4 | JL Audio - 600/1v3 Owner ’ s M anual
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POWER CONNECTIONS
Befor e in st a l l i ng t he a mpl if ier,
di sc on nec t t he ne gat ive (g r ound) w i re
f rom t he veh icle ’ s b at ter y . Th is w i l l prevent
acc ident a l d a ma ge to t he s ys tem, t he veh icle
a nd you r per son du r in g in st a l la tion .
+12VDC Ground Remote
Preamp Output Section
Infrasonic Filter
“Q” Center Freq . Boost (dB)
Amp LP Filter
Advanced
Bass
Control
Amplifier Input Section
Subwoofer Output
MONO OUTPUT ONL Y
Left Output Right Output Left Ch. Right Ch. Filter Fr eq. (Hz) Filter Fr eq. (Hz) Infrasonic Freq. (Hz) Remote Bass Port
Full Range
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Amp Filter
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Out Filter
Output Mode Filter Slope Mode
Mode
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Slope
Input Voltage Input Sens. Signal Sensing
12dB
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24dB
Filter Mode
LP
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HP
Bass EQ
Off
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On
Off
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12dB
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24dB Low
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High Off
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On Off
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On
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45
55
65
80
1 00
200 15
18
22
30
45
55
60 40
45
55
65
80
1 00
200
0.5
0.7
1.1
1.6
2.7
4.3
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80 0
+4
+10
+13
+15
Monoblock Subwoofer Amplifier
+ 1 2V Battery Connection
Y ou w i l l nee d to con ne ct a p ower w i re to
t he veh icle ’ s p osit i ve bat ter y ter m i na l, u si ng a n
appropr iat e power r i ng or spe ci a l i ze d bat t er y
ter m in a l con nec tor, such a s t he J L Audio
X B -BT U or X D -BTS . T h is con nec t ion mu st
be t ig ht a nd cor ro sion-f ree to e nsu re prop er
con nec t iv it y . T h i s w ire M UST b e f u se d
appropr iat ely for s a fet y. Any power w i re s r un
t hr oug h met a l b ar r ier s ( such a s f i re wa l l s ), must
be prot ec ted w it h a hi g h qua l it y i n su lat i ng
gr omm et to pre vent da m age t o t he i nsu l at ion
of t he w i re. Fa i lu re to do s o may res u lt i n a
da ng erou s shor t ci rc u it.
Pow er Wire Requirements
Th e 60 0/1 v3’ s “+12 V D C ” and “Gr oun d ”
con nec t ions a re d esi g ned to a cc ept 4
A W G power w i re. 4 A WG pure c opper
w ire i s re com mende d for a ny power w i re
r un lon ger t ha n 72 i nc hes (1 8 0 cm).
If you a re i n st a l l in g t he 60 0/1v3 wit h
ot her a mpl i f ier s a nd w is h to us e a si ng le
ma i n power w i re , us e 2 A W G or 1/0 A W G
pure c opp er w i re as a m a in p ower w i re.
Th i s 2 A W G or 1/0 A W G p ower w i re shou ld
ter m in ate i nto a f u sed d i st r ibut ion blo ck
mou nted a s clo se to t he a mpl i f ie rs a s po ssib le
a nd shou ld con ne c t to t he 6 0 0/1 v3 w it h 4
A W G or 8 A W G pu re copp er power w ire .
Plea se not e t hat lower A WG numb ers me a n
big ger w i re a nd v ice -versa (1/0 A W G is t he l a rges t ,
2 A WG is sm a l ler, then 4 A WG, t hen 8 A WG, etc .) .
IMPORT ANT
W e do n ot rec ommen d th e use of “copp er-
cla d a lum i num w i re” or “C C A ” w i re b ec aus e
t his w i re i s sig n if ic a nt ly le ss con duct ive t ha n
pure c opper w i re . On ly u se pu re copp er power
w ire , suc h as J LAud io’s Premiu m Power Wire .
