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KAC-5204
STEREO/BRIDGEABLE POWER AMPLIFIER
~
page
2-11
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLIFICATEUR
DE
PUISSANCE
STEREO/COMPATIBLE
~
page
12-21
MODE D'EMPLOI
ESTEREO/AMPLIFICADOR
DE
POTENCIA
CONECTABLE
~
pagina
22-31
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
Kenwood Corporation
@
AE86
Take
the
time
to
read
through
this
instruction
manual.
Familiarity with
installation
and
operation
procedures
will
help
you
obtain
the
best
performance
from
your
new
power
amplifier.
For
your
records
Record
the
senal
number, found on the back
of
the unit,
In
the
spaces
designated on the
warranty
card,
and
in
the
space
provided below.
Refer
to the model and
serial
numbers
whenever you
call
upon your Kenwood dealer for Information or service on the product.
Model
KAC-5204
Serial
number~~~~~~~
US
Residence
Only
Register
Online
Register
your
Kenwood
product
at.
www.Kenwoodusa.com
©864-4488-08/00 (KH/EH) 5707-00000-203-08
Safetyprecautions
IACAUTION I
To
prevent
damage
to the machine, take the
following precautions:
Be
sure
the unit
is
connected
to
a
12V
DC
power
supply
with
anegative ground connection.
Do
not
open the
top
or
bottom
covers
of
the unit.
Do
not
install the unit
in
aspot exposed
to
direct
sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid
places with
too
much dust or the possibility
of
water
splashing.
When replacing a
fuse,
only use anew one with the
prescribed rating. Using afuse with the wrong rating
may cause your unit
to
malfunction.
•
To
prevent ashort circuit when replacing a
fuse,
first
disconnect the wiring harness.
FCC
WARNING
This
equipment
may generate or
use
radio
frequency energy. Changes or modifications
to
this
equipment
may cause harmful interference unless
the modifications are expressly approved in the
instruction manual. The user could lose the authority
to
operate this
equipment
if
an
unauthorized change
or modification
is
made.
FCC
NOTE
This
equipment
has
been tested and found
to
comply
with
the limits for a
Class
Bdigital device,
pursuant
to
Part
15
of
the
FCC
Rules.
These limits
are
designed
to
provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in aresidential installation. This
equipment
may cause harmful interference
to
radio
communications,
if
it
is
not
installed and used
in
accordance with the instructions. However, there
is
no
guarantee that interference will
not
occur in a
particular installation. If this
equipment
does cause
harmful interference
to
radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment
off
and on, the user
is
encouraged
to
try
to
correct
the interference by one
or
more
of
the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the
equipment
and receiver.
Connect the
equipment
into
an
outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver
is
connected.
Consult the dealer or
an
experienced radiorrV
technician for help.
INOTE I
This
Class
Bdigital apparatus complies
with
Canadian
ICE5-003.
~:fuJ
Ifyou experience problems during installation,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
If the unit does
not
seem to be working right,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
2
English
CE
Declaration
of
Conformity
with
regard
to
the
EMC Directive
2004/1
08/EC
Manufacturer:
Kenwood
Corporation
2967-3
Ishikawa-machi,
Hachioji-shi,
Tokyo,
192-8525
Japan
EU
Representative's:
Kenwood
Electronics
Europe
BV
Amsterdamseweg
37,
1422
AC
UITHOORN,
The
Netherlands
Information on Disposal
of
Old Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (applicable for
EU
countries
that
have adopted separate
waste collection systems)
)t
Products with the symbol (crossed-out
wheeled bin) cannot be disposed
as
household waste.
•Old electrical and electronic
equipment
•••
should be recycled
ct
afacility capable
of
handling these items and their waste
byproducts. Contact your local authority
for details in locating arecycle facility
nearest
to
you. Proper recycling and waste
disposal will help conserve resources whilst
preventing detrimental effects on our
health and the
environment
This
Product
is
not
installed by the manufacturer
of
a
vehicle on the production line, nor by the professional
importer
of
avehicle into
an
EU
Member
State.
