10 | JL Audio - M1000/5v2 Owner ’ s Manual
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SUBWOOFER OUTPUTS
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2’s sing le su bwoofer cha n nel is
des ign ed to del iver p ower into s ubwoofer loa ds
equ a l to or gre ater t ha n 2 oh ms. It i s rate d for
60 0W into 2 oh ms , 50 0W into 3 oh ms a nd 4 00W
into 4 ohm s (Conti nuous Pow er, R MS Met ho d) .
Subwoofer lo ads b elow 2 ohm s nomi na l are not
rec ommend ed a nd may cau se t he ampl if ier
to in iti ate a protec tion mo de wh ich re duces
power out put.
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2’s subwoofer out puts a re
des ign ed to ac cept 16 A WG - 8 A WG wi re. T o
con nec t th e subwoofer w i res to t he a mpl if ier,
f ir st bac k out t he set s crew s on t he top of t he
ter mi na l bloc k, u sin g the s upplie d 2. 5 m m hex
w rench . Str ip 1/2 inc h ( 12 m m ) of i nsu lat ion
f rom th e end of eac h wi re a nd in ser t t he ba re
w ire i nto t he ter mi na l bloc k, se ati ng it f i rm ly
so t hat no b are w i re is ex po sed . W hi le hold in g
t he w ire i n plac e, t ig hten t he set s cre w fi r mly,
ta k i ng ca re not to s tr ip t he head o f the s crew.
Y ou w i ll not ice t hat the re a re t wo “+” p osit ive
con nec tion s a nd t wo “– ” negat ive conne ct ions .
Th is i s to fac i lit ate mult iple subwoofer w ir i ng.
The t wo po sitive a nd t wo negat ive con nect ions
ar e conne cte d in p ar al lel i nsid e the a mpli f ier
The y ar e not stere o outputs . Con nec ti ng t wo
subwoofers, e ach to one s et of po sit ive a nd
negat ive te rm in al s, w i l l resu lt i n a pa ra l lel
subwoofer con nec tion . If on ly con nec ti ng one
pa ir of su bwoofer wi res, i t is not nec es sa r y to us e
bot h se ts of c onnec t ions .
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2’s spea k er output s a re desi gne d
to ac cept 16 A WG - 8 A WG wi re. T o c onne ct t he
spe a ker w ire s to t he a mpli f ier, fi rst b ack out t he
se t scre ws on t he top of t he ter mi na l blo ck, u sin g
t he suppl ied 2 .5 m m hex w renc h. St rip 1/2 i nch
( 12 m m) of insu lat ion f rom t he end of e ach w ire
a nd in ser t t he ba re wi re i nto th e ter mi na l bloc k,
se ati ng it f i rm ly so t hat n o bar e wi re is e xp ose d.
W hi le hold in g the w i re in pl ace , ti ghte n the s et
sc rew f ir m ly , t a k in g ca re not to st r ip the h ead of
the screw .
Ea ch pa ir of t he M100 0/5v2’ s m ai n cha n nels a re
des ign ed to del iver p ower into s pea ke r load s equa l
to or gre ater t ha n 2 o hm s when usi ng a “ ste reo”
con f ig ur ation a nd sp ea ker l oads e qua l to or g reat er
t ha n 4 oh ms when us ing a “ br idged ” c onf ig u rat ion.
Th e subwoofer c ha nnel i s des igne d to del iver p ower
into s ubwoofer lo ads e qua l to or g reate r th an 2 o hms .
Spe ak er load s below 2 oh ms nom ina l
per c han nel (or 4 ohms br idge d) are not
rec ommend ed a nd may cau se t he ampl if ier
to in iti ate a protec tion mo de wh ich re duces
power out put.
BRIDGING C ONSIDER A TIONS
Bri dg ing i s t he prac t ice of combi ni ng t he
out put of two a mpl if ie r cha nne ls to d ri ve a sing le
load . W hen br idged , ea ch cha n nel produc es
sig na ls of e qua l ma gn itu de, but opp osite p ola rit y.
Th e combi ned out put of th e two c ha nnel s
prov ides t w ice t he out put volt age ava i lab le from a
si ngle c ha nne l. T he M1 0 0 0/5v2 has b een d esig ned
for brid g ing of it s ma in c ha nnel p ai rs w it hout t he
nee d for input i nversion a daptor s.
T o brid ge a pa ir of m ai n cha n nels , us e th e
“Le ft + ” and “R i ght – ” spe ak er con nec tors on ly
(t h e “Le ft – ” a nd “ R ig ht + ” rema i n unu sed). Ea ch
brid ged ch an nel pa i r w il l del iver op ti mum p ower
into a 4 o hm loa d.
W hen a pa ir of t he M100 0/5v2’s mai n cha nne ls
ar e bridge d, t hey w i ll d eli ver 20 0W x 1 into a
4 ohm lo ad or 150W x 1 i nto an 8 oh m load .
Ope rat ing a pa i r of brid ged cha n nels i nto a
load lower t ha n 4 ohm s is not re comme nded .
A brid ged pa ir of c ha nnel s requ ire s th at bot h
cha n nels i n the p ai r rec eive input . Y ou must
con nec t the mono o r stereo s ourc e sig na l to
bot h th e lef t and r ig ht inputs of t he br idged
cha n nel pa ir. Con nec tion of on ly one i nput
w il l resu lt i n reduc ed power output , inc rea sed
di stor tion a nd ca n c ause t he a mpli fie r to
overheat . Do not do t hi s!
