Jl-audio 505 User Manual

Thank you for purchasing a JL Audio amplifier for your automotive sound system. Your amplifier has been designed and manufactured to exactingstandards

L-R Ambience Control:This switch, located in the “Rear Filter Section”,should be set to the “Off” position when operatingthe amplifier in Tri-Amp Mode

JL AUDIO 500/5 21CHART A-2“FILTER FREQ/” SUBWOFER CH. FILTERDetent Panel ActualNumber Marking Freq.Full counter-clockwise: 4201 . . . . . . . . . . .

7) Connect the AC voltmeter to the “SpeakerOutputs” or “Subwoofer Output” connectors ofthe channel set that you are adjusting. For thestereo channels,

JL AUDIO 500/5 254) If you would like to run a third amplifier in“Slave” configuration, select the “Full-Range”position on the “Output Mode” switch of

JL AUDIO 500/5 27“MY AMPLIFIER TURNS ON, BUT THERE IS NO OUTPUT”Check the input signal using an AC voltmeter to measure thevoltage from the source uni

JL AUDIO 500/5 29APPENDIX E:500/5 SpecificationsGENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:Recommended Fuse Value: 50ARecommended Fuse Type: AGU or MaxiFuse™INPUT SECTION

JL AUDIO 500/5 31Rear Filter SectioFreq. Rangex1/x10Filter Freq. (Hz)High-Pass Off/12dB/Subwoofer Output (250Wx1)Subwoofer Channel Control SectionInpu

LIMITED WARRANTY - AMPLIFIERS (USA)JL AUDIO warrants this product to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety(90) days f

PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATIONIt is important that you take the time to read this manual and that you plan out your installationcarefully.The following a

12) Carefully review the amplifier’s control settings to make sure that they are set according tothe needs of the system.13) Install power wire fuse (

any amplifier in the system beyond the maximumlevel established during the procedure outlined inAppendix B (page 22). Doing so will result inaudible d

Subwoofer Channel Filter:The 500/5's subwoofer channel filter (located inthe “Subwoofer Channel Control Section”employs an advanced state-variabl

the “12dB” or “24dB” position.These features willnot work with the “Sub LP Filter” switch in the“Off” position.This is to prevent cascading theprocess

SERVICING YOUR JL AUDIO AMPLIFIERIf your amplifier fails or malfunctions, pleasereturn it to your authorized JL Audio dealer sothat it may be sent in

can be controlled with the source unit fader,without affecting the level of the subwoofer channel.See diagram B below.Note: This configuration can als

position. Depending on the crossover point andslope of the source unit/processor's filter, youmay wish to engage the 500/5's sub low-passfil