Cleaning the unit
Ifthe front panel gets dirty, turn
off
the power and
wipe the panel with adry silicon cloth or soft cloth.
I
ACAUTION
I
Do
not
wipe the panel
with
ahard cloth or acloth
dampened by volatile solvents such
as
paint thinner
and alcohol. They can scratch the surface
of
the panel
and/or cause the indicator letters
to
peel off.
To
prevent battery rise
When the unit
is
used
in
the
ACC
ON
position
without
turning the engine
ON,
it depletes the battery.
Use
it
after starting the engine.
Protection function
There
is
aProtection function installed
in
the
unit
to
protect the
unit
and speakers from various problems.
When Protection operates, the indicator informs you
of
the condition.
(Refer
to
page
S)
Accessories
Part
name
External
Number
of
View Items
Self-tapping screws
~
4
(04 x
16
mm)
Terminal cover (Power
(§y
1
terminal)
Speaker level
input
~
1
cable
•Wiring
•
Take
the battery wire for this unit directly from the
battery. If it's connected
to
the vehicle's Wiring
harness, it
can
cause blown
fuses
etc.
Ifabuzzing noise
is
heard from the speakers when
the engine
is
running, connect aline noise filter
(optional) to each
of
the battery wire.
Do
not
allow the wire
to
directly contact the edge
of
the iron plate by using Grommets.
Connect the ground wire
to
ametal part
of
the
car
chassis
that acts
as
an
electrical ground passing
electricity to the battery's negative 8terminal.
Do
not
turn the power on ifthe ground wire
is
not
connected.
Be
sure
to
install aprotective fuse in the power
cord near the battery. The protective fuse should
be the same capacity
as
the unit's fuse capacity or
somewhat larger.
For
the power cord and ground,
use
avehicle type
(fireproof) power wring cord
with
acurrent capacity
greater than the unit's fuse capacity.
(Use
apower
wiring cord with adiameter
of
S
mm'
(AWG
10)
or
greater.)
·When more than one power amplifier
are
going
to be used,
use
apower supply wiring wire and
protective fuse
of
greater current-handling capacity
than the total maximum current drawn by each
amplifier.
•Speaker Selection
•
The
rated
input
power
of
the speakers that
are
going
to
be
connected should be greater than the
maximum
output
power (in Watts)
ofthe
amplifier.
Use
of
speakers having
input
power ratings that
are
less
than the
output
power
of
the amplifier will
cause smoke to be emitted
as
well
as
damage.
•The impedance
of
the speakers that
are
going
to
be connected should be
20
or greater (for
stereo connections), or
40
or greater (for bridged
connections). When more than one
set
of
speakers
are
going
to
be used, calculate the combined
impedance
of
the speakers and then connect
suitable speakers
to
the amplifier.
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80--~
20---------------·
Combined impedance
Eng/ish
3
Controls /Indicator
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®
CD
Speaker level input terminals
INOTE I
·The genuine-accessory car stereo shall have a
maximum power
output
of
no more than 40
W.
·Do
not
connect
the speaker
output
leads from
apower amplifier (Optional)
to
the speaker
level
input
terminals
of
this unit, for this may
cause malfunction or damage.
•Do not connect cables and leads
to
both
RCA
cable
input
jacks and the speaker level
input
terminals simultaneously, for this may cause
malfunction or damage.
·Connect the power control lead to apower
supply which can be turned ON/OFF by
the ignition key switch
(ACC
line). With this
connection, shock noise may
be
generated
when the power
of
the genuine-accessory car
stereo
is
switched
ON/OFF.
en
LINE IN terminal
®INPUT SENSITIVITY control
Set
this control according to the pre-output level
of
the center unit connected with this unit, or
to the maximum power
output
of
the genuine-
accessory
car
stereo.
Use
the diagram on the right
as
aguide.
INOTE I
For
the pre-output level or the maximum power
output, refer to the <Specifications> in the
instruction manual
of
the center unit.
@)
FILTER
switch
This
switch allow filtering
of
the speaker
output
signals.
