GM-D9500F - Car amplifier PIONEER - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL GM-D9500F PIONEER

Information to User 3

After-sales service for Pioneer products 3

Visit our website 3

Before connecting/installing the amplifier 4

02 Setting the Unit

What's what 5

Setting gain properly 5

03 Connecting the units

Connection diagram 7

Before connecting the amplifier 7

About bridged mode 8

About suitable specification of speaker 8

Connecting the speakers 8

Connections when using the RCA input

jack 10

Connections when using the speaker input

wire 10

Connecting the power terminal 11

Connecting the speaker output

terminals 12

04 Installation

Before installing the amplifier 13

Example of installation on the floor mat or

chassis 13

Additional information

Specifications 14

Before you start

Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. It is designed to give you many years of enjoyment.

PIONEER SUGGESTS USING A PROFESSIONAL INSTALLER DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PRODUCT. Please read all instructions and WARNINGS in this manual before attempting operation. Should you have any questions, contact your nearest Pioneer authorized dealer or installation specialist.

Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user's right to operate the equipment.

After-sales service for Pioneer products

Please contact the dealer or distributor from where you purchased this unit for after-sales service (including warranty conditions) or any other information. In case the necessary information is not available, please contact the companies listed below:

Please do not ship your unit to the companies at the addresses listed below for repair without advance contact.

U.S.A.

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. Box 1760
Long Beach, CA 90801-1760
800-421-1404

CANADA

Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT
300 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R 0P2
1-877-283-5901
905-479-4411

For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with this unit.

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Before connecting/ installing the amplifier

WARNING

• Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
• The use of a special red battery and ground wire RD-223, available separately, is recommended. Connect the battery wire directly to the car battery positive terminal and the ground wire to the car body.
• This unit is for vehicles with a 12 V battery and negative grounding. Before installing in recreational vehicles, trucks or buses, check the battery voltage.
• The black cable is ground. When installing this unit, make sure to connect the ground wire first. Ensure that the ground wire is properly connected to metal parts of the car's body. The ground wire of the one of this unit must be connected to the car separately with different screws. If the screw for the ground wire loosens or falls out, it could result in fire, generation of smoke or malfunction.
  Use a fuse of the rating prescribed.
• Check the connections of the power supply and speakers if the fuse of the separately sold battery wire or the amplifier fuse blows. Determine and resolve the cause, then replace the fuse with identical equivalent.
  Always install the amplifier on a flat surface. Do not install the amplifier on a surface that is not flat or on a surface with a protrusion. Doing so could result in malfunction.

• When installing the amplifier, do not allow parts such as extra screws to get caught between the amplifier and the automobile. Doing so could cause malfunction.

• Do not allow this unit to come into contact with liquids. Electrical shock could result. Also, damage to this unit, smoke, and overheating could result from contact with liquids. The surfaces of the amplifier and any attached speakers may also heat up and cause minor burns.

• In the event of any abnormality, the power supply to the amplifier is cut off to prevent equipment malfunction. If this occurs, switch the system power OFF and check the power supply and speaker connections. If you are unable to determine the cause, please contact your dealer.
• Disconnect the negative terminal of the battery before installation.

CAUTION

Always keep the volume low enough to hear outside sounds.
- Extended use of the car stereo while the engine is at rest or idling may exhaust the battery.

Important (Serial number)

The serial number is located on the bottom of this unit. For your own security and convenience, be sure to record this number on the enclosed warranty card.

What's what

Front side

Rear side

To adjust the switch, use a flathead screwdriver if needed.

① Power indicator

The power indicator lights up to indicate power ON.

② GAIN (gain) control

Adjusting gain controls CHANNEL A (channel A) and CHANNEL B (channel B) helps align the car stereo output to the Pioneer amplifier. Default setting is the NORMAL position.

If output remains low, even when the car stereo volume is turned up, turn controls to lower level. If distortion occurs when the car stereo volume is turned up, turn these controls to higher level.

• If using only one input plug, set the gain controls for speaker outputs A and B to the same position.
• For use with an RCA equipped car stereo (standard output of 500mV ), set to the NORMAL position. For use with an RCA equipped Pioneer car stereo, with max.

output of 4V or more, adjust level to match that of the car stereo output.

③ LPF (low-pass filter)/HPF (high-pass filter) select switch

Switch the settings based on the connected speaker.

