Kicker ZX550.3 Owner's Manual
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1. Kiker sve to maintain a goal of 72 hour sendoe tor al lectoris ampifers crossovers equalizers ete retums Delays may ba cured ack of replacement kwartory or parts secant Falura to follow these steps may void your waranty Any questions canbe directed ta the Kicker Customer Serdo Department at 108 624 8510 NOTE Alspeeton arei certemance ours tj charge Pat lhe scr cm the et ane ieee ZX 3 ZX 5AMPLIFIER InternationalWarranty Contact your irtemational Kickar dar c distributor cancering specc procedures fer your country s waranty pales WARNING KICKER products ara capabie of producing sound levels that can permanently damage your hearing Turing up a syster to a level that has ule dstortcn is more damaging 1o your ears han stening 1o an urdetrtd system at the sama volume laval Tha tveshold of pain is always an indicator that te sound esto loud and may parmanantiy mage your rearing Pease use common sense when controling volume GARANTIAINTERNACIONAL Versi nEspa ol Cam riguasa con su concesionario o cistitaior Kicker smaciral para cloner ior asin sobna procedimientos aspociicos relacionados con las normas de garanta de su pals ADVERTENCIA Los wcitadloras Kicker son capaces de rocks rivelas de sonido que pueden da ar permanentemente Si diio Subir al volumen dal sera rasa un rivel que produzca distorsi n as m s daino para e oido que escuchar un stama si ston al mismo volar dlr as slerrpre una ndicacn de ques scrid as m2. 2700 5 Four Channel Operation with Subwoofer ZX700 5 amplifiers ara capable of operating into minimum impedance of 2 ohms per channel in stereo operation and 2 ohms mono in the subwoofer Channel See Figura 2 ZX550 3 Two Channel Operation with Subwoofer ZX550 3 ampllers are capable of operating into a minimum impedance of 2 ahms per channel in sterea operation and 2 ohms mona in the subwoofer channel Sea Figura 3 ZX 3 ZX 5AMPLIFIER 2x700 5 Four Channel Operation with Subwoofer ZX550 3 Two Channel Operation with Subwoofer Performance Modei 21550 32 e708 RMS Power in Watts AMP 1 and AMP2 all channels driven AAV AC stereo 1 THON 70x2 70x4 E14 V 20 stare 1 THON 5x2 asra 14AM Af mono 1 THON NA 165x2 RMS Power in Watts SUBWOOFER channel driven mA AV AA moro lt 1 So THAN 2x1 2ioxt 014V 4 mana lt 1 5 THON 42041 0x1 Length nem 16 314 425 0607 Specifications common to all modets Haigh ny 2a Bim wian nim 958 gaam Frequency Response 1 db 25He 201 Sloraio Noise Ratio 206d aweightad ra rated power Law Level 125nW5V High Level 250 10 Variable HI or OFF Bypass 50 200K 12B per octave Input Sensitivity Selectable Electronic Crossover Suson Fiter 2 ab Octave Subsonic Fiter Fed 25Hz Bass Boost Variable O to 1848 Bass Boost 40Hz 4 1 Automatic Turm On Selection The ZX series offers twee diferent automatic turn on modes t
3. MULTICHANNELAMPLIFIER with a CLASS DSUBWOOFERCHANNEL 2X550 3 ZX700 5 MKICKER 2007 Stilwater Designs ZX 3 ZX 5SeriesAmplifier Owner sManual M KICKER W MultiChannelModels ZX550 3 ZX700 5 Congratulations on your Authorized Kicker Dear KICKER purchase Please record your purchase Information and keep your sales receipt for validation of warranty Purchase Date Amp far Model Number Ampifer Sarial Number Installation 1 Mounting Choose a structuraly sound location to mount your Kicker amplifier Make sure there are no items behind the araa where the screws wil be driven Choasa a location that allows at least 4 em f opan ventilation for the amplifier possibla mount the amplifa in the cimate controled passenger compartment Dll four holes using a 7 64 3mm bit and use the supplied 8 screws to mount the apitie 2 Wiring Disconnect the vehicle s battery to avoit an electrical short Then connect the ground wie to the ampir Make the ground wire short 24 Oem ar less and connect t to a paint and corrosion free sold mota araa of the vehicle s chassis Adding an addtional ground wire of thls same gauge or larger between the battery s nagative post and tha venic a chassis is recommended The ZX amp ter has dual input sensitivity diferential RCA Inputs which wal receive ether high or low leve signals from your car stereo s source unit deal when connecting tha sour
