Phoenix Gold IAMP-GM1 manual

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 1 © 2011 Phoenix Gold • www .phoenixgold.com Inst a lla tion Instructions AMP-GM1 Chevr olet Camaro (Har dtop) iSeries[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com Installation Instruction Addendum IMPORT ANT : before installation. There is an exposed blue and whit e wire harness going to the i-Amp . The connection of this wire allow s the The blue and white wir e needs to be connected for v ehicles equipped with premium audio system. PREMIUM The blue and white wir e m[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 2 Section Pages 1. Included in the iAMP-GM1 3 2. T ools Required 3 3. Accessing the Battery and Factory Amplier 4-6 4. Removing the Radio and Making Connections 7 4. Installing the Digital Controller 8 5. Routing the iSeries Harness 9 6. Mounting the Subwoofer Enclosure and Amplier 10-11 7. T roublesho[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 3 1. Included in the kit (iAMP-GM1) (1) i800.6 (A) (1) Subwoofer enclosure (B) (1) Digital controller (C) (1) 2 - piece OEM integration harness (D) (1) Power harness (E) (1) mounting hardwar e (1) 3/8 x 1 ½ coarse thread bolt (F) (1) 3/8 x 1 coarse thread bolt (G) (2) 3/8 nuts (H) (4) 3/8 x 1 ¼ fender wash[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 4 Fig. D 3. Accessing the Battery and Factory Amplier (If equipped) Fig. A Fig. B Fig. C Fig. G Fig. E Fig. H Fig. I Fig. F Step 1 - Remove the trunk oor liner (Fig. A) and unscrew the spar e tir e cover fastener (Fig. B). Remove the spare tir e cover . Remove either the spare tir e (if equipped), or t[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 5 Step 4 - Unplug the (3) factory amplier plugs from the factory amplier (Fig K). Remove the factory harness from the fastening points (Fig L). This harness will need to be rerouted back towar d the r ear of the back seat to allow connection to the iSeries factory integration harness (Fig M). In the iS[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 6 Step 6 - Connect the supplied iSeries power harness to the 12 volt and ground connection points on the iSeries amplier (Fig Q). Route the supplied iSeries power harness toward the factory battery location. On the right rear (passenger side) of the spar e tir e well you will see the factory grounding poi[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 7 4. Removing the Radio and Making Connections Fig. B Fig. A Step 2 – Remove the (2) 7mm bolts under the radio face and A/C control panel (Fig D). Using a plastic pry tool work your way around the face of the radio to loosen (Fig E). Once loose, rmly hold the radio/A/C control panel and pull away fr om [...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 8 5. Digital Controller Instructions Step 1 - Using the plastic pry tool remove the trim strip above the radio (Fig A & B). Step 2 - With the trim strip removed, r oute the wir e from the digital contr oller to the iSeries har ness (being careful to not have the wire pinched by any factory clips that r e[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 9 6. Routing the iSeries Signal Harness Step 1 - Route the iSeries T -har ness behind the radio and under the steering wheel (Fig A) along the factory harness making sure the wires will not get pinched and do not interfer e with the steering wheel operation. Secure to the factory harness and brackets with th[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 10 7. Mounting the Subwoofer Enclosure And Amplier Step 1 – Install the supplied “L” shaped bracket to secure the iSeries enclosur e. Locate the factory hole under the rear deck on the drivers side above the carpet (Fig A). Insert the supplied 3/8 x 1 ½ coarse thread bolt and 3/8 x 1 ¼ fender wash[...]

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    Phoenix Gold iSeries www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 11 T roubleshooting Step 4 - Route all harnesses and power wires in the channel of the iSeries subwoofer enclosure and mount the iSeries amplier to the enclosure using the (4) supplied scr ews. CONGRA TUL A TIONS! Y our sound system upgrade is complete and you are r eady to enjoy! Please r efer to your iS[...]

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    www.PHOENIXGOLD.com 12 Phoenix Gold A Division of AAMP of America™ 13190 56th Court Clearwater , Florida 33760 P: 888-228-5560 info@phoenixgold.com www .phoenixgold.com © 2011 AAMP of Florida, Inc Designed and Engineered in the USA Manufactured with components fr om USA, China, and Korea[...]