Tin ned c oppe r w ire (sil ver col or ) is ac ce pta ble
as t he t i n-plat i ng is on l y a ver y mi nor
compon ent of t he w ire .
Fuse Requirements
Th e in st a l lat ion of a f u s e on t he ma i n
power w i re , w it hi n 18 wi re i nch es (45 cm)
of t he po sit ive bat t er y te rm i na l i s v it a l to
prote ct t he w ire a nd t he veh icle f rom f i re in
t he eve nt of a col l ision o r shor t-ci rc u it. T he
f us e va lue a t eac h power w i re shou l d be ju st
hi gh e noug h for a l l of t h e equ ipment be in g r un
f rom t hat power w i re . Do n ot us e a f u s e w it h
a va lue t h at fa r e xce ed s t he tot a l f u se r at in g
of t he ele ct ron ic s con nec t ed to t he w i re .
I f on ly t he 6 0 0/1 v3 i s be in g r un f r om t hat
power w i re , we recom me nd a 60A f u se b e
us ed . AGU (big g la ss f us e ) or Ma x i Fu se™ ( big
plastic-body f use ) ty pes are reco m mended.
If ot he r a mpli f iers a re a l so b ei ng p owered f rom
a ma i n power w i re a nd ex ce ed 8 0 a mps i n tot a l
f us e rat i ng , we re com mend t he u se of a n A N L
(l a rge- blad e ) f us e a nd holder at t h e bat ter y plus
a f us ed d i st r ibut ion bloc k nea r t h e a mpli f i ers .
Ea ch a mpl i f ier mu st be f u s ed i nde pend ent ly at
t he out puts of t he f us ed p ower d is tr ibut ion b lock .
W e re com mend a ppropr iate ly rat ed M a x i Fus e™
f us es a nd a J L Audi o f us ed d i st r ibut ion bloc k .
Plea se c onsu lt w it h you r JL Aud io
dea ler to ma ke su re t h at t he w i re, f u se
holder a nd f u se r at i ngs a re ap propri ate
for you r sy ste m’ s ne ed s. T he s a fet y of
you r in st a l lat ion d ep ends on a ppropr iate
power c onne c tion s a nd f u se prot ec t ion.
PRODUCT DESCRIP TION
Th e JL Aud io 6 0 0/1 v3 i s a monoblo ck
sub woo fe r amplifier utilizing pr op rietar y and
pa ten ted Cl ass D techn ology . I ts frequ ency
res pons e i s l im ite d to t he ra n ge be low 25 0 Hz . It
is not d esi gne d for d r iv i ng m id ra nge s pe a ker s or
t wee ters . Ever y a sp ec t of it s ope rat ion h as b een
opt i mi z ed for low-fre quenc y a mpl i f ic at ion.
For det a i led s pe ci f ic at ions , ple as e refer t o
Appe ndi x B (page 15).
TYPICAL INST ALLA TION SEQUENCE
Th e fol low in g repre sent s t he s equen ce for
a t y pic a l a mpl i f ier i ns ta l lat ion, u si ng a n
a f ter ma rk et s ourc e u ni t or OEM I nter fa ce
proc es sor ( l i ke t he C lea n Sweep® CL 4 41dsp ).
Add it iona l s tep s an d di f fere nt proc edu res m ay
be re qui re d i n some appl ic at ions . I f you have
a ny que st ions , ple a se c ontac t y our aut hori z ed
JL Aud io dea ler for a ssi st a nce .
1) Disc onne c t t he ne gat ive b at ter y po st
con nec t ion a nd se c ure t he d is con nec te d ca ble
to preve nt acc ident a l re- con ne ct ion du r i ng
insta llat ion. Th is st ep is not op tion a l!
