BAK1500
INSTALLATION/OWNER'SꢀMANUAL
CompactꢀAmplifiedꢀSubwoofer
INSTALLATION
SafetyꢀFirst
CAUTION
!
Theꢀfollowingꢀinstructionsꢀareꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀensureꢀsafetyꢀduringꢀinstallationꢀandꢀuseꢀ
ofꢀtheꢀBAK1500.ꢀFailureꢀtoꢀheedꢀtheseꢀinstructionsꢀcanꢀresultꢀinꢀinjuryꢀorꢀdamageꢀ
toꢀtheꢀunitꢀorꢀvehicle.
The following installation instructions are intended to be used as a basic
guideline. If you feel unsure about installing this speaker system yourself, Dual
recommendsꢀacquiringꢀtheꢀservicesꢀofꢀaꢀprofessionalꢀcarꢀaudioꢀinstallationꢀ
center.
Beforeꢀinstallation,ꢀpleaseꢀreviewꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀguidelines:
1. Be sure to carefully read and understand the instructions before attempting to
install this product.
2.ꢀIfꢀadditionalꢀwiringꢀisꢀrequired,ꢀweꢀrecommendꢀrunningꢀallꢀwiresꢀpriorꢀtoꢀ
mounting your enclosure in place.
3. To ensure reliable performance and minimize signal or power loss, use the
highestꢀqualityꢀconnectorsꢀavailable.
4.ꢀNeverꢀrunꢀspeakerꢀwiresꢀunderneathꢀyourꢀvehicle.ꢀRunningꢀspeakerꢀwiresꢀ
insideꢀtheꢀvehicleꢀprovidesꢀtheꢀbestꢀprotectionꢀfromꢀexhaust,ꢀheatꢀandꢀ
environmentalꢀelements.ꢀ
5.ꢀAvoidꢀrunningꢀwiresꢀover,ꢀnearꢀorꢀthroughꢀsharp-edgedꢀsurfaces.ꢀWeꢀsuggestꢀ
you also use rubber grommets to protect any wires routed through metal,
especially the firewall.
6.ꢀWhenꢀrunningꢀtheꢀspeakerꢀcableꢀtoꢀtheꢀamplifier,ꢀavoidꢀrunningꢀitꢀnearꢀsourcesꢀ
ofꢀhighꢀcurrentꢀ(i.e.ꢀwiringꢀharnesses,ꢀbatteryꢀcables).
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INSTALLATION
ConnectionꢀDescriptions
Note:ꢀBeꢀsureꢀtoꢀfollowꢀspecificꢀinstructionsꢀincludedꢀwithꢀyourꢀamplifierꢀ
installationꢀkitꢀ(notꢀincludedꢀwithꢀthisꢀamplifier).ꢀTheꢀinformationꢀbelowꢀshouldꢀbeꢀ
usedꢀaꢀgeneralꢀguidelineꢀonly.
PowerꢀWireꢀ(+12V)
•ꢀꢀDisconnectꢀnegativeꢀbatteryꢀterminalꢀbeforeꢀproceeding.ꢀConsultꢀaꢀqualifiedꢀ
technician for instructions if you are unsure.
•ꢀꢀPlanꢀwireꢀroutingꢀbeforeꢀcuttingꢀanyꢀwiresꢀtoꢀlength.ꢀBeginꢀbyꢀroutingꢀtheꢀpowerꢀ
+12Vꢀwireꢀfromꢀtheꢀbatteryꢀtoꢀtheꢀamplifierꢀlocation.ꢀUseꢀaꢀgrommetꢀwhenꢀ
runningꢀwiresꢀthroughꢀtheꢀfirewallꢀorꢀmetalꢀopenings.ꢀAvoidꢀrunningꢀtheꢀpowerꢀ
wireꢀnearꢀexistingꢀvehicleꢀwiringꢀtoꢀpreventꢀinducedꢀnoiseꢀfromꢀenteringꢀtheꢀ
audio system.
•ꢀꢀUseꢀextremeꢀcautionꢀwhenꢀdrillingꢀholesꢀtoꢀavoidꢀdamagingꢀfuelꢀlinesꢀorꢀ
existingꢀvehicleꢀwiring.ꢀꢀ
•ꢀꢀTheꢀ+12VꢀwireꢀMUSTꢀbeꢀfusedꢀwithinꢀ18"ꢀofꢀtheꢀbatteryꢀforꢀprotectionꢀofꢀtheꢀ
vehicle’sꢀelectricalꢀsystem.
GroundꢀWireꢀ(GND)
•ꢀꢀTheꢀamplifierꢀgroundꢀwireꢀshouldꢀbeꢀasꢀshortꢀasꢀpossible.ꢀChooseꢀaꢀcleanꢀ
unpaintedꢀsectionꢀofꢀmetalꢀorꢀtheꢀvehicleꢀchassisꢀwhenꢀattachingꢀtheꢀgroundꢀ
connection. Be sure to clean the area of any dirt or grease.
RemoteꢀTurn-onꢀWireꢀ(REM)
•ꢀꢀTheꢀremoteꢀturn-onꢀwireꢀconnectsꢀtoꢀtheꢀheadꢀunit'sꢀamplifierꢀturn-onꢀleadꢀorꢀ
otherꢀswitchedꢀ12ꢀvoltꢀsource.
InputꢀSignalꢀ
•ꢀꢀTheꢀamplifier'sꢀinputꢀsignalꢀconnectsꢀtoꢀtheꢀheadꢀunit'sꢀlowꢀlevelꢀ(RCA)ꢀoutputs.ꢀ
CAUTION
•ꢀꢀNeverꢀrunꢀanyꢀwiresꢀunderneathꢀorꢀoutsideꢀtheꢀvehicle.
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