•
OFF
position:
The
original sound
without
filtering
is
output.
•
LPF
(Low
Pass
Filter) position:
4
Eng/ish
Only frequencies
of
80
Hz
or lower
are
output.
(Frequencies above
80
Hz
are
cut.)
The speaker
output
is
automatically switched to
monaural
(L
+R).
®Fuse (25
A)
®Battery terminal
(j) Power control terminal
Controls the unit ON/OFF
INOTE I
Controls the unit
power
Be
sure
to connect it with
all
the
systems.
®Ground terminal
®Speaker
output
terminals
•Stereo Connections:
When you wish
to
use
the
unit
as
astereo
amplifier, stereo connections
are
used.
The speakers to
be
connected should have
an
impedance
of
20
or greater. When
multiple
speakers
are
to be connected, ensure
that
the
combined
impedance
is
20
or greater for each
channel.
•Bridged Connections:
When you wish
to
use
the
unit
as
ahigh-
output
monaural amplifier, bridged
connections
are
used. (Make connections to
the
LEFT
channel 0and the
RIGHT
channel 8
SPEAKER
OUTPUT
terminals.)
The speakers
to
be connected should have
an
impedance
of
40
or greater. When
multiple
speakers
are
to be connected, ensure
that
the
combined
impedance
is
40
or greater.
FILTER
111111111
""*i--H+-ii---:iii--i----i-ii+---@
@Powerindicator
When the power
is
turned on, the Power indicator
lights.
Ifthe Power indicator does not light when the
power
is
turned on, the protection function
may
be
activated. Check whether there
is
any
indication
of
trouble.
•The protection function
is
activated
in
the following situations:
This
unit
is
equipped with aprotection function
for protecting this unit and your speakers from
various accidents or problems that
can
occur.
When the protection function
is
triggered, the
Power indicator goes offand the amplifier stops
operating.
•When aspeaker wire may be short-circuited.
•When aspeaker
output
contacts ground.
•When the unit malfunctions and a
DC
signal
is
sent
to
the speaker
output.
•When the internal temperature
is
high and
unit
won't
operate.
•When a
ground
wire
of
the center
unit
(cassette receiver,
CD
receiver, etc.) or this unit
is
not
connected
to
ametal part serving
as
an
electrical
ground
passing electricity to the
battery's negative eterminal.
• System examples
•2-channel system: Left speaker
Lr1
n n
gP-uJ
CENTER
UNIT
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Right speaker
FILTER
II
111111
I
OFF
LPF
•Subwoofer system:
CENTER
UNIT
~L:_.
__
:--=-I~
Subwoofer
(Bridged)
OFF
LPF
Eng/ish
5
Installation
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II
I
IACAUTION I
•
Do
not
install
in
the below locations·
(Unstable location,
In
alocation that'interferes
with
driving,
In
alocation that gets wet,
In
adusty
location,
In
aplace that gets hot,
In
aplace that
gets direct sunlight,
In
alocation that gets hit by
hot
air)
Do
not
install the
unit
under the carpet.
Otherwise heat build-up occurs and the
unit
may
be
damaged.
Install this unit
in
alocation which allows heat to
easily dissipate.
Once installed,
do
not place any
object
on
top
of
the unit.
.The surface temperature
of
the amplifier will
become
hot
during
use.
Install the amplifier
in
a
place where people,
resins,
and other substances
that
are
sensitive
to
heat will
not
come into
contact
with
it.
6
Eng/ish
Self-tapping screw
(04
x
16
mm)
~
/
Installation board, etc.
(thickness:
15
mm
or more)
•When making ahole under a
seat,
inside the
trunk, or somewhere
else
in
the vehicle, check
that there
is
nothing hazardous on the opposite
side such
as
agasoline tank, brake pipe, or wiring
harness, and be careful
not
to
cause scratches or
other damage.
Do
not
install near the dashboard,
rear
tray, or air
bag safety parts.
