Remote Turn-on

Your head unit should have a lead marked ‘remote’ or ‘ power antenna’ which will be used to turn on your amplifier. Extend this lead through your vehicle along with your RCA signal wires. Strip 1/4 inch of the insulation off the wire and insert the end into the corresponding terminal on the amplifier.

Grounding

Locate an area near the amplifier(s) that is metal and clean an area about the size of a quarter to bare metal. Inspect the area around and underneath to be sure you won't drill into wires, brake or fuel lines, etc. Drill a pilot hole in the middle of this area. Terminate the ground wire with a ring connector and attach it to the bare metal using a #8 sheet metal screw and washer or prefer- ably, a bolt, nut and a star washer (not supplied). We suggest crimping and soldering this connection. After the connection is complete, coat the area (on both sides) with silicone or some similar material to prevent rust from devel- oping on the bare metal.

If your grand total current draw is over 50 amps (or total output power is over 300 watts), you should run a ground wire beside your power wire from the battery to the amplifier(s) in addition to your regular ground wire. Keep the ground and power wires as close together as possible, and use the same gauge wire for both. This will ensure that you have a good ground path, and may eliminate such potential problems as engine noise and overheated amplifiers.

Once you have run both the power and ground wires, it's time to connect the cables to the amplifier. Cut off excess wire and, using wire strippers, strip the ends of the power and ground cables approximately 1/4 inch. Locate the power and ground connectors on the amplifier. With a small phillips head screw driver, loosen the screws before to you insert the cables. Insert the wires into the appropriate hole, and tighten the screws. The Power/Ground/Remote will accommodate 8 gauge wire for the PPI4240 and the PPI5440.

Speaker Wires

Using 16 gauge or larger, run the speaker wires from the amplifier location through the vehicle to the speakers. Observe the same precautions for routing these wires that you followed for running the power and remote turn-on wires. Cut off excess and, using wire strippers, strip 1/4 inch of insulation. Loosen the four outer screws on the top of the connector. Insert the speaker leads into the end. Check to be sure you've maintained proper polarity before securing each wire, and tighten the screws on the amplifier.