FLI TRAP 10A - Amplifier Inputs and Controls; Ground and Remote Turn-On Connections; Amplifier Control Functions Explained

G
round
C
abl
e
The
g
round cable needs to carr
y
the same current as the power cable. A
g
ain at least and 1
0
g
au
g
e cable should be used. The amplifier
g
round should be connected directl
y
to the chassis of
the vehicle, to bare metal (not painted surface). The cable length should be kept to an absolute
minimum.It is not recommended that
y
ou connect the
g
round cable to the vehicles seatbelts.
R
emote Turn
O
n
A minimum of 18
g
au
g
e cable should be used for this connection. The cable should be run with
exactl
y
the same care and attention as the power cable and taken back to the source and
j
oine
d
to the remote cable
p
rovided on the head unit.
If the headunit does not have a remote turn on cable then a 12v suppl
y
should be used. This will
require a switch to be
f
itted inline to enable the ampli
f
ier to be turned on and o
ff.
NOTE: Remember that if this switch is left on
y
ou will flatten the car batter
y
.
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. Power
/
protection LED
’s
When the amplifier is wired and installed correctl
y
the
g
reen LED on the front of the amplifier will
i
lluminate to indicate the amplifier is operatin
g
correctl
y
.
If the amplifier is incorrectl
y
wired or an abnormal situation occurs such as speaker cables
shortin
g
the red protection LED will illuminate
.
4. Crossover frequenc
y
control
This will allow you to set the frequency at which the amplifiers low pass filter will take affect. Thi
s
i
s variable
f
rom 50 – 250 Hz. 50 Hz will produce onl
y
low
f
requencies
(
deep bass
)
, 250 Hz will
pro
d
uce
l
ow an
d
high
er, more punc
hy
b
ass response
.
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.
B
a
ss
b
oo
st
T
his will allow
y
ou to boost the bass at a frequenc
y
of 45 Hz and is variable from 0 – 12dB
P
lease note – b
y
boostin
g
+12dB
y
ou are askin
g
the amplifier to work 8 times harder.
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.
G
ain
c
ontrol
Used to match the input si
g
nal of the headunit to the amplifier. See the setup section for mor
e
d
eta
il
s.
Pl
ease note – t
h
e
g
a
i
n contro
l
i
s not a vo
l
ume contro
l
i
t
i
s a
l
eve
l
matc
h
.
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. Low level in
p
u
t
F
or connection to an
y
source with a low level output. Connect this to the RCA outputs on
y
our
h
ead
u
nit.
8
. Hi
g
h level input
F
or connection to a source unit without low level out
p
uts. Connect this to the front or rear
speaker wires ensurin
g
that the polarit
y
is correct.
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