Kenwood KAC-8403 manual

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    KA C-8403 4/3/2 CHANNEL PO WER AMPLIFIER 7 page 2-7 INSTR UCTION MANU AL AMPLIFICA TEUR DE PUISSANCE 4/3/2 CANA UX 7 page 8-13 MODE D’EMPLOI AMPLIFICADOR DE PO TENCIA DE 4/3/2 CANALES 7 página 14-19 MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES © B64-3505-00/00 (KV/EV) T ake the time to read through this instruction manual. Familiarity with installation and operat[...]

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    2 English Sa fety precautions 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • When extending the ignition, battery, or g round wires , make sure to use automotive- grade wires or other wires with a 8 mm ( A WG 8) or more t o prevent wire det erioration and damage to the wire coating. • T o prevent a short circuit, [...]

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    English 3 Installation Acc essories Part name External V iew Number of Items Self-tapping screws (ø5 × 18 mm) 4 T er minal cover (Pow er or speaker terminal) 3 Speaker level input cable 1 Hexagon Wrench 1 Installation procedure Since there are large variety of settings and connections possible according to applications, read the instruction manua[...]

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    4 English ■ RCA cable or Speaker le vel input connection 30 40 30 40 Connection CENTER UNIT (CD receiver , etc.) RCA cable* Lead terminal* ■ Bridged Connec tions Battery Ground wire* Battery wire* Pr otective F use* Pow er control wire 2 W ARNING T o prevent fire caused by a short in the wiring, connect a fusible link or breaker nearby the batt[...]

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    English 5 Controls This is a 4 channel amplifier including 2 stereo amplifiers in a body . One amplifier is referred to as amplifier A and the other is amplifier B. This unit is compatible with a large variety of systems by combining the switches and functions described in the following. 1 Fuse (40 A) NOTE If you can’t find the specified capacity[...]

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    6 English L R L R L R L C C L R L R L C C A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B S ystem ex amples ■ T ri-mode CENTER UNIT (High pass) Subwoofer (L + R) (Bridged) Principle of T ri-mode Method of frequency band division using a coil and capacitor …in case of 6dB/oct. slope. L C 0 dB -3 dB Coil (L): P[...]

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    English 7 T roubleshooting Guide What might appear to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before c alling s ervice, first check the following table for possible problems. PROBLEM POSSIBLE C AUSE SOL UTION No sound. (No sound from one side.) (Blown fuse.) • I nput (or output) cables are disconn[...]

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    8 Frençais Précautions de sécurité 2 A VERTISSEMENT Pour é viter toute blessure et/ou incendie , veuillez prendr e les précautions suivantes: • Si vous pr olongez un câble de batterie ou de masse, assurez v ous d'utiliser un câble pour automobile ou un câble avec une section de 8 mm (A WG8) afin d'éviter tous risques de dé[...]

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    Frençais 9 Installation Acc essoires Nom de la pièce Vue e xtérieure Quantité Vis taraudeuses (ø5 × 18 mm) 4 Cache de bornier (Borne d’alimentation ou d’ enceint e) 3 Câble d'entrée de niveau d'enceinte 1 Clé polygonale 1 Procédure d'installation Etant donné que le nombre de réglages et de raccor dements est assez imp[...]

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    10 Frençais ■ Câble RCA ou connexion d'entrée de niveau d'enc einte 30 40 30 40 R acc ordements Unité centrale (récepteur/ lecteur de CD , etc.) Câble RCA* Cosse pour câble* ■ Connexions en pont Batterie Câble de masse* Câble de la batterie* F usible de protection* Câble de commande de l’alimentation 2 A VERTISSEMENT Pour [...]

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    Frençais 11 Contrôles Ceci est un amplificateur à 4 canaux av ec deux amplificateurs stéréophoniques en un élément; l’un appelé Amplificateur A, l’ autre Amplificateur B. Cet appareil est c ompatible avec diverses configurations de chaîne, simplement en sélectionnant les positions des commutateurs et les fonctions comme indiqué ci-ap[...]

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    12 Frençais L R L R L R L C C L R L R L C C A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B Ex emple de configur ation ■ Le T ri-mode Unité centrale (filtre passe- haut) Haut-parleurs d'extrêmes graves (L+R) (P ont) Principe du T ri-mode Méthode de division de la bande des basses fréquences au moyen d[...]

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    Frençais 13 Guide de depannage Ce qui peut apparaître comme un mauv ais fonctionnement de votre appareil n ’ est peut être que le résultat d’une mauvaise opération ou d’une mauvaise connexion. A vant d’ appeler un centre de ser vice, vérifiez d’ abord dans le tableau suivant les problèmes possibles. PROBLEME CAUSE POSSIBLE SOL UTIO[...]

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    14 Español Precauciones de seguridad 2 ADVERTENCIA Par a evitar el riesgo de lesiones y/o fuego , observe las siguientes precauciones: • Cuando extienda los cables de la batería o de masa, asegúrese de utilizar cables para automóviles u otros cables que tengan un ár ea de 8 mm (A WG8) o más, para evitar el deterioro del cable y daños en[...]

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    Español 15 Instalación Acc esorios Nombre de pieza Vista e xterior Unidades T or nillo autorroscantes (ø5 × 18 mm) 4 Cubierta de terminales ( T erminal de altavoz o de potencia) 3 Cable de entrada del nivel de altavoces 1 Llave hexagonal 1 Procedimiento de instalación Como se puede hacer una gran variedad de ajustes y conexiones según las apl[...]

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    16 Español ■ Conexión de entrada del cable RCA o del nivel del altav oz 30 40 30 40 Conexiones AP ARA TO CENTRAL (reproductor de discos compactos, etc.) Cable RCA* T er minal de cable* ■ Conexiones en puente Batería Cable de masa* Cable de la batería* F usible de protección* Cable de control de potencia 2 ADVERTENCIA Para evitar incendios [...]

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    Español 17 Controles Este es un amplificador de 4 canales con dos amplificadores estéreo en un mismo cuerpo. Uno de los amplificadores recibe el nombre amplificador A y el otro el de amplificador B. Combinando los c onmutadores y las funciones descritas a continuación, esta unidad amplificadora es c ompatible con una amplia gama de sistemas. 1 F[...]

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    18 Español L R L R L R L C C L R L R L C C A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B L R L R L R L R A B Ejemplos del sistema ■ T ri-mo do AP ARA TO CENTRAL (Paso alt o) Altavoz de subgra ves (L + R) (Puenteada) Propiedades de las bobinas y de los capacitores Método de división de bandas de frecuencias utilizando una bobi[...]

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    Español 19 Guia Sobre Localización De A verias Lo que podría parecer una f alla de funcionamiento de su unidad podría ser simplemente el resultado de un pequeño error de opera ción o de un defecto de conexión. Antes de acudir al servicio, verifique primero el siguiente cuadro sobre los problemas que se podrían presentar . PROBLEMA CAUS A PO[...]

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