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THANK YOU for purchasing a JBL A6000GTi or A3000GTi amplifier. For warranty support, please register your purchase at www.jbl.com. Select Car Audio, then click on Support, and then click on Product Registration. Also, please retain your original purchase receipt and packing crate in case you must ship your unit back for service.
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A3000GTi amplifier, we strongly recommend that installation be entrusted to a qualified professional. Although these instructions explain how to install JBL amplifiers in a general sense, they do not show specific installation methods that may be required for your particular vehicle.
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The total power output of your amplifier will be divided among the speakers connected to it. For example, if you are using an A6000GTi and three W15GTi subwoofers, each subwoofer will receive 2,000 watts. It’s important to choose a system of subwoofers that will handle all of the power.
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If you plan to use the A6000GTi or A3000GTi in SPL competition, the charging system requirements will be much greater than those for normal music listening.
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INPUT jacks. For a single subwoofer output, use an RCA “Y” adapter to connect its signal to both input jacks. As a convenience, each JBL A6000GTi or A3000GTi amplifier is also equipped with a set of PASS-THRU L/R RCA audio jacks. They will pass incoming...
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MAKING THE CONNECTIONS A6000GTi SPEAKER CONNECTIONS The A6000GTi is a 2-channel amplifier designed to drive subwoofers only. The left and right input signals are combined inside the amplifier to provide a mono output signal, no matter which output mode is selected.
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MAKING THE CONNECTIONS A3000GTi SPEAKER Figure 10. The JBL A3000GTi CONNECTIONS amplifier is set to bridged mode to drive a subwoofer Included below are three application system. Only use this mode diagrams that will help you plan your when the nominal equivalent A3000GTi installation.
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Input Sensitivity. ” 1. Depending on your system plan, set the A3000GTi’s crossover mode switch to LP (low-pass) or HP (high- pass). The A6000GTi is a low-pass amplifier only, designed to drive subwoofers. No crossover switch is provided. 2. The crossover slope has two settings: 12 (dB per octave) or 24 (dB per octave).
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SETTING UP THE GTi AMPLIFIER REPLACING THE FUSE Figure 14. Removing bottom screws OR NEON TUBES and the clear cover from the A6000GTi amplifier. NOTE: Do not remove the The JBL A6000/A3000GTi amplifier logo badge assembly. is equipped with an internal fuse, a 20-inch neon tube and two 6-inch neon tubes.
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16 Torx-head screws on the perforated shield and set them aside (see Figure 16). Figure 16. Removing the fuse from the A6000GTi amplifier. 9. Using a small flat-blade screwdriver, disconnect the wiring for the neon tubes. 10. Remove the perforated shield and set it aside.
No audio Direct current on Disconnect cable from (Power and speaker output(s) REMOTE terminal; if Fault LED Fault LEDs is still on, contact local JBL are on) service center No audio Internal amplifier Check for blocked vents (Power and temperature is over...
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