• When the Subwoofer is connected:

Select LPF. This eliminates high range frequency and outputs low range frequency.

• When the full range speaker is connected:

Select HPF or OFF. HPF eliminates low range frequency and output high range frequency. OFF outputs the entire frequency range.

④ FREQ (cut off frequency) control

Cut off frequency selectable from 40Hz to 500Hz if the LPF/HPF select switch is set to LPF or HPF.

⑤ INPUT SELECT (input select) switch

Select 2CH for two-channel input and 4CH for four-channel input.

Setting gain properly

• Protective function included to prevent malfunction of the unit and/or speakers due to excessive output, improper use or improper connection.

• When outputting high volume sound etc., this function cuts off the output for a few seconds as a normal function, but output is restored when the volume of the head unit is turned down.

• A cut in sound output may indicate improper setting of the gain control. To ensure continuous sound output with the head unit at a high volume, set amplifier gain control to a level appropriate for the preout maximum output level of the head unit, so that volume can remain unchanged and to control excess output.

• Despite correct volume and gain settings, the unit sound still cuts out periodically. In such cases, please contact the nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Gain control of this unit

Above illustration shows NORMAL gain setting.

Relationship between amplifier gain and head unit output power

If amplifier gain is raised improperly, this will simply increase distortion, with little increase in power.

Signal waveform when outputting at high volume using amplifier gain control

Signal waveform distorted with high output, if you raise the gain of the amplifier the power changes only slightly.

Connection diagram

① Special red battery wire
RD-223 (sold separately)
After completing all other amplifier connections, finally connect the battery wire terminal of the amplifier to the positive () battery terminal.
② Ground wire (Black)
RD-223 (sold separately)
Connect to a clean, paint-free metal location.
③ Car stereo with RCA output jacks (sold separately)
(4) External output
If only one input plug is used, do not connect anything to RCA input jack B.
⑤ Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold separately)
⑥ RCA output jack
⑦ RCA input jack A
⑧ RCA input jack B

⑨ Amplifier with RCA input jacks (sold separately)
10 Speaker output terminals Please see the following section for speaker connection instructions. Refer to Connections when using the speaker input wire on page 10.
⑪ Fuse (40 A)
12 System remote control wire (sold separately) Connect male terminal of this wire to the system remote control terminal of the car stereo. The female terminal can be connected to the auto-antenna relay control terminal. If the car stereo lacks a system remote control terminal, connect the male terminal to the power terminal via the ignition switch.
⑬ Fuse (30A)× 2
14 Grommet
15 Rear side
16 Front side

Note

INPUT SELECT (input select) switch must be set. For details, see Setting the Unit on page 5.

Before connecting the amplifier

WARNING

• Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhesive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap sections in contact with metal parts in adhesive tape.
• Never cut the insulation of the power supply to feed power to other equipment. Current capacity of the wire is limited.

CAUTION

• Never shorten any wires, the protection circuit may malfunction.
• Never wire the speaker negative cable directly to ground.

Connecting the units

• Never band together multiple speaker's negative cables.
• If the system remote control wire of the amplifier is connected to the power terminal via the ignition switch (12 V DC), the amplifier will remain on with the ignition whether the car stereo is on or off, which may exhaust battery if the engine is at rest or idling.
  Install and route the separately sold battery wire as far as possible from the speaker wires. Install and route the separately sold battery wire, ground wire, speaker wires and the amplifier as far away as possible from the antenna, antenna cable and tuner.

About bridged mode

Diagram A - Proper
4Ω Bridged Mode

Diagram B - Improper
2Ω Bridged Mode

Speaker impedance is max. 4 please carefully check. Improper connection to the amplifier may result in malfunction or personal injury due to burns from overheating.

For bridged mode for a two-channel amplifier, with a 4 load, either wire two 8 speakers in parallel, Left and Right (Diagram A) or use a single 4 speaker. For other amplifiers, please follow the speaker output connection diagram for bridging shown on rear: two 8 speakers in parallel for a 4 load or a single 4 speaker per channel.

For any further enquiries, contact your local authorized Pioneer dealer or customer service.

About suitable specification of speaker

Ensure speakers conform to the following standards, otherwise there is a risk of fire, smoke or damage. Speaker impedance is 2 to 8 or 4 to 8 for two-channel and other bridge connections.

