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Diamond Audio MICRO8 Series Owner's Manual

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MICRO8
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AMPLIFIERS
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  • Page 1 MICRO8 MICRO8 Se r ies Se r ies AMPLIFIERS AMPLIFIERS...

  • Page 3: Installation

    Installation Introduction Diamond Audio Amplifiers Thank you for purchasing a Diamond Audio amplifier for your car audio system. You have chosen Diamond Audio because you deserve the best! Diamond Audio amplifiers are designed and engineered to the highest quality standards in the industry to create the ultimate listening experience in your vehicle.

  • Page 4: General Precautions

    INSTALLATION - Pre Planning Section WARNING: Prolonged exposure to sound pressure levels in excess of 100dB can cause permanent hearing loss. Diamond Audio amplifiers can exceed that level so please exercise restraint when listening and enjoying your new amplifier. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS •This unit is designed for negative ground 12V DC operation only.
  • Page 5 FEATURES 10 10...
  • Page 6 This light indicate’s when the amplifier is powered up normally and when there is a protection fault. The Protect LED is illuminated when there is a problem with your amplifier. Please contact your authorize Diamond Audio dealer or call Diamaond Audio’s technical support.

  • Page 7: Vehicle Electrical System

    Amplifiers (regardless of brand name) will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery and charging system. Diamond Audio recommends checking your alternator and battery condition to ensure that the electrical system has enough capacity to handle the increased load of your stereo system. Original...
  • Page 8 INSTALLATION 5. Prepare the ground wire for attachment to the amplifier by stripping 5/8” of insulation from the end of the wire. Always use a wire of the same gauge as the power connection, never smaller. Insert the bare wire into the GND terminal and tighten the set screw to secure the cable in place.
  • Page 9 Avoid setting the amplifier gain very high as noise and distortion will increase significantly. For a more in depth level setting (gain adjustment) procedure, visit the Diamond Audio website.

  • Page 10: System Configurations

    VOX and DC will provide turn on capabilities for the amplifier when a 12V trigger wire is not available. These methods will have some delay in turning the amplifier on and off. OPTIONAL SOURCE - BLUETOOTH RECEIVER (BTR9/10/12) SETUP All Diamond Audio amplifiers work with these Bluetooth receivers: DABTR10 DABTR9 DABTR12 “...
  • Page 11 SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT (OPTIONAL): MICRO81U - MONOBLOCK SUBWOOFER(s) Since the MICRO8 series amplifiers can take speaker level in the easiest and cleanest way to connect to your radios speaker outputs is to buy some stereo RCA cable and just strip the wires to connect to...
  • Page 12 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS MICRO84U- FULL MARINE/HOT ROD SYSTEM WITH BTR SMARTPHONE (BLUETOOTH) DABTR12 (OR ANY DAT BLUETOOTH RECEIVER) MICRO84U SIGNAL ENDPLATE BTR WIRING +12V (Battery) Switched 12V (Remote) -12V (Ground) *WHEN USING BTR - SWITCH INPUT CONFIG TO 2CH THIS WILL GIVE YOU 4 CH OUT, NO FADE CAPABILITY MICRO BTR CABLE (INCLUDED WITH BTR) BATTERY...
  • Page 13 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS MICRO84U CHANNEL CONFIGURATION STEREO FRONT/REAR SETUP MICRO84U SIGNAL ENDPLATE FRONT INPUT REAR INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS SIGNAL HARNESS HEAD UNIT (PERFERREDLY 5V OUTPUT) MICRO84U POWER/SPEAKER ENDPLATE BATTERY FRONT OUTPUT SPEAKER HARNESS REAR OUTPUT SPEAKER HARNESS STEREO FULL-RANGE SPEAKERS FRONT & REAR...

  • Page 14: Special Note

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS MICRO85U 5-CHANNEL SYSTEM MICRO85U SIGNAL ENDPLATE SUB INPUT FRONT INPUT SIGNAL SIGNAL HARNESS HARNESS REAR INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS PREAMP OUT FRONT PREAMP OUT REAR HEAD UNIT (PERFERREDLY 5V OUTPUT) SPECIAL NOTE: This amplifer is perfect for a “space consious” 5 channel system WITH DSP!! ADD the NEW BTDSP-46 Digital Sound Processor...
  • Page 15 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS MICRO88U 8-CHANNEL SYSTEM INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS CH3/4 INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS CH1/2 INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS CH5/6 INPUT SIGNAL HARNESS CH5/6 HEAD UNIT (PERFERREDLY 5V OUTPUT) BATTERY 8 CHANNELS OF CO-AXIALS or COMPONENTS (4 OR 2 OHM SPEAKERS) NOTE: CHANNELS ARE BRIGEABLE! (4 OHM!}...

  • Page 16: Product Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS RMS Power Rating MICRO81U MICRO82U MICRO84U Max Power 500 W RMS 500 W RMS 600 W RMS 300 W X 1 175W X 1 500 W X 1 300 W X 2 Type Full Range Class D Full Range Class D Full Range Class D Topology...
  • Page 17 SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS RMS Power Rating MICRO85U MICRO88U 950 W RMS 1000 W RMS Max Power 300 W X 2 200 W X 2 Type Full Range Class D Full Range Class D Topology Power Supply Full PWM Full PWM Power Supply 10.0VDC - 10.0VDC -...
  • Page 18 Notes...
  • Page 19 Thank you for purchasing a Diamond Audio product and we hope to provide you with countless hours of listening enjoyment. Diamond Audio warrants all of our amplifiers and speakers to be free to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year.
  • Page 20 ® 3761 S. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA. 90007 Tech Support Direct: 213-212-3187 www.DiamondAudio.com ©2019 Diamond Audio. All rights reserved. (a division of CV & DA Holdings, Inc.)

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