Vibe STEREO 2 Instruction Manual

Vibe STEREO 2 Instruction Manual

Black box

Advertisement

Power Amplifier
Instruction Manual
To ensure maximum performance and safety,
please follow this manual. Please retain the
manual for future reference after installation
STEREO 2
STEREO 4
BASS 1

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the STEREO 2 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Summary of Contents for Vibe STEREO 2

  • Page 1 Power Amplifier Instruction Manual To ensure maximum performance and safety, please follow this manual. Please retain the manual for future reference after installation STEREO 2 STEREO 4 BASS 1...
  • Page 2: Owners Manual

    OWNERS MANUAL Model: BLACKBOX STEREO 2 / STEREO 4 / BASS 1 Congratulations on purchasing your VIBE BlackBox amplifier Please read this manual in order to fully understand how to get the best results from your amplifier. Please ensure that all advice on how to look after your amplifier is followed.
  • Page 3 Connections Ground Cable ● The ground cable needs to carry the same current as the power cable. At least an 8 gauge cable should be used. ● The amplifier ground should be connected directly to the chassis of the vehicle, to bare metal. ●...
  • Page 4 Connections and Controls - BlackBox Stereo 2 1. High Level Input To be used when no RCA's are available. Use the provided loom to connect to closest speakers. The loom connector will only fit one way around. Once plugged in you should connect the wires as below: 2.
  • Page 5 Power connections. See Connections section for details on correct connections. 11. Fuses Please ensure the following fuse rating is used when replacing fuses: 15 amp x 2 12. Speaker Terminal Output For connection to the speakers. See Application section for wiring examples. Applications - BlackBox Stereo 2...
  • Page 6 Connections and Controls - BlackBox Stereo 4 1. Low Level Input For connection to any source (head unit) with a low level output. This is your RCA output from the source (headunit). In order to obtain a four channel output from a two channel input please set the switch to 4 channel and plug the RCA's into channel 3 and channel 4.
  • Page 7 7. Rear Bass Boost Switch To provide up to an extra +24 dB of bass boost at 45 Hz. Use this boost to increase bass output from the amplifier. 8. Rear Crossover Control The switch is used to select between low pass / high pass filter or no filter at all on the rear channels. The frequency ranges on the low pass filter are from 30 Hz to 300 Hz.
  • Page 8 Connections and Controls - BlackBox BASS 1 1. Low Level Input / Output Low level input connection to any source (head unit) with a low level output. This is your RCA output from the source (headunit) Low level output is a daisy chain RCA connection to allow easy addition of another amplifier. 2.
  • Page 9 8. Bass Remote Input Jack Use to plug in the remote bass controller. 9. Indicator LEDs When the amplifier is operating correctly the LED will show as blue. When the amplifier is in protection mode the LED will show as red. 10.Fuses Please ensure the following fuse rating is used when replacing fuses: 35 amp x 4...
  • Page 10: Set Up Section

    By using the crossovers correctly you will not only lengthen the life of your speakers but you will also get better performance from them. To optimise your setup seek the advise of a professional installation engineer or visit your local VIBE audio dealer.
  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    Check that the negative wire is connected to the ground terminal on the amplifier. Ensure that the correct rated fuse is fitted: VIBE BlackBox Stereo 2 –15 amp x 2, VIBE BlackBox Stereo 4 –30 amp x 2, VIBE BlackBox Bass 1 –35 amp x 4,...
  • Page 12: Specification

    BlackBox stereo amplifiers BlackBox stereo 4 Specification BlackBox stereo 2 RMS Power @ 13.8v DC 4 x 100 WRMS Power @ 4 Ohms stereo 2 x 100 WRMS 4 x 125 WRMS Power @ 2 Ohms stereo 2 x 125 WRMS...
  • Page 14: Date Of Purchase

    In order to protect your purchase and aid your warrantee please fill in the following form and keep it safe for your future reference: Model Number: Serial Number: Purchased From: Date of Purchase: Limited Warranty All VIBE products carry a full twelve months warranty, valid from the date of the original receipt / proof of purchase. In order to validate this warranty, the warranty card should be returned to VIBE within seven days of the original purchase date.
  • Page 15 FLATBASS™ 13 SPK Bass speaker cable There are many powerful bass amplifiers on today’s market – the ever increasing power is putting huge strains on speaker wire – VIBE present a new breed of speaker cable specially developed for BASS applications – the VIBE FLATBASS speaker cable offers SolidCores™...
  • Page 16 The VIBE CriticalLink range of cabling has been developed to achieve the critical link between source (headunit), amplifier and speakers – VIBE audio equipment is high quality, using anything less than the VIBE CriticalLink™ range of cables will severely compromise your equipment and will not allow it to perform to its maximum potential.

Table of Contents