2) Ru n power w i re f rom t he b at ter y lo c ati on
to t he a mpl if ier mou nt i ng loc at ion, t a k i n g
ca re to r oute it i n suc h a way t hat it w i l l
not be d a ma ged a nd w i l l not i nte r fere w it h
veh icle op era ti on. 4 A WG is recom men ded
for w ire r u n s g reate r t ha n 72 i nch es ( 1 80
cm) in len g t h. Us e of 8 A WG power w i re is
acc ept ab le for shor te r r un s, s uch a s f rom a
power d is t r ibut ion bloc k to t he a mpl i f ier or
f rom a t r un k-mounte d bat ter y . Use a 2 A W G
or 1/0 A WG ma in p ower w i re w it h a fu sed
power d is t r ibut ion bloc k whe n add it iona l
a mpli f i ers a re b ei ng i ns ta l le d w it h t he 6 0 0/1 v3
a nd powere d f rom t he sa m e ma i n power w i re.
3) Con nec t p ower w ir e to t he po sit ive bat t er y
pos t. F us e t he w i re w it h a n appropr iat e f us e
bloc k ( a nd c on nec tor s ) w it hi n 18 inc hes (45
cm) wi re le ng t h of t he p osit ive b at ter y pos t.
Th i s f us e is e ss ent ia l to pr otec t t he ve hic le.
Do no t install the fuse until the powe r wire
ha s be en con nec t ed to t he a mpl i f ie r.
4) Ru n sig na l c ab les (RCA c ab les) and rem ote
tu r n- on w ire f ro m t he sou rce u n it or i nter fa ce
proc es sor to t h e a mpli f ie r mou nti ng lo c at ion.
5) Ru n sp ea k er w i re f rom t he sp ea k er s ys tem s to
t he a mpl if ier mou nt i ng loc at ion.
6) Fi nd a go od , sol id , ba re me ta l g rou nd i ng
poi nt clo se to t he a mpl i f ie r an d con nec t t he
negat i ve power w i re to it u si ng appropr ia te
ha rdwa re . Use m i ni mu m 4 A W G w ir e up to
60 i nc hes ( 150 cm) long f rom t he a mpl i f ier
to t he g rou nd con ne ct ion p oi nt. I n some
veh icle s, it m ay be ne ce ss a r y to upg r ade t h e
bat ter y ’ s g rou nd w i re a s wel l . (See pa ge 6 for
imp or ta nt not ice) .
7) S ec u rely m ount t he a mpl i f ie r usi ng
appropriate ha rdwa re.
8) Con nec t t he rem ote t u rn- on w i re a nd t he
pos iti ve a nd nega ti ve power w i re s to t he
a mpli f i er’ s power c onne c tor plug. T he n in se r t
t he power c onne c tor plug i nto t he a mpl i f ier ’ s
power c onne c tor rec ept ac le, pu sh i ng f i r m ly.
9) Con ne ct t h e RCA i nput ca bles
to t he a mpl if ier.
10 ) Con ne c t t he spe a ke r w i res to t he s pe a ker
con nec tor plu g a nd in se r t t he plug f ir m ly i nto
t he sp ea k er con nec tor r ece pt acle .
1 1 ) C a ref u l l y rev ie w t he a mpl i f ier ’ s c ontro l
se tt i ng s to ma k e su re t hat t he y a re se t
acc ord in g to t he ne ed s of t he s yst em.
12 ) I nst a l l p ower w i re f us e (60A for a
si ng le 60 0 /1 v3) and rec on nec t t he ne gat ive
batter y post term ina l.
13 ) T u rn on t he s ou rce u n it at a low leve l
to double -c hec k t hat t he a mpl i f ie r is
con f ig u re d cor rec t l y . R esi st t h e tempt at ion
to cr a n k it up u nti l you h ave ver i f ied t he
cont rol se t t i ngs .
1 4) Ma ke nec e ss ar y adju st ment s to t he i nput
sen sit iv it y c ont rols to o bta i n t he r ig ht
overa l l out put a nd t he de si red ba la nc e
in t h e sy ste m. S ee App end i x A (pa ges 14 )
for t he rec om mende d input s en sit iv it y
sett ing method.
15 ) Enjoy t h e f ru it s of you r la bor w it h you r
favor ite mu sic.