Page 2 - Thank you for purchasing the Wet Sounds Hydro-Tech; the Wet SoundsTM products.; WARNING; your state has laws governing the volume of an audio system.; Please be aware; the exact locations you wish to install in.; WET SOUNDS HTX SERIES SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIERS
1 CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you for purchasing the Wet Sounds Hydro-Tech TM X (HTX) series amplifier. Wet Sounds represents the ultimate in High Performance Marine Audio. Wet Sounds HTX Series Marine Amplifiers are designed to be a complete solution for every type of extreme marine application. HTX amp...
Page 3 - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS; receives sufficient airflow for proper heat dissipation.; SUPPLYING ENOUGH POWER; professional technician.
2 Wet Sounds HTX Series Owner’s Manual INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Wet Sounds Marine Amplifiers are designed for easy installation in your boat. To ensure proper installation of your new purchase please follow all the suggestions listed below. If you do not have experience with marine electrical and m...
Page 4 - RUNNING THE WIRING CABLES; possibility of inducing noise into the system**; AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS; Power Connections; HTX Series; is designed for
3 RUNNING THE WIRING CABLES **Always keep the signal cable and the power cables separated to prevent the possibility of inducing noise into the system** Carefully run the power and the signal cables through the boat. Always keep all the wire tight and tied down to prevent the power wire from shortin...
Page 5 - There are 2 different input selection switches.; The first is to designate 2 or 4
4 REMOTE CONNECTION This amplifier is designed to accept a 12 AWG – 16 AWG wire input on the terminal block for speaker outputs 1 and 2. (Diagram A). The Remote Turn-on is how the amplifier knows when to turn on and off. This is typically connected to the remote output wire on an aftermarket radio. ...
Page 6 - SPEAKER TERMINAL INPUTS; POWER INDICATOR; diagnostic sequence.; See troubleshooting section for further detail.
5 SPEAKER TERMINAL INPUTS The HTX Series utilizes removable speaker terminal blocks for easier installations and stronger power connections. The terminal blocks are designed to accept 12 AWG- 16 AWG speaker wire. When preparing the wire you will need to strip 5/8” of the cables protective shielding....
Page 8 - AMP DIAGRAM WITH LEGEND
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 1. Fuses – The fuses protect the amplifier against internal electrical damage and are meant to protect the amplifier only. All other power connections should be fused at the source 2. (+) 12 Volt Power – Connect this terminal through a FUSE or CIRCUIT BREAKER to the positive termin...
Page 10 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Check your fuse and replace if necessary.; If you are experiencing problems with your amplifier after; Wet Sounds HTX Fault Codes
9 TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Check your fuse and replace if necessary. 2. Confirm your Ground wire has a good connection. 3. Make sure your remote wire and power wire has +12 Volts. 4. Make sure your battery has 12 volts. 5. Confirm that the amplifier LED color is blue. If the light flashing is red than the...
Page 11 - mode, then both speakers will play in mono and not stereo.; Two dual male RCA Y-Splitters are; BRIDGED AUDIO RCA CONFIGURATION
10 When connecting two speakers in bridged mode on channels 1-4 on the HTX- 4 or HTX-6, the left and right RCA’s must be split to retain stereo separation. This means you will have left audio out of the left speaker and right audio out of the right speaker. You must also switch to 4CH on the input m...
Page 12 - SAMPLE SYSTEM SETUPS
11 Wet Sounds HTX Series Owner’s Manual SAMPLE SYSTEM SETUPS HTX-2 HTX-4
Page 14 - SPECS
HTX-1 SPECS HTX-1 330W X 1 @ <1.0% THD 650W X 1 @ <1.0% THD 0.2V-6.0V Wet Sounds HTX Series Owner’s Manual 13 9.527” 9.134” 8.346” 7.126” 6.25” 2.79” 3.00”
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