Page 2 - Owner’s Manual
2 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 3 Cooling efficiency Considerations: Your JL Audio amplifier employs an advanced type of heat management, called RealSink™. This feature takes advantage of convection and radiation effects to remove heat from the amplifier circuitry. For optimum cooling perform...
Page 3 - Power ConneCtions; I M P O RTA N T; Fuse requirements
4 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 5 Power ConneCtions Before installing the amplifier, disconnect the negative (ground) wire from the vehicle’s battery. This will prevent accidental damage to the system, the vehicle and your person during installation. +12VDC Ground Remote Preamp Output Section...
Page 4 - amPliFier inPut seCtion
6 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 7 I M P O RTA N T ! You cannot use the turn-on output to turn on processors that are in the signal path before the 500/1v2. (Signal will not pass through most processors when they are not powered up, meaning that the amplifier will not turn on until that proces...
Page 5 - PreamP outPut seCtion; The 500/1v2 incorporates a f lexible preamp; different “Output Modes”:; CrossoVer Controls; Crossovers are groups of individual electronic; amPliFier low-Pass Filter; A trunk mounted sub whose
8 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 9 2) Precise Frequency Selection: The filter frequency markings on the front panel of the amplifier are for reference purposes and are generally accurate to within 1/3 octave or better. If you would like to select the filter frequency with a higher level of pre...
Page 6 - subwooFer outPut; C A U T I O N
10 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 11 2) Parametric Bass Equalizer: The parametric equalizer allows the user to select the center frequency of the boost band as well as the bandwidth (“Q”) of the boost band. The “Q" control selects the bandwidth of the boost around the center frequency. Low...
Page 8 - general specifications:; Recommended Fuse Value:; advanced bass Control section; JL Audio amplifiers utilizing the Regulated; necessary equipment; amplifier’s speaker output connectors.; It will be necessary to re-adjust the
14 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 15 aPPendix b: 500/1v2 specifications general specifications: Recommended Fuse Value: 50A Recommended Fuse Type: AFS, AGU or MaxiFuse™ input section: Input Type: Differential-balanced with RCA jack inputs Input Range: Switchable from 200mV - 2V RMS to 800mV - ...
Page 10 - master/slave Configurations
18 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 19 3) The input sensitivity of the two amplifiers needs to be adjusted independently. To properly calibrate the amplifiers for maximum, identical, clean output, please refer to Appendix A (page 14). After using this procedure, you can then adjust the level of ...
Page 11 - contact with the input jacks on the amplifier.
20 | JL Audio - 500/1 v2 Owner’s Manual 21 “my amplifier shuts off once in a while, usually at higher volumes” Check your voltage source and grounding point. The power supply of the 500/1v2 will operate with charging system voltages down to 10V. Shutdown problems at higher volume levels can occur wh...
Page 13 - if you need service on your Jl audio product:; (do not send product for repair to this address); international warranties:; by that country’s distributor and not by JL Audio, Inc.
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 from the original date of purchase. The warranty term is extended to two (2) years if installation is performed or approved by an authorized JL AUDIO...