5five BA8 User Manual - Page 8

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1. Connecting power wires

Correctly select the gauge of the power wires (not included). Recommended power wire gauge are 8

AWG as this will affect the correct operation of the device. Connect positive wire to positive battery

terminal. Connect the battery Fuse Holder 30A fuse closer to the battery (sold separately). Connect

the negative cable to any part of the car chassis and secure with a screw. At the same time, check

that your actions do not violate vehicle construction and components.

2. Connecting the control wire to turn on the amplifier

Control wire (not included) for turning on the subwoofer amplifier. Connect this terminal to the

corresponding wire on the head unit. Another method is to connect the REMOTE wire to the car's

ignition.

3. Interconnect cable connection (RCA, low level input)

Connect an RCA cable (not included) in the following sequence: WHITE - connect to the left channel,

RED - connect to the right.

4. GAIN adjustment (LEVEL)

The GAIN (LEVEL) knob is used to control the sensitivity of the subwoofer amplifier according to the

source (car head unit) output voltage. The sensitivity knob is related to volume control. Play audio

content in CD quality on your car head unit and increase the volume up to 75% of the maximum

possible. Set the GAIN control to minimum and slowly turn the GAIN knob clockwise until the first

sound distortions appear. Then reduce the gain slightly by decreasing GAIN knob counterclockwise

to get the most undistorted sound possible.

5. FREQ adjustment (LPF)

FREQ know is used to cut high frequencies that the subwoofer cannot reproduce. Adjust the filter

according to the frequency range of the subwoofer.

6. Phase switch 0° to 180°

The subwoofer output phase can be set to the standard subwoofer mode - phase 0° (button - Off) or

the subwoofer out-of-phase mode -180° (button - On).

7. Remote Gain Adjustment

Remote Gain Adjustment Knob allows the user to adjust the overall bass level of the subwoofer.

Turning the remote bass level knob towards {+) increases the overall subwoofer r level, while turning

the bass level knob towards {-) decreases the overall subwoofer level.

Note: BA8 can be used without connecting the remote bass level knob. However, overall subwoofer

level cannot be adjusted from the listening position.