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Old 11-23-2009, 12:31 AM
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Question sound system help

ok soo i have the head unit in my truck..was looking to put a amop and sub in it...getting an older mtx 550 wat 4 ohm 10 inch sub...not sure the amp yet..can someone look at the picture of my head unit. and tell me how exacly im going to set it up? wat settings and all? someone that knows bout that head unit..if info is needed. il give as much as i can. thanks
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Old 11-24-2009, 07:58 AM
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Not sure exactly what you're asking.
You want to know how to install the amp?
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Old 11-24-2009, 09:42 AM
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yea kinda..just like a brake down of it..and my head unit has a Selectable Rear/Subwoofer output with level control was wondering how it would work? and be set up
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Old 11-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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Well, I learned about this stuff by reading the manual on my headunit. And reading alot of this stuff: http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Learn...egory.aspx?c=3

This should be more than enough information to hook up your own sound system.
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Old 11-25-2009, 01:21 PM
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ok thanks man
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Old 11-25-2009, 02:52 PM
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hookin amps up is easy....12v from battery, ground somewhere it you truck... seat brackets are good, audio inputs from radio, remote wire from remote wire on radio (or acc wire... its a good idea to run that to a switch them to the amp so you can turn it off while the radio is on if you need to
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Old 11-25-2009, 08:59 PM
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welll my head unit has rear amp or sub stiings or plugs
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Old 11-26-2009, 12:51 AM
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what kind of head unit, that will help out
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:42 AM
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So the amp is just going to be for the sub, correct?
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Old 11-26-2009, 09:24 AM
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its a JVC KDR200..and yes im looking to get a single channel amp just for the sub im getting.
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Old 11-27-2009, 07:03 PM
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you need to switch the pre-amp output to subwoofer and just hook up the patch cables to the amp
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Old 11-28-2009, 10:50 AM
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so switch my headunit to subwoofer? and how do i controll the sub?
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Old 11-28-2009, 02:48 PM
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there should be dials and switches on the back your amp control your amp that way
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Old 11-28-2009, 08:22 PM
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so i cant control it from the head unit?
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Old 11-28-2009, 09:36 PM
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Read the manual for the headunit, it should tell you. You should be looking for things like: high pass filters, low pass filters, equalizers (eq3), sub volume.
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