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CONNECTION
Installation
Mounting
Appropria temountingisveryimportantf ortheprolongedlif eexpectancyofanyamplier .Selectalocationtha tallowsenough
spacesosucientairo wismaintainableandalocationthatpro videsprot ectionfrommoisture. Keepinmindthatanamplier
shouldneverbemount edupsidedown.Upsidedownmountingwillcompr omiseheatdissipationthr oughtheheatsinkand
couldengagethethermalpr otectioncircuit.E xcessivehea twillshortenyouramplierslif e.T o maximiseheatdissipation,be
suret oleaveatleast2.5”o fclearancearoundtheamplier .Ifsp aceisoftheessenseandtheampliermustbemountedin
anenclosedorrestrict edarea,asmall3inchfanshouldbeusedincorr espondencewithaductsotheheatcanowpastthe
FUTRANZHeatsink.T rytoavoidmountinganyamplieronasubw ooferenclosur e,asextendedex posuretovibra tionmaycause
malfunctionoftheamplier .
T o avoidscrat chingyournewFUSIONamplier ,pr e-drillthemountingholeswitheithera3mmor9/64 ”diameterdrillbitanduse
thescrew ssuppliedintheaccessorykit.Besuret oinvestigat eyourmountingareathor oughlytoavoidelectricalwir es,vacuum
linesandbrakeorfuellines.
Installation Options
Thequalityo finstallationwillaecttheperf ormanceandreliabilityofy ourFUSIONamplier .F ormaximumperformancew e
rec ommendyouhavey ournewFUSIONamplierinstalledbyanauthorisedFUSIONdealer .Ourhighlyskilleddealershavev ast
knowledgeofourpr oductsandtheirinstallationtechniquesar enecessarytounleashthehighperf ormancecapabilitiesofy our
amplier .
Ifyoudecidet oconnecttheamplieryourself ,itisimportantthaty oureadthismanualcarefullyandthr oughoutbeforestart -
ing.Oncey ouhavenishedreadingandy oustillhavequestionsregar dinginstallation,w erecommendy ourFUSIONdealer .
Connection
FUSIONampliersaredesignedt oworkwithina10to16v oltDCrange.Beforeanywir esareconnect ed,thevessel’ s electrical
syst emshouldbecheckedforcorr ectvoltagesupplywiththehelpofav oltmeter .First,checkthev oltageatthebat t erywiththe
ignitionintheOFFposition.Thev oltmetershouldr eadbetween12and13.8V olts.Ifyourv ehicle ’ selectricalsyst emisnotupto
thesespecication,w erecommendhavingitcheckedbyanaut oelectricianbeforeanyfurtherinstalla tion.Oncethevesselis
checked,makecertainthec orrectcablesizeisused.W erec ommendusingthefollowingcablescalculat ordiagramonpage8to
calculat ethecorrectpow ercableforyourapplica tion.
Powe r
FUSIONampliersshouldbewireddir ectlytothebat t eryusingtheappropriat esizedcable.Startatthev ehiclebat teryandrun
thepow ercablethroughtotheamplier . FUSIONrecommendstheuseofgr ommetswhenpassingthepowercablethr oughany
metalwalltoav oidsharpcornersorsharpbodypartstha tmayeasilycutthroughtheinsulation onthecable.
A voidrunningthepow ercableoverenginec omponentsandnearheatercor es.Theuseofaninlinef useorcircuitbreakeris
amust,thiswillprev enttheriskofapotentialr ecausedbeashortinyourpow ercable.Connectthefuseholderorcircuit
breakerascloset othebat terypositiv eterminalaspossible.Useafuseorcir cuitbreakerofequalv alueasthatfoundonthe
chassisofyourFUSIONamplier .Y oumaynowconnectthecabletotheba t tery ,butremembert oleavethefuseoutorcir cuit
breakero untilallothercableconnectionsaremade.
