Kenwood KAC 714 Owners Manual

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MONO POWER AMPLIFIER

KAC-714

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD

KENWDOD CORPORATlDN

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

W I N H

To Prevent fir and Ivold person-l
Inlury in can of lucid-ms.

o Wher extendlnq the Power supply, or
Gmund lead, avald snnr: mulls by
using 3 mm1 lAWGlz) or lerger
sutumotrye grade cable,

O Check to be sure that no metal
oblects (tools. needles, cams) are left
lnslde the unit.

lt vou small car see smoke. disconnect
the unit lmmed alely and consult your
KENWOOD dealer,

Continued use can cause a fire or
permanent damage to tle unlt.

9 Do not touch the unlt during use
bucause the SLrIace at the unlt
becomes not and mav cause burns lr
touched.

To keep the unlt In proper warklnu
ardor,

0 Be sure lts connected to 312V DC
power supply Wltn a mrnus ground
connection.

0 Do not open lront panel or lea
bottom cover.

a Do not uxpased this unit to dlrcct
sunlight or high haat.

0 Keep lt clean and dry.

- Be sure it is iastened securely and
not exposed to excess wbratlan

NOTE

0 you have dlIIiculty in rnsral ing this
Lnit ll" your venlcle. please contact
your KENWOOD dealer.

Cleaning

LAIwavs turn the power OFF belore
cleaning.

2, Wlpe the Irunt panel and other
exterlar surraces wrth a soft dry cloth
ora salt clotn Irghtly moi .ened wrln
a neutral detergent

0 DO NOT use a rasrve pads or paint
thinnery benzene. or other volallTe
solvents. These may remove the
Indlcator characters.

FOO WARNING
This equrpmcnt generates and uses
radlo (rquencv energy
Changes or momficauons other than
those expressly approved in the
lnstrucuol- manual may cause
intel'rerence Wlth radlo and televlsmn
reception
Unauthorized changes may lead to
the users loss or lIe authornv ta
operate thls equrprrent,

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Often. what aspears to be a melluncrlon l5 due to user error, Eefa:e calling Iur
ssrvrce, please consult the lollewing table

Symptnm emu

n-muay

Na around. A sneaker cold has become

unconnected.

Check the speaker cord
sonnscnons.

Th. [MIDI h too low The Input sensltrvltv adlusma Adlust carrecIly leIerrlng tu

(ur mum. mob ls not set to the correct "CONTROLS.
acumen
11.. sound qu-llty ls l The speakers are connected 1 Ca'mect each speaker
hm. m the same wlres. rer'nlnal to Its raspectlve
[The sound In sneaker output
distort-d.) 2 A speaker cord .5 prncned by 2 Check the speaker wlnng
s s:rcw in the car body

SPECIFICATIONS

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Specilrcatlons sutured to change Wlthth hollce

Audio Sectlon
Max Power Output {4 m. . . , ..,.
Flared Power Output [4 n)
Rated Power Outpul l2 £1).
Frequency Response (7 3 dB) . ..
Slgnal to Norse Hallo. .
ScnsrlvllytNAX) U Ifivlreted Ou' put)
(MIN) . . t H , , 3 0 V [rated output]
lnpul lmpedance . .. , .. . . . , 10 kn
Damplng Factcrl 00 Hz). . . H . . , More than 100
Low pass Illter frequency llsdE/uctl ... . . all Hz ~ 200 Hz lVarlable)

2043le
l00Wx1l30Hz~200H1 005%]
.ISUWX lthOHz 089611-03)
l-ZOOHZ

luDdB

General

Opera lng Vcltege .

Currerl Consumpllon [1 kHz ton/pl
Drmcnslans (W x H x D)

.44! (ll - 15Vellowablel
. .16A

f 1.2lsox50xlmmm
(l1xl-15/lfix6ll/16ln]

W'eight 2 4 kg (5. 3 lb]

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CONNECTIONS

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I Connection with genuine-accessory car sterea

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Speakm Ind

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(Common lIIy AV lhla guns) 6)

(Comm-many "ml-bl. palm

Right
Genuina-amesscrycar Front
stereo speikars 3
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63
Rear
speakers an. :3 mm
Ac: box < kuytwlIch
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(Commarmnlly avnlllblu pam]

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manna:

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- Connect the speaker leads lo Ihls
len'rllnal,

Spa-km lenc
luminzl

Luu terminal
[Commem IIy

sunken Ina

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h. gmumnsmsary uumren mu have 1
ml mum power uutpu on no mm than 15 w.
Do nmconnea tha spa-m ompux mas [mm 1:
pumr amplifier [Oplinn Ho ma speaker Inpm
(Irnlnals oI um mm. m mi: my Muss mallumlon
a. canine
D: no! Cormack ubluana ludsm holh nca Llhla
inpuI im- Inc [he spank-r Inpux larmIn-ls
simullaneuusly. my this mlv muse mllfun on av
daman.
Counsel m- puwir cnnlrol ma w - pom: stply
which can mum: ONIOFF w m lunlllnn uy
swlwh (ACE m).
Wm. (hi: cannacllwn shank noise may a. garner-led
when my power at m. genuinl-iccessnry m sumo
is swlbchad ON/GFF

INSTALLATION

l Insnllatlon

SAII-upulnfi screw 4. n x mmml
lAcchsory)

lnsmllnlon mam. nm.
uhicknen: 17 mm as more]

Do not mslall the unit under me carpet
DIhevwlse heat build-up occurs and me unll
mav be damaged

0 Since the power amplifier has nu Darts which requua operation. it can be lnSIaIIed
at a posmon away fmm the duver's seat Without any hlndrances,
As ge'laraly accepted posmons for its installation, p'aces such as Inside the trunk.
etc can be considered.

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- Inslall \1~ 5 unit in a localion Whlch allows heal w easily dissipate.
Once installcdl do nal place any ODJECI on lap of ma unll.

- Aflel mslalllng the unit] check to mEKe sure that electrical equipment such aslhe
blake lamps. turn signal lamps and windshield wlpers operate normally

1 Install the er securer m a locaucn that does no! interfeve with drivlng