4. ber must be clary marked on the otsida of tha package Pease rtum only defective components The faten af inching lems increases your ratuen aight chargas Non detactve tems val be etured faght collct to you Include a copy of the criga reosipt vith the purchase data clearly viable and a proot o purchase statement iting the Customers nama Dealers nama and invoice rubar are product purchased Warranty epiraten an tems without proo oF purchase wil be detained rom the ype of saks and marufactuing data coda Freight must be prepa fers sent fight coect or COD wil be refused WHAT IS NOT COVERED Ths waranty is vaid oriy it the product is used forthe purpose for which t was designed tabes not cover Damage dus to improper stallion Subsequent darna t ther components 9 Daraga caused by expose to moist excessiva haat chemicai ener andlor LV radiation Daage trough negigenos misuse aosdent or abusa Repastd returns for tha same damage may be considerad euse Any oost ar expense rst othe ramaval or reinstalatian of product Speakers damaged dus io arplfer cipping or distarton ams previously reparad or meciiiac by ary unautherized rapa facty tum shipping en non defective tams T Products win trpord or missing barcode labels Produet retuned what Ream Marchands Authorizaten RMA number Fragt Damage The cost af shippina product to Kicker Sarica partarmed by anyone cher tran Kekar HOW LONG WIL IT TAKE
5. ce unit to the amplifier the ZX amie input level switch should be set to LO and a low level signal should run from the source Units stereo RGA output to the starao RCA input on the and panel af the ampiiie using RCA Interconnect Cable if a low level stereo RCA output is not avallabie on the source unit the signal can be deivered to the amplifer using the high level speaker outputs on the source unt Set the Input level switch on the end panel of tha ampltier to HI Crimp and solder RCA connectors to the end of the speaker wire running from the high level speaker outputs on the source unit and connect the wre ta the ICA Inputs on the end panel of the ampir as shown in Figure 1 Kaap the auco signal cable away from factory wiring harnesses and Gi poe binar power wing youneedio TM gami amni gt gt Shine ma ee E degree ange gt Install a fuse within 18 25cm of the battery and in ina wath the power cabla connected to your amo It you evar need to remove the amplifier ftom the vehicle after it has boon installed the ground wire should be tho last wre disconnected fram the ampifer just the opposite as when you instal t See the chart below for power and ground wira size and fusing recommandations ModeiZXB80 3 1 ONE 60 AMPERE FUSE PowerGroundWire 4GA Modei2X700 5 1 ONE 90 AMPERE FUSE PowerGroundWire 4GA 2 Configuration The folowing diagrams shaw the mast common configurations for your Kicker ZX series ampitiec
6. ful bandwidth signal v l ba amplified Set the switch to HI if you want the ampitie s intemal crossover to serve as a high pass fiter Never change tha crossover OFF H switch setting with the audio system on 4 Input Gain Control Tha input gain control is not a voume control It matches the output of the source unit 10 the input evel of the amar Turn the source unit up to about 3 4 volume f tha Source unit goes t0 30 tum it to 28 Next slowly tum clockwise the gain on the amplifier up unl you can hear audible distortion then tum it down a Itte 5 Bass Boost Control The variable bass boost control on the top of the amplfier is designed to give you increased output 0 1808 at 40 Hz The setting for this controls subjectiva If you turn it up you must go back and adjust the input gain contralto avoid clipping the ampli 6 Crossover Control Tha variable crossover on the top of the amir alos you to adjust the crossover frequency from 50 200H2 The setting for this control is subjective BOHz is a good place to start 7 Sub Input if ore is no dedicated output on your source urit for subwoofer use the SUB INPUT switch to set your subwoofer input to either SUB INPUT or AMP INPUT 1 8 RemoteBass Love Control When using the remota bass level control you have the abilty to control the level af the Subwoofer Channa output rarotaly To mount tha remote bass level control simply screw the metal bracket to tha chosen location Then
