dis-
connect the cable from your vehicle's
negative (
) battery terminal before you
begin.
• Be sure your speakers can handle as
much as 50 watts of power (25 watts per

CONNECTING GROUND AND SWITCHED/PRIMARY POWER

Follow these steps to connect the amplifier to
ground, switched power, and primary power.
1. If you have not done so already, discon-
nect the cable from your vehicle's nega-
tive (
) battery terminal.
2. Use a screwdriver to connect the spade
end of the supplied black ground wire to
the amplifier's
(ground) terminal.
GND
3. Connect the black ground wire's other
end to a chassis ground, such as a
metal bolt attached to a metal part of the
vehicle's frame. Be sure the bolt is not
6
channel). Each speaker must have an
impedance of at least 4 ohms. Your local
RadioShack store has a large variety of
speakers.
To make it easier to gauge wire length and
connect the amplifier, temporarily place the
amplifier as close as possible to the selected
mounting location.
Blue/White
AMP Remote Turn On
Black
Vehicle's Battery
Chassis
Ground
Switched Power Lead
Auto Sound System
insulated from the chassis by a plastic
part.
4. Use a screwdriver to connect the spade
end of the supplied blue/white wire to
the amplifier's
minal.
5. If your auto sound system has a
switched power lead , connect the blue/
white wire's other end to your auto
sound system's switched power lead
using one of the supplied twist-on termi-
nal connectors.
Preparation
(remote power) ter-
REM

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