Subwoofer

Speaker channel	Power
Four-channel output	Nominal input: Min. 75 W
Two-channel output	Nominal input: Min. 200 W
Three-channel Speaker output A	Nominal input: Min. 75 W
Three-channel Speaker output B	Nominal input: Min. 200 W

Other than subwoofer

Speaker channel	Power
Four-channel output	Max. input: Min. 150 W
Two-channel output	Max. input: Min. 400 W
Three-channel	Max. input:
Speaker output A	Min. 150 W
Three-channel	Max. input:
Speaker output B	Min. 400 W

Connecting the speakers

The speaker output mode can be four-channel, three-channel (stereo and mono) or two-channel (stereo or mono). Connect the speaker leads based on the mode and the figures shown below.

Connecting the units

Four-channel output

① Left
② Right
③ Speaker out A
④ Speaker out B

Three-channel output

① Left
② Right
③ Speaker out A
④ Speaker out B (Mono)

Two-channel output (Stereo)

① Speaker (Left)
② Speaker (Right)

Two-channel output (Mono)

① Speaker (Mono)

Connections when using the RCA input jack

Connect the car stereo RCA output jack and the RCA input jack of the amplifier.

• The RCA output jack of this unit outputs the signal that comes from The RCA input jack A.

Four-channel / Three-channel output

• Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch to 4CH position.

① RCA input jack A
② RCA input jack B
③ Connecting wires with RCA plugs (sold separately)
4 From car stereo (RCA output) If only one input plug is used, e.g. when the car stereo has only one output (RCA output), connect the plug to RCA input jack A rather than B.

Two-channel output (Stereo) / (Mono)

• Slide INPUT SELECT (input select) switch to 2CH position.

① RCA input jack A

For two-channel output, connect the RCA plugs to the RCA input jack A.

② Connecting wire with RCA pin plugs (sold separately)
③ From car stereo (RCA output)

Connections when using the speaker input wire

Connect the car stereo speaker output wires to the amplifier using the supplied speaker input wire with RCA pin cord.

① Car Stereo
② Speaker output
③ Red: Right ⊕
④ Black: Right Θ
⑤ Black: Left
⑥ White: Left ⊕
⑦ Speaker input wire with RCA pin cord To the RCA input jack of this unit

Connecting the units

Note

• If speaker wires with an RCA pin cord from a headunit are connected to this amplifier, the amplifier will automatically turn on when the headunit is turned on. When the headunit is turned off, the amplifier turns off automatically. This function may not work with some headunits. In such cases, please use a system remote control wire (sold separately). If multiple amplifiers are to be connected together synchronously, connect the head unit and all amplifiers via the system remote control wire.
• Connect the system remote control wire when you wish to only turn on the car stereo, not the amplifier.
• This amplifier automatically selects an input signal mode between the RCA level and the speaker level by detecting an input signal.

Connecting the power terminal

• The use of a special red battery and ground wire RD-223, available separately, is recommended. Connect the battery wire directly to the car battery positive terminal () and the ground wire to the car body.

WARNING

If the battery wire is not securely fixed to the terminal using the terminal screws, there is a risk of overheating, malfunction and injury, including minor burns.

1 Route battery wire from engine compartment to the vehicle interior.

After completing all other amplifier connections, finally connect the battery wire terminal of the amplifier to the positive () battery terminal.

① Positive () terminal
② Engine compartment
③ Vehicle interior
④ Fuse(30A)×2
⑤ Insert the O-ring rubber grommet into the vehicle body.
⑥ Drill a 14 mm hole into the vehicle body (1/2 in.).

2 Twist the battery wire, ground wire and system remote control wire.

3 Attach lugs to wire ends. Lugs not supplied.

Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.

① Lug
② Battery wire
③ Ground wire

4 Connect the wires to the terminal.

Fix the wires securely with the terminal screws.

Connecting the units

① System remote control terminal
② GND terminal
③ Power terminal
④ Terminal screws
⑤ Battery wire
⑥ Ground wire
⑦ System remote control wire

Connecting the speaker output terminals

1 Expose the end of the speaker wires using nippers or a cutter by about 10mm (3/8 in.) and twist.

2 Attach lugs to speaker wire ends. Lugs not supplied.

Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.

① Lug
② Speaker wire

3 Connect the speaker wires to the speaker output terminals.

Fix the speaker wires securely with the terminal screws.