7. hat ean be selected on the end panel 12V DC Ofiser and Audia Using either the DC Offset or Audio mode causes the REM terminal fo hava 12 out for tuming on addtional amp fiers Remote Turn On Set tha switch to 12V to use the remote turn on lead rom your source unit Run 18 Ga wire from the Remote Turn On Lead on your source unit ta the terminal labeled REM between the ampifier s postive and negative power terminals This isthe preferred automatic turn on method ODC Offset Turn On 1f Ramote Turn On is nat an option the next best setting is DC Offset The DC Offset mode detects a 6 vait surge from the Hi Level speakar outputs when the source unit has been tumed on OSignal Sense Turn On The Audio setting is the final alternate for Automatic turn on Tris i a Signal Sanse turn on method that detects tha incoming audio signal trom your source unit and automaticaly tums on the amp This tum on method wil not work properly if the input gain control ia ot set appropriately 2 Input Level Tha RCA inputs on Kicker ZX amplifiers are capabia of receiving ather Hi or Low level signats from your source unit If the only output avalabie from your source unit is a H Love signal simply press in tha Input Laval switch on the amplifier Rafer to tha weing section of this manual additional Instructions 3 Crossover Switch Use the XOVER switch on the end panel of the amplifier to sot the intemal crossover to OFF or HI Whan the switch is set to OFF a
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10. rge your vehicle s battery ar replace your vehicle s altemator OEnd Panel LED on no output 1 Ameer is very hot Thermal protection is engaged Test for proper impedance atthe speaker terminals with a VOM meter sea the diagrame in this manual for minimum recommended impadance and mutiple speaker wiring suggestions Also check for adequate allow around the ammo 2 Amplifier shuts down only whia vehicl is running Voltage protection ccultry is engaged Voltage to the amie is not within the 9 16 vot operating range Have the vehicle s charging and sectrical system inspected 3 Ampliar wil only play at law volume levels Short circuit protection is engaged Check for speaker wires shorted to each ather or to the vehicle chassis Check for damaged speakers or speakers operating below the minimum recommended impedance ONo output from one channel 1 Check the balance control on source unit 2 Check the RCA or speaker input and speaker output connections for the channel 3 Swap the RCA or speaker input cable from tet to right If the problem changes sides then you have a bad RCA or speaker input cable or source unit problem 4 Swap the speaker output wire from left to right I the preblam changes sides then you have a bad speaker cable passive crossover network and or speaker OAlternator noise whining sound with engine s RPM 1 Chack for damaged RCA or speaker input cable 2 Check the routing of ACA ar speaker input cable 3 Check
11. sida the housing onto the bracket unt it snaps into place Run the cable from the controler to the Remote Bass jack on tha amplifier chassis TroubleShooting It your ampliier does not appear to be working check the obvious things fst such as blown fuses poor or incarect wring connactions incorrect setting of crossover switch and gain controls otc There is an iluminated red badge on top of tha amplifier denoting tha power state of tha amp In addition to the Protection LED on the end panel of your Kicker ZX seras amp When tha red badge is it this indicates ZX 3 ZX 5AMPLIFIER the amplifier is tumad on and the ampli is functioning properly ORED Badge Light off no output With a Volt Ohm Meter VOM check the flowing 1 12 volt power terminai should raad 12V to 16V 2 Remote turn on terminal should read 12V to 16V _ 3 Check for reversed power and ground connections 4 Ground terminal for proper conductivity 6 Check Tor blown fuses ORED Badge Light on no output Check the folowing 1 RCA connections 2 Test speaker outputs wath a known good speaker 3 Substitute source unit with a known good source unit 4 Check for a signal in tha FCA cabla foading the ampiler with the VOM meter sat to measure AC voltage OEnd Panel LED flashing with loud music The yetow LED indicates low battery voltage Check all the connections in your venicie s charging system It may be necessary to replace or cha
