Kicker DX1000.1 - Bass Installation; Troubleshooting

ZXRC
REMOTE BASS INSTALLATION
1.
mount the
t
2.
slide
the housing
until
it
snaps
metal
bracket into the
metal
bracket
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back view
4-conductor phone
cable
TROUBLESHOOTING
If
your amplifier
does not appear to be working, check the obvious things first such
as
blown
fuses, poor or
incorrect wiring connections,
in
correct setting of crossover switch and gain
controls,
etc. There
is
a
Po
wer
Protection
LED
on the side power
panel
of your Kicker
OX
series
amplifier.
Depending on
th
e state of the
amplifier
and the
vehicle's charging system, the
LED
will
glow
either
Red
or Green. When the green
LED
is
lit
this indicates
the
amplifier
is
turned on and no
trouble
exists.
Green LED off, no output?
With a
Volt
Ohm
Meter
(VOM)
check
th
e
following:
0+
12
volt
power
terminal
(s
hould
read
+
12V to
+
1
6V)
f)
Remote turn-on
terminal (should
read
+
1
2V
to
+
1
6V)
C)
Check for
re
ve
rsed
power and ground connections
0Ground
terminal,
for proper
co
nduc
ti
v
it
y.
Green LED on, no output?
Check the
following:
ORCA
connections
@Test
speaker outputs with a
"known"
good speaker.
@)Substitute source unit with a "known"
good source unit.
0Ch
eck
for a
s1gnal
in
the
RCA
cable
feeding the amplifier
with the
VOM
meter set to measure
"AC" voltage.
Protection LED
flashing with
loud
music?
The red
LED
indicates
lo
w
battery
voltag
e.
Check
all
the
connections
in
your
vehicle's
charging system.
It
may be necessary to
replace
or charge yo
ur
ve
hi
c
le
's
battery or
replace
your
vehicle's alternator.
Protection LED on, no output?
0Amplifier
is
very
hot=
thermal
protection
is
engaged. T
es
t for proper
impedance at the speaker
terminals with a
VOM
meter (see the diagrams
in
this
manual
for minimum
recommended impedance and
multiple
speaker wiring suggestions).
Also check for adequate
airflow
around
the
amplifier. @Amplifier shuts down
only while
ve
hicle
is running=
voltage
protection c
ir
cu
it
ry
is
engaged.
Voltage
to
th
e
amplifier
is
not within the 1
0-16
vo
lt
operating range. Have the
ve
hi
c
le
's
charging and
electrical
system inspected.
@)Amplifier
will
only play
at
low volume levels=
short circuit protection
is
engaged. Check
for speaker wires shorted to each other or to the
vehicle
chassis. Check for damaged speake
rs
or speaker(s)
operating below
the minimum recommended impedance.
No or
low
output?
0Che
ck
the
balance control on source unit
@Che
ck
the RCA
(o
r speaker input) and
speaker output connections.
Alternator
noise-whining sound with engine's RPM?
0Ch
eck for damaged RCA
(or
speaker input)
cable
@Check
the routing of RCA
(or
speaker input)
cable @)Check
the source unit for proper grounding
0Ch
eck
the gain settings and turn them down
if
they are set too high.
Reduced bass response?
Reverse a speaker connection from pos
iti
ve
to negati
ve
on
th
e ste
reo
/s
ubwoofer
channel(s);
if
the bass improves, the speaker was out of phase.
Ground Noise?
KICKER
amplifiers
are
engineered to
be
fully compatible
with
all
manufacture
rs'
head units.
Some
head units may require
additional
grounding to prevent noise from entering the audio
signal.
If
you
are
experiencing this
problem
with your head unit,
in
most cases running a ground wire from the
RCA
outputs
on
the
head unit to the chassis
will
remedy this issue.
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