Th e A2150’s “+1 2 V D C” a nd “ Ground”
con nec t ions a re des ign ed to ac cep t 8 A W G -
4 A W G power w i re. 8 A WG is a mi ni mum p ower
wire size fo r this amp lifier .
If you a re i nst a ll i ng t he A2150 w it h othe r
a mpli f iers a nd w is h to us e a sin gle m ai n power
w ire , us e 4 A W G or l ar ger ma in p ower w ire
( depend ing on the ov era ll cu rrent demands of al l
t he ampl i f iers i n t he sy stem). Th is 4 A WG or
la rger p ower w ire sh ould t erm i nate i nto a
di st ri bution blo ck mou nted a s clos e to t he
a mpli f iers as p ossible a nd shou ld con nec t to t he
A 2 150 w it h 8 A W G - 4 A WG power wi re.
Note: t hat s ma lle r A W G nu mbe rs mea n big ger
w ire a nd v ice -versa (1 /0 A W G is t he la rge st , 2
AW G i s s m a l l e r , t h e n 4 AW G , t h e n
8 A W G, et c.).
T o con nec t t he power w i res to t he a mpli f ier,
f ir st ba ck out t he se t scre w on th e top of t he
ter mi na l bloc k, usi ng t he suppl ied 2 . 5 mm hex
w rench . St rip 1/2 i nch (1 2 mm) of in su lat ion f rom
t he end of ea ch w ire a nd i nse rt t he b are w i re into
t he ter mi na l bloc k, se ati ng it f i rm ly so t hat no
ba re wi re is e xp ose d. W hi le hold ing t he w ire i n
plac e, t ig hten t he set s cre w fi r ml y , t a k ing c are not
to st r ip the he ad of t he sc rew.
The g rou nd con nec ti on shou ld be mad e usi ng
t he sa me gaug e wi re a s the p ower con nec t ion
and sho u ld be kep t as sh ort as p ossi bl e, while
acc es sin g a sol id piece of s hee t meta l i n t he
veh icle. T he su r fac e of t he shee t met al s hou ld
be s and ed at t he cont ac t poi nt to cre ate a cl ea n,
met a l-to-met a l con nec tion b et ween t he ch as sis
a nd the t erm i nat ion of the g rou nd w ire . For
opt ima l g rou ndi ng , we recom mend t he u se of a
JL Aud io EC S ma ste r grou nd lug ( X A-M GL-1 ).
A lter nat ively, a sheet me ta l sc rew or bolt c a n be
used with a star was he r .
Any w i res r u n th roug h met a l ba rr iers (such
as f i rewa l l s ), mus t be prote ct ed w it h a hig h
qua l it y ru bber g rom met to preve nt da mage to t he
in su lat ion of t he w ire . Fai lu re to do so m ay resu lt
in a d a ngerou s shor t c irc uit .
Ma ny vehi cles e mploy sma ll (10 A WG -
6 A WG ) wi re to g round t he bat ter y to t he
veh icle ch as sis a nd to conn ec t the a lter nator ’ s
pos itive c onne ct ion to t he batt er y . To prevent
volta ge dr ops, t hes e w ire s shou ld be up gr aded
to 4 A WG when inst a ll in g ampl if ier sy stems
wi th mai n fus e ra ting s ab o v e 60 A.
FUSE REQ UIR EME NTS
I t is absol ut el y vital tha t the main po we r
w ire ( s) to the a mpl if ie r( s ) i n t he sy stem b e
f us ed w it hi n 18 inche s ( 45 cm) of t he pos iti ve
bat ter y p ost c onne ct ion . The f u se v alu e at eac h
power w i re shou ld be h ig h enoug h for a l l of t he
equ ipment be ing r u n f rom t hat power w i re. I f
on ly t he A2150 is b ei ng r un f rom t hat p ower w ire ,
we reco mmend a 2 0A f use b e us ed . AFS (mi n i
blad e fu se), A GU ( big g las s f use) or Ma x iFu se™
(bi g plas tic- body f u se) ty pe s a re recom mende d.
No fu se i s requi red or re commend ed d irec t ly
before t he a mpl if ie r power con nec t ion. I f one is
des ire d, we rec omme nd th e use of a 2 0A.
TURN ON LEAD
Th e A2150 us es a conve ntiona l + 12V remote
tu r n-on le ad, t y pic a l ly cont rol led by t he s ourc e
un it ’ s remote t u rn- on output . The a mpl if ie r wi l l
turn on when + 12 V is p rese n t a t its “ Remote ”
input a nd t ur n of f when + 12V is sw itche d of f.
If a s ourc e un it doe s not have a ded ica ted remot e
tu r n-on out put, t he a mpli f ier ’ s t ur n-on le ad c an
be c onn ected to + 12 V via a switc h tha t d eriv es
power f rom a n ig nit ion-s w itche d ci rcu it .
Th e A2150’s “Remote ” turn- on conn ector is
des ig ned to ac cep t 1 8 A W G – 12 A WG wi re. T o
con nec t th e remote t ur n-on w i re to t he ampl if i er ,
f ir st ba ck out t he se t scre w on th e top of t he
ter mi na l bloc k, us ing t he suppl ied 2 . 5mm he x
w rench . St rip 1/2 i nch ( 12m m ) of w ire a nd i nse rt
t he ba re wi re i nto the t er mi na l block , seat i ng it
firm ly so that no b are wire is exposed. While
holdi ng t he w i re in t he ter m ina l , tig hten t he s et
sc rew f ir m ly , ta k i ng ca re not to st r ip th e head
o f the sc rew and makin g s ur e th a t the wire ( no t
t he in su lat ion) is f ir m ly gr ippe d by t he set s crew.