① Terminal screws
② Speaker wires
③ Speaker output terminals

Before installing the amplifier

WARNING

• Do not use unauthorized parts as this may cause malfunctions.
• Do not install this unit where:

it may interfere with operation of the vehicle.
it may cause injury to a passenger as a result of a sudden stop.

Install tapping screws in such a way that the screw tip does not touch any wire. This is important to prevent wires from being cut by vibration of the car, which can result in fire.
- Place all cables away from moving parts, such as the gear shift and seat rails.
- When drilling to install the amplifier, always confirm no parts are behind the panel and protect all cables and important equipment (e.g. fuel/brake lines, wiring) from damage.

CAUTION

To ensure proper heat dissipation of the amplifier, ensure the following during installation:

• Allow adequate space above the amplifier for proper ventilation.

• Do not cover the amplifier with a floor mat or carpet.

• Place all cables away from hot places, such as near the heater outlet.

• The optimal installation location differs depending on the car model. Secure the amplifier at a sufficiently rigid location.
• Check all connections and systems before final installation.
  After installing the amplifier, confirm that the spare tire, jack and tools can be easily removed.

Example of installation on the floor mat or chassis

1 Place the amplifier in the desired installation location.

Insert the supplied tapping screws (4 mm × 18 mm) into the screw holes and push on the screws with a screwdriver so they make an imprint where the installation holes are to be located.

2 Drill 2.5mm (1/8 in.) diameter holes at the imprints either on the carpet or directly on the chassis.
3 Install the amplifier with the use of supplied tapping screws (4 mm × 18 mm).

① Tapping-screws (4mm× 18mm)
② Drill a 2.5 mm (1/8 in.) diameter hole
③ Floor mat or chassis

Additional information

Specifications

Power source 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable)

Grounding system Negative type

Current consumption 25 A (at continuous power, 4

Average current drawn 7.9 A (4 Ω for four channels)

10.5 A (4 Ω for two channels)

10.7 A (2 for four channels)

Fuse 40 A x 1

Dimensions (W× H× D) ... 245× 56× 200mm

(9-5/8 × 2-1/4 × 7-7/8 in.)

Weight 2.2 kg (4.9 lbs)

(Leads for wiring not included)

Maximum power output ......... 150W× 4 (4) / 400W× 2 (4Ω)

Continuous power output ... 75 W × 4 (at 14.4 V, 4 Ω, 20

Hz to 20 kHz, ≤ 1% THD)

200 W × 2 (at 14.4 V, 4 Ω

BRIDGE, 1 kHz, ≤ 1% THD)

100 W × 4 (at 14.4 V, 2 Ω, 1

kHz, ≤ 1% THD)

Load impedance 4Ω (2Ω to 8Ω allowable)

(Bridge connection: 4 to 8

allowable)

Frequency response 10 Hz to 35 kHz (+0 dB, -3 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio 95 dB (IHF-A network)

Distortion . 0.06% (10 W, 1 kHz)

Separation 67 dB (1 kHz) 60 dB (100 Hz to 10 kHz)

Low pass filter:

Cut off frequency 40 Hz to 500 Hz

Cut off slope .12 dB/oct

High pass filter:

Cut off frequency 40 Hz to 500 Hz

Cut off slope .12 dB/oct

Gain control:

RCA 200 mV to 6.5 V

Speaker 0.8V to 10 V

Maximum input level / impedance:

RCA 6.5V/22kΩ

Speaker 10 V/22 kΩ

CEA2006 Specifications

Power output 75 W RMS × 4 Channels (at

14.4 V, 4 Ω and ≤ 1% THD

+N)

200 W RMS × 2 Channels

(at 14.4 V, 4 Ω BRIDGE and

≤ 1% THD + N

100 W RMS × 4 Channels

(at 14.4V,2 and ≤ 1%

THD+N)

S/N ratio 77 dBA (reference: 1 W into 4 Ω)

Notes

• Specifications and the design are subject to modifications without notice.
• The average current drawn is nearly the maximum current drawn by this unit when an audio signal is input. Use this value when working out total current drawn by multiple power amplifiers.

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION

P.O.Box 1760

Long Beach, CA 90801-1760

800-421-1404

CANADA

300 Allstate Parkway

Markham, Ontario L3R 0P2

1-877-283-5901

905-479-4411

② Commande GAIN (gain)

Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT
300 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R 0P2
1-877-283-5901
905-479-4411

Hz a 20 kHz, ≤ 1% THD)

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