Ground
Whengroundingy ourFUSIONamplier ,locat eametalareaclosetotheampliertha tisagoodsourceo fground.Onceagain,
investiga tetheareay ouwishtouseforelectricalwir es,vacuumlines,andbrakeorfuellines.Useeitherawirebrushorsand-
papertoelimina teunwant edpaint.Thiswillsupplyabet terc ontactforyourgr ound.Usethesamegaugecableforgroundas
youdidf orthepower . Securethegroundcablet otheappropriat egroundpointusingabolt,starwasherandnut.Spreadsilicon
ov erthescrewandbaremetalt opreventrust.No witstimetoconnectthepow erandgroundcablestotheamplier . Cutboth
cablestolength.Crimpthey ellowspadeconnectorssuppliedt othepowerandgr ound.Useahextypescrew drivertoloosenthe
+12VandtheGNDconnectionsontheamplier .T erminatethegr oundrst,andthenthe+12Vandpleasemakesuretha tyou
termina tethemintothec orrectterminals.T hentightenthescr ewsdownsecurely .
Speaker L oad
KeepinmindFUSION‘FM’seriesampliersar ehighpowerampliersandno thighcurrentampliers.Inotherw ordstheyrequir e
aminimumimpedanceof2ohmsSTEREOand4ohmsbridgedMONOt ooperatetr oublefree.T oolowofanimpedanc ecouldsend
yourFUSIONamplierint oprot ectionmodeand / ordamagetheamplier .
Remot e T urn-on
Thist erminalmustbeconnectedt oaswitched+12Vsourc e.T y pically ,remot eturn-onleadsarepro videdattheheadunitwhich
willturnonandotheamplierincor respondencewiththesour ce.Iftheheadunitdoesnothavear emotet urn-onlead,then
apow erantennawirecanbeused.Ifneitheroftheseleadsar epresentontheheadunitthenaswit ched+12Vsupplymustbe
used,liketheA CC+12V .
Runaminimumof18gaugewir efromtheamplierlocationt othesourceoftheswit ched+12Vlead.Ifpossible,rout ethiswire
onthesamesideofthev ehicleasyourpowercable.C onnectthesourcer emoteoutputt othewire.Gobacktotheamplierand
cutthewiret olength.Loosenthescre wterminalmarkedREMontheamplierusingahextypescr ewdriv er .Slipthewireint o
theconnectorandtight enthescrewsecur ely .
Speaker Wiring
Choosethecorr ectspeakerwirefory ourapplication.Mostapplicationwillr equireaminimumof16gauge.Rout etheseusingthe
sameprecautionsasy oudidwhenyouranthepow ercables.T ermina tethesewiresa tthespeakerendusinginsulat edspeaker
terminals( notsupplied)orbysolderingtheconnection.Makesur ethespeakerconnectionsarepositiv etopositiveandnega tive
tonega tive.A ttheamplierend,usea#2Phillipsscrewdriv ertoloosenthespeakert erminalsontheamplier .Connectthe
speakerwiresandtigh tenthescrew ssecurely .Checktomakesur eyou ’ v emaintainedproperpolarityandbalance.
Inputs & Gain Setup
Lo w Level Inputs
Beextracar efulwithyourRCAint erconnects.Hiss,enginenoise,andfannoisecaneasilybepickedupthr oughRCAcablesifrun
incorr ectly.A v oidrunningyourRCAsnearlar gewireloomsandelectricfansifpossible.RunyourRCAcablesontheopposit eside
ofthepow ercable.Besuretocheckf orcorrectbalance(R edisrightandblackorwhiteisleft)
Lev el Control
Ontheamplier ,istheLEVELcontr ol,thiscontrolallo wsyoutoma tchtheinputlev eloftheampliertotheoutputlevelo fyour
headunit.Mat chingtheinputcanbeaccomplishedinthre esimplesteps:
1. T urntheLEVELcontr olontheampliertominimum.
2. T urnuptheheadunitandadjustto2/ 3maximumv olumeensuringthattheBASSandTREBLEar esettozer o.
3. A djusttheLEVELcontr oluntilthedesiredvolumeisachiev edwithoutaudibledistortion.
Remember , thegaincontrolisnotav olumecontrol.Ignoringthethr eestepsabov emayleavey ouwithdamagedspeakersand/
oradamagedamplier .
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