Pioneer PRS-D5000SPL Owner's Manual page 3

Connecting the Unit
Connecting the Power Terminal 2. Twist the battery wire, ground wire
and system remote control wire.
• Always use the recommended battery and ground
wire, which is sold separately. Connect the battery
wire directly to the car battery positive terminal
(+) and the ground wire to the car body.
• Recommended wires size (AWG: American Wire
Gauge) is as follows. The battery wire, the ground
3. Connect the wires to the terminal.
wire and the optional direct ground wire must be
same size.
• Before connecting the wires to the terminals,
remove the endcap. After connecting the
Battery Wire and Ground Wire Size
wires to the terminals, attach the endcap.
• Fix the wires securely with the terminal
Wire Length less than 4 ft 4—7 ft 7—10 ft
screws.
less than 1.2 m 1.2—2.1 m 2.1—3.0 m
Wire Size 4 AWG 4 AWG 2 AWG System remote
control terminal
10—13 ft 13—16 ft 16—19 ft 19—22 ft
3.0—3.9 m 3.9—4.8 m 4.8—5.7 m 5.7—6.7 m
GND terminal
2 AWG 1 AWG 1 AWG 0 AWG
System remote
control wire
1. Pass the battery wire from the
engine compartment to the interior
Ground wire
of the vehicle.
• After making all other connections to the
amplifier, connect the battery wire terminal of
Battery wire
the amplifier to the positive (+) terminal of
the battery.
WARNING
The maximum length of the wire between
the fuse and the positive (+) terminal of the Failure to securely fasten the battery wire to the ter-
battery is 45 cm (18 in.).
minal using the terminal screws could cause the ter-
minal area to overheat and could result in damage
and injury including minor burns.
Engine Interior of
the vehicle
compartment
4. Put the wire ties in the slits and
wrap the wire ties around the wires.
• Wrap the wire tie around the wire insulation,
Fuse 150 A
Drill a 14
Positive (+) not the stripped wire.
Each amplifier must
mm (1/2 in.)
terminal
be SEPARATELY
hole into the Slit
fused at 150 A.
vehicle body.
Insert the O-ring rubber
grommet into the vehicle
body.
Wire tie
Connecting the Speaker Terminals 3. Put the wire ties in the slits and
wrap the wire ties around the wires.
Twist • Wrap the wire tie around the wire insulation,
1. Expose the end of the speaker wires
not the stripped wire.
using nippers or a cutter by about
15–20 mm (5/8–3/4 in.) and twist.
Twist
15–20 mm
(5/8–3/4 in.)
2. Connect the speaker wires to the
speaker terminals.
Endcap
• Before connecting the wires to the terminals,
remove the endcap. After connecting the
wires to the terminals, attach the endcap.
• Fix the speaker wires securely with the termi-
Terminal
nal screws.
screw
Power Endcap
terminal
Terminal screw
Speaker wire
Speaker terminal
Setting the Gain for
synced amplifier
After connecting the speaker wires, adjust each
synced amplifier's gain control. All synced ampli-
fiers follow the master amplifier's settings.
Wire tie
Quick Setup of the Gain
Set each synced amplifier's gain control to the NOR-
MAL position. This setting will balance output vol-
umes sufficiently for most applications.
Slit
Connecting the Speaker wires
Connect the speaker leads to suit the configuration according to the figures shown below and the next page.
Single Amplifier
• Speaker wire size must be 10 AWG minimum.
• Load may be any combination of speakers but impedance must be 2 Ω or larger.
MODE SELECT switch must be in
MASTER position.
Advanced Setup of the Gain Two Amplifier Bridged
• Speaker wire size must be 10 AWG minimum.
Starting with the master amplifier, adjust the gain
• Load may be any combination of speakers but impedance must be 4 Ω or larger.
control on each amplifier in order.
1. Output sin wave through this system at low output
MODE SELECT switch must be in MASTER position.
level.
2. Use volt meter to measure the master amplifier's
output voltage level.
3. Use volt meter to measure the synced amplifier's
output voltage level.
4. Match the synced amplifier's output to the mas-
ter's output using the gain control on the synced
amplifier.
5. Repeat for the each synced amplifier in the proper
order.
MODE SELECT switch
must be in SYNC INV
position. Before setting
to the position, remove
the screw and the stop-
per.
Two Amplifier
• Speaker wire size must be 10 AWG minimum.
• Load may be any combination of speakers but impedance must be 2 Ω or larger.
MODE SELECT switch must be in MASTER position.
2 Ω
minimum
1,500 W
MODE SELECT
switch must be in
SYNC position.
Connecting wire with RCA
pin plugs (sold separately).
4 Ω
minimum
3,000 W
Connecting speaker wire
(sold separately).
Connecting wire with
2 Ω
RCA pin plugs (sold
separately). minimum
1,500 W
2 Ω
minimum
1,500 W