W hen a pa ir of t he M100 0/5v2’ s m ai n ch an nels
a re oper ati ng i n brid ged mod e, t he out put wi l l be
in m ono ( on ly one ch an nel). Th is mono c ha nnel
ca n cont ai n on ly ri ght c han nel i nfor mat ion, on ly
lef t ch an nel i nfor mat ion, or t he su m of t he sig na ls
f rom rig ht a nd lef t i nput cha nne ls. I n order to
ach ieve one o f the se opt ions , con f ig ure t he i nputs
to t hat pa i r of cha nne ls i n one of t hese t wo way s:
1 ) Lef t C han nel On ly or R ig ht Ch an nel On ly
In format ion: I f you w ish to s end a lef t-on ly or
ri ght-on ly sig na l to a pa i r of t he M1 0 0 0/5v2’ s
cha n nels you mu st use a “ Y -Adaptor ” to spl it
t he sing le c han nel si gna l i nto bot h lef t and
ri ght RCA i nputs of t he brid ged c han nel pa i r .
Th is op tion i s use d when d eploy in g a pai r of
t he M1 0 00/5v2’ s ma in c ha nne ls to d rive l ef t
cha n nel spe a kers on ly a nd t he ot her pa i r of
t he M1 0 00/5v2’ s ma in c ha nne ls to d rive r ig ht
cha n nel spe a kers on ly.
2) Lef t + R ig ht Cha n nel In format ion: W hen
brid ged a nd fed by a s tereo s ourc e sig na l, a
brid ged pa i r of t he M1 0 0 0/5v2’ s c ha nnel s wi l l
automat ic al ly c ombine t he le ft a nd r ig ht input
sig na ls i nto a su mme d mono (le f t + rig ht)
input s ign al .
ST A TUS LED / PROTEC TION CIRCUITRY
Th ere is a sin gle mu lti- color L ED on t he top
su rf ace of t he a mpli f ier to i nd icate t he a mpl if ie r’ s
oper ati ng stat us .
Remote
Level
Mode
|
Sub Ch.
Input Mode
2 Ch.
|
4 Ch.
|
6 Ch.
Rem.
|
|
Signal
Input Voltage
Low
|
High
CH. 3
(
L
)
CH. 4
(
R
)
CH. 1
(
L
)
CH. 1 & 2
CH. 3 & 4 SUB CH.
CH. 2
(
R
)
HP Filter Mode
Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
x1
|
x10
Filter Mode
HP Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
BP
|
HP
LP Filter Mode
LP Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
12dB
|
24dB
Mono Subwoofer Output
(
L
)
(
R
)
CH. 1
CH. 2
CH. 3
CH. 4
SUB
SUB
INPUT SECTION
+12 VDC Ground Remote
Marine 5 Channel Amplifier with 2-Wa y / 3-Wa y Crossover
1 ) F la shi ng Gre en: a mpli f ier i s power ing up, aud io
out put is muted .
2) Const ant G reen : ampl if ie r is on a nd f unc t ioni ng
norm a lly, audio out put is a ct ive.
3) Const ant Re d: I ndic ates t ha t the a mpl if ie r has
exc eed ed its s afe op erat i ng temp erat ure , put ti ng t he
a mpli f ier i nto a sel f-protec tion mo de, w hic h reduce s
t he pea k p ower output of t he a mpl if ier. W hen its
temp erat ure re tu r ns to a sa fe le vel, t he red l ig ht wi l l
ret ur n to g reen a nd t he a mpli f ier w i ll re tu r n to fu l l-
power operating mode .
4) Cons ta nt Amber (yel low): Ind icat es t hat a n over-
cu r rent cond ition h as oc cu rre d a nd is ac compa nie d
by a muti ng of t he a f fect ed ch an nel(s ). Bec aus e t he
muti ng be hav ior may be ve r y shor t in du rat ion, it
may ma n ifes t its elf a s a n audi ble, rep et iti ve tic k ing
nois e in t he out put. O ver-c ur rent cond it ions c an
be c ause d by a spe a ker i mped a nce lower t ha n t he
opt imu m load i mpe da nce r an ge for the a mpl if ie r or
a shor t-ci rcu it in t he s pea ke r wi r ing . The l att er ca n
resu lt f rom a shor t c irc uit b et ween t he po siti ve and
negat ive s pea ke r wi res or b et ween e ithe r spe ak er
w ire a nd t he ves sel c has sis . The “ Stat us L ED ” will
rema i n amb er for a few s econd s, e ven if t he ove r-
cu r rent cond ition i s of a ver y shor t dur at ion. T hi s
f unc t iona lit y c an b e us ed to d iag nos e a shor t-ci rcu it
by on ly con nec ti ng one ch an nel at a t im e. T he
“St atu s LE D” w i ll t u rn a mber w hen you con nec t
t he cha n nel t hat is e xp erie nci ng t he problem a nd
tu r n the v olume up.
5) LE D off / A mpli f ier Shuts O ff Unex pe cte dly
Th e only c ondit ion t hat w i l l shut down
a n und am age d M1 0 0 0/5 v2 c ompletel y is i f bat ter y
volta ge or remot e tu rn- on volta ge dr ops below
10 volts. T he “S tatu s LE D” w i ll t u rn of f whe n
t hi s occ ur s. T he ampl i f ier w il l t ur n bac k on
when vo ltag e cli mbs b ack ab ove 1 1 volts . If t h is
is ha ppen ing i n you r sy stem , have you r cha rg ing
sy stem a nd powe r wi ri ng i nsp ec ted .