Pioneer has been a respected name in car audio for quite some time and they continue to produce quality products at reasonable prices. While receivers tend to receive the most credit for Pioneer's success, they offer a variety of products including sub-woofers and amplifiers. If you are putting together your first car stereo and have everything ready but need to know hook the sub-woofer, it can be your next DIY project.
Instructions
1. Cut two lengths of speaker wire that reach from your amplifier to your sub-woofer. Strip one eighth of an inch of plastic casing from the ends of the wires.
2. Locate the speaker wire terminals on your amplifier. On the GM-5400T, these terminals will be next to the power and ground terminals on the side opposite of the RCA inputs.
3. Bridge the connection by connecting one end of a speaker wire to the positive terminal labeled as the bridge terminal on the amplifier. Connect one end of the other wire to the terminal labeled as the negative terminal for a bridged connection on the amplifier. This particular amplifier makes it easy by labeling which connections to use for bridging. Use a small screwdriver to secure the wires.
4. The amplifier is running safely at 4 ohms so you need to be certain that the sub-woofer you are using is not a 2 ohm sub. Consult your sub-woofer manual if you are unsure about this before connecting the speaker wires to the sub-woofer. After making certain your sub-woofer does not run at 2 ohms, connect the positive speaker wire to the positive terminal on the sub-woofer.
5. Connect the other end of the negative speaker wire to the negative terminal on the sub-woofer. Secure the wires by using a screwdriver or Allen wrench if needed.
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