Directed Audio D1200 User Manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

1. Please read this owner’s manual

carefully before installing this ampli-
fier.

2. Disconnect the battery ground

terminal prior to making any elec-
trical connections.

3. Check for any hazards or obstruc-

tions such as gas tanks, fuel or
brake lines, and wiring harnesses
before mounting the amplifier.

4. Pick a mounting location that will

provide adequate access and venti-
lation and protect the amplifier
from heat, moisture, and dirt.

5. Avoid sharp metal areas when

routing cables to the amplifier, and
run RCA cables away from the
power cables and other potentially
noisy car harnesses.

6. The amplifier should be grounded

with a short, heavy gauge wire
connected directly to the car at a
bare metal surface, preferably
scraped body sheet metal. Do not
use factory ground locations, seat
bolts, or brackets that are spot
welded.

7. Always fuse your power connection

within 8 to 10 inches of the battery
terminal. Use a fuse or circuit
breaker rated slightly more than the
on-board fuse(s) of the
amplifier(s). The gauge of power
wire used should take into account
the total current draw of the
system, and the length of wire
used. IASCA and other auto sound
competition organizations have
charts available for this; you can
also find a chart in the MECP study

PPrriioorr ttoo sseerrvviicciinngg your vehicle ensure
that the alarm system is ddiissaarrm

meedd. Due

to the amplifier’s anti-theft feature (if
enabled), amplifier operation is disabled
when the main power to the amplifier is
removed while the alarm is armed. The

amplifier operation must then be reset.
If the alarm is replaced with another
ESP2 alarm system, ensure that the
amplifier goes through a learn routine
(using the Bitwriter

) prior to reen-

abling the anti-theft feature.

VEHICLE SERVICING NOTE

This manual is related to the following products:

D2400