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- Page 1 ’ C400.4 Carbon Series 4/3/2 Channel Amplifier...
- Page 2 Polk Audio—A Passion for Sound Welcome to the Polk Audio family! For over thirty years, George Klopfer and I, and all the people at Polk Audio, have been designing and building sound equipment for people like you: the person who demands high quality and outstanding performance at a reasonable price.
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Page 3: Getting Started
Getting Started Please inspect your new amplifier(s) carefully. Notify your Polk Audio dealer if you notice any damage or missing items. Keep the carton and packing material; this will do the best job of protecting your equipment if it must be transported. PARTS INCLUDED 2 Hex wrenches Screws (2 long, 2 short) - Page 4 All Carbon Series Amplifier Models Feature: • Polk’s Maximum Dynamic Headroom (MDH) Power Supply allows Polk/MOMO Amplifiers to deliver more instantaneous power peaks, easily driving your speakers during musical peaks. Get “max headroom” (!) and more power for low impedance loads. •...
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Page 5: Read This First
Read This First Installing a car audio system is a serious project. If you have any doubts about your ability to execute any of the installation steps found in this manual, save yourself a lot of grief and contact a professional installer. Your Polk Audio dealer is a good place to find one. If you intend to do the installation yourself we assume you possess some skill in the proper use of hand and power tools. - Page 6 Notes About Electrical Installation • ALWAYS DISCONNECT YOUR VEHICLE’S BATTERY GROUND BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR VEHICLE’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. • This amplifier is designed for use in vehicles with 12-volt, negative-ground electrical systems. Use of this product in vehicles with positive-ground, or with voltages other than 12 volts, may result in damage to the product and the system, and will void the warranty.
- Page 7 Installing Your New Polk Audio Amplifier Before installing your new amplifier, carefully choose the location for the installation. The amplifier should have at least 2" (5cm) of ventilation space on all sides to allow heat to rise and dissipate away from the amplifier. Be sure that the power and signal cable connections can enter and leave the amplifier in a straight line to avoid the risk of kinked wires causing a malfunction.
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Page 8: Typical Installation
Typical Installation ALWAYS DISCONNECT YOUR VEHICLE’S BATTERY GROUND BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR VEHICLE’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF HIDDEN WIRES, CABLES AND FLUID LINES BEFORE DRILLING HOLES OR MAKING CONNECTIONS. 1. DISCONNECT the negative battery post connection and secure the disconnected cable away from the battery to prevent “accidental re-connection”... - Page 9 Typical Installation, continued For the ground connection, also use the largest gauge cable available. Connect to the terminal marked GND and then connect this cable directly to your car’s chassis. Keep the length of the GND connection as short as possible, ideally under 6", to avoid ground loops and engine noise hum problems.
- Page 10 Wire Routing Options For Flush Mount installations (where amp sits directly on solid surface), route wiring through side vents of end caps BEFORE wiring into the amp. For Stealth installations, route wiring down through bottom opening under removeable plate. P O L K / M O M O : C H A M P I O N S H I P P E R F O R M A N C E...
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Page 12: Crossover Frequency Adjustment
Detailed Adjustments for the Amp Panel 1 REMOTE BASS GAIN MODULE JACK midrange and high frequencies from the subwoofer. If it Accepts telephone jack input connection from the remote is set too high, you’ll hear voices and other midrange sounds coming from the subwoofer and the bass will bass gain module (only works on REAR channel when crossover is set to LP). -
Page 13: Gain Adjustment
Detailed Adjustments for the Amp Panel continued amplifier will be used to drive full range speakers with no LOW position, as the most popular head unit output con- subwoofer in the system. The full frequency bandwidth nections are low voltage. To use HIGH level speaker wire will be output to the speakers with no high or low inputs, simply splice an RCA connector onto your speaker frequency attenuation. - Page 14 P O L K / M O M O : C H A M P I O N S H I P P E R F O R M A N C E...
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- Page 16 P O L K / M O M O : C H A M P I O N S H I P P E R F O R M A N C E...
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Page 18: Power Connection Details
Power Connection Details Before installing your amplifier, disconnect the negative (ground) wire from the vehicle’s battery and secure it away from the battery. This will prevent accidental damage to the system. And to yourself as well. This amplifier’s “+12 VDC” and “GROUND” (chassis ground) connections are designed to accept 4 AWG power wire or smaller. - Page 19 Sketch Your Custom Install Configuration for Future Reference Here: W W W . P O L K A U D I O . C O M / A M P S...
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Page 20: Protect Your Hearing
Protect Your Hearing! Now that you’ve got Polk Audio equipment in your car you’re a valued member of the Polk Audio family. We want you, and your hearing, to be around for a long, long time. We urge you to practice restraint in the operation of this product so as not to damage your hearing (and that of other people in your car, or in your neighborhood). - Page 21 C400.4 Specifications Power Output: ...........RMS Continuous Power (at 14.4V at the input terminals, 20Hz - 20kHz) Per Channel into 4 Ohms (0.1% THD+N) ..75W Per Channel into 2 Ohms (1% THD+N) ..100W Bridged into 4 Ohms (1% THD+N) ....200W Total Dynamic Power (at 1kHz) .......975W Frequency Response (-3dB Points)....<15Hz to 45kHz Signal-to-Noise (Referenced to rated power) ...>105dBA Channel Crosstalk..........>55dB...
- Page 22 Polk/MOMO Series Limited Warranty Polk Audio, Inc., warrants to the original retail purchaser This warranty does not include service or parts to repair only. This warranty will terminate automatically prior to its damage caused by accident, disaster, misuse, abuse, stated expiration if the original retail purchaser sells or negligence, inadequate packing or shipping procedures, transfers the Product to any other party.
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- Page 24 5601 Metro Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (800) 377-7655 www.polkaudio.com www.polkmomo.com Contact Polk Audio Customer Service 800-377-7655 (M-F, 9-6 EST, US only) or via email polkcs@polkaudio.com. Outside the US, call 410-358-3600. “Polk,” “Polk Audio,” “The Speaker Specialists” and “Dynamic Balance” are registered trademarks of Polk Investment Corporation used under license by Polk Audio Incorporated.
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