•The installation to the vehicle should securely
fasten the
unit
to aplace
in
which it will
not
obstruct driving. Ifthe
unit
comes
off
due
to
a
shock and hits aperson or safety part, it may
cause injury or
an
accident.
After installing the unit, check
to
make sure that
electrical
equipment
such
as
the brake lamps,
turn signal lamps and windshield wipers operate
normally.
IA
WARNING I
Remove
the
ignition
key and disconnect
the
negative 8
terminal
of
the
battery
to
prevent
short circuits.
•Installation procedure
Since there
are
large variety
of
settings and
connections possible according
to
applications,
read
the instruction manual well
to
select the proper
setting and connection.
1.
Remove the ignition
key
and disconnect the
negative eterminal
of
the battery
to
prevent short
circuits.
2.
Set
the
unit
according
to
the intended usage.
3.
Connect the
input
and
output
wires
of
the units.
4.
Connect the speaker wires.
5.
Connect the power wire, power control wire and
grounding wire following this order.
6.
Install the
unit
in the
car.
7.
Connect the negative eterminal
of
the battery.
IACAUTION I
Ifsound
is
not
output
normally, immediately turn
power
off
and check connections.
Be
sure
to
turn
the
power
off
before changing
the
setting
of
any switch.
If
the
fuse blows, check wires for shorts,
then
replace
the
fuse
with
one
of
the same rating.
Check that no
unconnected
wires
or
connectors
are
touching
the
car body. Do
not
remove caps
from
unconnected
wires or connectors
to
prevent
short circuits.
•Connect
the
speaker wires
to
appropriate speaker
connectors separately. Sharing the negative wire
of
the
speaker or
grounding
speaker wires
to
the
metal
body
of
the
car can cause this
unit
to
fail.
•After installation, check
that
the
brake lamps,
winkers, and wipers
work
properly.
English
7
Connection
•
RCA
cable
or
Speaker level
input
connection
(RCA
cable Connections)
RCA
cable" CENTER
UNIT
(CD
receiver, etc.)
'-------
¢
....
,
Power control wire"
(Blue/White)
Left
input
Right
input
_._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._~_._._._._._._._._._.
(Speaker level
input
Connections)
/'
Car
fuse box
Battery
flo'~~
Genuine-accessory car
stereo (No line
output
m~~
center
unit
etc.)
Cable Color of the connector
oWhite
eWhite/Black
oLeft
~""""""""""""""""""""'\\i"""""""~
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input
cable
iii
Right oGray
e
Gra
/Black
8
English
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•Speaker wire connection
(Stereo Connections)
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terminal*
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OUTPUT
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speaker
Left
speaker
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(Bridged)
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·
•·
Battery wire*
Lead
terminal*
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~
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/.·.L<
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Ground wire*
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BArr.
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Power control wire*
Terminal cover
~
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Protective Fuse*
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pt:
Battery
English
9
Troubleshooting Guide
What
might
appear
to be amalfunction in
your
unit
may
just
be the result
of
slightmisoperation
or
miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following
table
forpossible problems.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
SOLUTION
No sound. ·Input (or
output)
cables
are
•Connect the
input
(or
output)
cables.
(No sound
from
one side.) disconnected.
(Blown fuse.) •Protection circuit may be activated. •Check connections by referring
to
<Protection function>.
•Volume
is
too high. •Replace the fuse and
use
lower
volume.
•The speaker cord
is
shorted. •After check the speaker cord and
fixing the cause
of
the short, replace
the fuse.
The
output
level
is
too •The input sensitivity adjusting control •Adjust the control correctly referring
small (or too larael.
is
not
set
to
the correct position.
to
<Controls>.
The sound quality
is
bad. •The speakers wire
are
connected
with
•Connect
them
properly checking the
(The sound
is
distorted.) wrong
EB/8polarity.
EB/8
of
the terminals and wires well.
· A speaker wire
is
pinched by ascrew •Connect the speaker wire again
so
in
the
car
body. that it
is
not
pinched by anything.
·The switches may be
set
improperly. ·
Set
switches properly by referring
to
<System examples>.
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