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PROD UC T DES CRI PTI ON
Th e JL Aud io A 2 150 is a t wo- cha n nel
f ul l-r ange aud io a mpl if ier ut i l iz ing p atente d
Abs olute Sy mme tr y ™ Cla ss A / B tech nolog y for
both channels.
Th e A2150 ca n be op erat ed w it h a wid e va rie t y
of sou rce u nit s and s ys tem con f ig u rat ions.
T YPIC AL IN ST A LLATION S EQU ENC E
The fol low i ng repres ents t he s equenc e
for a t y pica l a mpl if ie r ins ta l lat ion, u si ng a n
a f ter ma rket s ou rce u nit or OE M Inte rf ace
proc es sor ( li ke t he C lea nSwee p CL 4 41 dsp).
Add iti ona l ste ps a nd di f fere nt proce dur es may
be req uired in so me app lica tio ns. If y ou h av e
a ny quest ions , plea se c ontac t your aut hor i zed
JL Audi o dea ler for a ss ist a nce.
1) Disc onne ct t he negat ive b atte r y pos t
con nec tion a nd se cu re t he d isc onnec te d cable
to preven t accidental re-connec tion duri ng
ins talla ti on . This step is no t optional.
2) Run p ower w ire (mi ni mum 8 A WG ) fr om th e
bat ter y lo cat ion to t he a mpli f ier mou nti ng
loca t i on , taking car e t o ro ut e it in s uc h a
way t hat it w i ll not b e da ma ged a nd w il l not
int er fere w it h vehic le oper ation . Use 4 A W G
or la rger p ower w ire a nd a p ower di st ri bution
block i f add ition al a mpl if ier s are be ing
ins talle d wi th th e A2 1 50.
3) Con nec t powe r wi re to t he po sit ive bat te r y
pos t. Fu se t he w ire w it h a n appropri ate f us e
bl ock ( and co nnect or s ) within 1 8 in ches ( 45
cm) wi re leng t h of t he po sit ive bat ter y p ost .
Th is f us e is e sse ntia l to pr otec t th e vehic le.
Do not i nst al l t he f use u nti l t he power w ir e
has b een se cu rely c onnec ted to t he a mpli fier.
4) Run si gna l c ables a nd remot e tu rn- on w ire
f rom th e sou rce un it to t he f i na l a mpli f ier
mo untin g lo cati o n.
5) Run s pea k er ca bles f rom t he spe a ker s yst ems
to t he a mpli f ier mou nti ng loc ati on.
6) Find a goo d, s olid me ta l g rou ndi ng poi nt
clo se to t he a mpli f ier a nd con nec t t he
neg ativ e po w er wire t o i t using appr opria te
hard ware ( use o f the JL Audio ECS master
g round lu g, X A-MGL- 1 is recommended) .
Use t he sa me si ze p ower w ire a s t he w ire
con nec ted t o th e “+1 2 V D C” c onne ct ion
( mi nimum 8 A W G ) , n o lo ng er than 36 inch es
( 90 c m) from t he a mpli f ier to t he g rou nd
con nec ti on poi nt. I n some veh icle s, it may b e
nec ess ar y t o upgr ade t he bat te r y grou nd w i re.
(See pa ge 5 for imp or ta nt notic e ).
7) S ecu rely mou nt t he a mpli f ier u sing t he
supplied screws.
8) Co nne ct the posi tiv e and n egati ve pow er
w ire s to t he ampl if i er. A fus e nea r t he
a mpli f ier is not ne ces sa r y .
9) Conn ect the remo te turn -on wire
to the a mpli fier.
10) Con nec t the i nput c ables to t he a mpli f ier.
11) Con nec t t he spe a ker c ables to t he a mpl if ier.
12) C are f ul ly re v iew t he a mpli f ier’s contro l
settings t o make s ure that they are s et
acc ordi ng to t he ne ed s of th e sys tem .
13) I nst a l l t he power w i re fu se (20A for a
si ngle A 2150) and rec onne ct t he neg ati ve
batter y post termina l.
14) T ur n on t he sou rce u nit at a low leve l
to double- check t hat t he a mpli f ier is
config ured correctly . Resist the temp tation
to cr a nk it up u nt il you h ave ver if ie d t he
con trol settings.
15) Ma k e nece ss ar y a djust ment s to t he input
sen siti vit y c ontrol s to obta i n the r ig ht
overa l l out put a nd th e desi red ba l anc e
in t he s ys tem. S ee App endi x A (pa ge 12)
for t he recom mende d input s ensit iv it y
sett ing m ethod.
16) E njoy t he fr u its of you r lab or w it h your
favo rite m usic.
POWER CONNECTIONS
Before i ns ta l li ng t he a mpli f ier, dis con nec t the
negat ive ( gr ound) w i re from t he ve hic le’ s b att er y .
Th is w i l l prevent a ccid enta l d am age to t he s yst em,
t he veh icle a nd you r body du r in g in st al l ation .
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