Pioneer GM-3000T Owner's Manual

BRIDGEABLE POWER AMPLIFIER
AMPLIFICADOR DE POTENCIA EN
PUENTE
Owner's Manual
GM-3000T
Manual del Propietario
PIONEER CORPORATION
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PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.
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TEL: (800) 421-1404
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TEL: (03) 9586-6300
Published by Pioneer Corporation.
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Copyright © 2004 by Pioneer Corporation.
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Before Using This Product
Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER If you have any questions or concerns,
product. Before attempting operation, be please contact your local authorized
sure to read this manual. Pioneer dealer or call Pioneer customer
service.
In case of trouble
WARNING
When the unit does not operate properly,
contact your dealer or the nearest autho- • Always use the special red battery and ground
rized PIONEER Service Station. wire [RD-223], which is sold separately. Connect
the battery wire directly to the car battery positive
terminal (+) and the ground wire to the car body.
CAUTION
• Do not touch the amplifier with wet hands.
Otherwise you may get an electric shock. Also, do
Never replace the fuse with one of greater
not touch the amplifier when it is wet.
value or rating than the original fuse. Use
• For traffic safety and to maintain safe driving
of an improper fuse could result in over-
conditions, keep the volume low enough so that
heating and smoke and could cause dam-
you can still hear normal traffic sound.
age to the product and injury including
• Check the connections of the power supply and
burns.
speakers if the fuse of the separately sold battery
wire or the amplifier fuse blows. Detect the cause
and solve the problem, then replace the fuse with
CAUTION
another one of the same size and rating.
• To prevent malfunction of the amplifier and
Diagram A - Proper Diagram B - Improper speakers, the protective circuit will cut the power
supply to the amplifier (sound will stop) when an
8 4
abnormal condition occurs. In such a case, switch
+ - + -
Ohm Ohm the power to the system OFF and check the
Speaker Speaker
connection of the power supply and speakers.
Detect the cause and solve the problem.
8 4
• Contact the dealer if you cannot detect the cause.
+ - + -
Ohm Ohm
• To prevent an electric shock or short-circuit
Speaker Speaker
during connection and installation, be sure to
L+ R- L+ R- disconnect the negative (–) terminal of the battery
beforehand.
Pioneer Pioneer
• Confirm that no parts are behind the panel when
Amplifier Amplifier
drilling a hole for installation of the amplifier. Be
4 Ohm Bridged Mode 2 Ohm Bridged Mode
sure to protect all cables and important equipment
such as fuel lines, brake lines and the electrical
Do NOT install or use your Pioneer ampli-
wiring from damage.
fier by wiring speakers rated at 4 Ohm (or
lower) in parallel to achieve a 2 Ohm (or
lower) bridged mode (Diagram B).
Amplifier damage, smoke, and overheating
could result from improper bridging. The
amplifier surface could also become hot to
the touch and minor burns could result.
To properly install or use a bridged mode
for a two-channel amplifier and achieve a 4
Ω load, wire two 8 Ω speakers in parallel
with Left + and Right - (Diagram A) or use
a single 4 Ω speaker. For a four-channel
amplifier, follow the speaker output con-
nection diagram for bridging as shown on
the back of your amplifier, and wire two 8
Ω speakers in parallel to achieve a 4 Ω load
or use a single 4 Ω speaker per channel.
Setting the Unit
Gain Control
If the sound level is too low, even when
the volume of the car stereo used along
with this power amplifier is turned up,
turn gain control on the front of the
power amplifier clockwise. If the sound
distorts when the volume is turned up,
turn the gain control counter-clockwise.
• When using with an RCA equipped car
stereo (standard output of 500 mV), set to
the NORMAL position. When using with
an RCA equipped Pioneer car stereo with
max. output of 4 V or more, adjust level to
match the car stereo output level.
• If you hear too much noise when using the
speaker input terminals, turn the gain
control counter-clockwise.
Power Indicator
The power indicator lights when the
power is switched on.
BFC (Beat Frequency Control) Switch
If you hear a beat while listening to an
AM broadcast with your car stereo,
change the BFC switch using a small
standard tip screwdriver.
LPF (Low-Pass Filter) Select Switch
Set the LPF select switch as follows according to the type of speaker that is connected to the
speaker output connector and the car stereo system:
LPF Select Audio frequency range Speaker Remarks
Switch to be output Type
LPF (left) Very Low Frequency range Subwoofer Connect a subwoofer.
OFF (right) Full range Full range