12. the source unit for proper grounding 4 Chack the gain settings and tum them down if they are set too high OPoor stereo image or reduced bass response Chack system phasing by turning the balance control rom lft ta right If there is more bass output when turned to either sida then check your speaker ving passive crossover networks and speaker terminais for proper positiva and negative connections Reversa a speaker connection from postive to negative on the sterso subwoofer channels f the bass improves the speaker was out of phase OGround Noise If you are using oniy one pair of RCA inputs connact tha RCA cab to tha AMP1 Inputs Kicker ampifiers ara engineered to be fuly compatible with all manufacturers head units Some haad units may require additional grounding to prevent noise ftom entering the audio signal you are experiencing this problem with your head unit in most cases running a ground wire ftom the FCA outputs on he haad unit to the chassis wil remedy this issue ONo Fader lt WWhen using both sats of low level FCA or high level speaker wire inputs the fadar button must be pushed in Pease Nols Moder high parormance spasker have a lower DC Resistance than what used to be avalible The Kicker Coari ani Component spaskers are rated at four cens some DC Resistance may be as low as 3 ohms and work wih ary armpiter designad to operate at a four chr iad you want to use two Kicker Coal or Component speakers on sral cranna of
13. ua merchereise at T carpe Warranty replacements ay have comete scratches and Elerenes scone prc may be replaced wih more curent quien products This waranty is vaid oniy tor the origina purchaser and i not extended 1o owners cf the product subsequent to tha orignal purchaser Any applicatie mpled warartias ara ited i duration 1o a period o the express warranty as provided herein begining with the date ct hs original purchase at ratal andi no warranties whether express or fried shal apply to e proget therefor Sorre states do not alow Imitations on pled wrens teretere trese leis may rot pp ka you This waranty gias you spaci legal fights however you ray hanve oiher fights at vary trom state to state WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED WARRANTY OR SERVICE Defective merchandisa shouldbe retumed to your local Authorized Stator Desir kicker Dealer for waranty savce Assistance i locating an Auhorieas Deser an be found at wr hckercom or by contacting Sister Designe cect You can conf that a dealer is authorizes by asking to soe a curant authorized dealer window decal Kit becomes necessary far you to return defective merchandise rectly to Stilwater Designs Kicker cal the Kicker Customer Serves Deparment at 406 624 8510 tor a Return Mercrardise Authorization MA number Package al focveltams in the original container rn a package that wil prevent shipping darraga and retum ta Stater Designs 5021 North Perkins Road Silat OK 74075 The RMA num
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15. your apie wre the speakers in series This wil mprova the souna quay ower fe iclal harmonic distortion arei lassen the thermal iod at he amp Ths may prevent anal am sruting don due to over Curent protection creuen CCALTION When jump staring the vehicis be sure that connactons mad with jumper cables ara caract Improper Connections can rest n bow amplifier uses as wuel as hs fare o ather entea apse 1n 1e vein T you ham mere questions about the talon er operation of your naw KICKER product se the Authored KICKER Dealer whare you made your purchase Far more acio cn Pstalation cik onthe SUPPORT tab on tha Kicker homepage van hikercem Choose the TECHNICAL SUPPORT tab chonse he autjct you are inst and tren donrioad or view tha corasponding r ermaton Please E mail sapporahickr oam or cal Tactical Sanices 405 624 2583 for uransuered or specific quastone Spt E aa A eA ns 1 Aiat n BlectronicsLimitedWarranty ister warrants hs product to be tree tram detects in materil and workmanship under normal use tor a proc ot THREE 3 MONTHS fom dats of orignal purchase wih recsipt When purchased trom an Authorized KICKER Dealeri is warartad tor TWO 2 YEARS fem cats of oignal purchase wih recap n al casas you must have he rgeal rece Should servos be necessary under tris warranty far any reason dus to manulacting defect or maltuncton dzing the waranty peniad Kicker wil real or replace at ts discretion the detective merchancise wih eq
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