Owner’s Manual Manual del Propietario Manuel d’utilisation Benutzerhandbuch KEY500.
Contents Overview......................... 3 Specifications......................... 4 Installation....................... 5 Mounting................................ 5 Wiring.................................... 6 Operation........................ 9 Features................................. 9 KEY Auto Setup................... 11 CXARC Remote Bass Installation..................... 14 Troubleshooting............. 15 Warranty.......................
Overview IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING PROLONGED CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF AN AMPLIFIER, SPEAKER, OR SUBWOOFER IN A DISTORTED, CLIPPED OR OVER-POWERED MANNER CAN CAUSE YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY CATCHING FIRE AND RESULTING IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPONENTS AND/OR VEHICLE. AMPLIFIERS REQUIRE UP TO 4 INCHES (10CM) OPEN VENTILATION. SUBWOOFERS SHOULD BE MOUNTED WITH AT LEAST 1 INCH (2.5CM) CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE SPEAKER AND ANY SURFACE.
Specifications Model: KEY500.1 RMS Power @ 14.4V, 4Ω mono, ≤ 1% THD+N @ 14.4V, 2Ω mono, ≤ 1% THD+N @ 14.4V, 1Ω mono, ≤ 1% THD+N 150 x 1 300 x 1 500 X 1 Length [in, cm] 8-1/8, 20.7 Height [in, cm] 1-11/16, 4.3 Width [in, cm] 4-1/8, 9.
Installation Mounting Choose a structurally sound location to mount your KICKER amplifier. Make sure there are no items behind the area where the screws will be driven. Choose a location that allows at least 4” (10cm) of open ventilation for the amplifier. If possible, mount the amplifier in the climate-controlled passenger compartment. Drill four holes using a 7/64” (3mm) bit and use the supplied #8 screws to mount the amplifier.
Wiring Disconnect the vehicle’s battery to avoid an electrical short. Then connect the ground wire to the amplifier. Make the ground wire short, 24” (60cm) or less, and connect it to a paint-and-corrosion-free, solid, metal area of the vehicle’s chassis. Adding an additional ground wire of this same gauge (or larger) between the battery’s negative post and the vehicle chassis is recommended. Keep the audio signal cable away from factory wiring harnesses and other power wiring.
The fuse should be within 18” (45cm) of the battery and in-line with the power cable, which is connected to your amplifier. If you ever need to remove the amplifier from the vehicle after it has been installed, the ground wire should be the last wire disconnected from the amplifier--just the opposite as when you installed it.
For multiple amplifier installations where distribution blocks are used, each amplifier should have its proper-rated fuse, or breaker, installed between the amplifier and the distribution block within eighteen inches of the block, or on the distribution block if it provides for fusing.
Operation KEY HI PASS 10-40Hz LO PASS 40-160Hz L DC OFFSET R GAIN MATCH BASS BOOST 0-6dB INPUT LEVEL REMOTE BASS GAIN 0-11 + − / OFF/ON / LO /HI Features DC OFFSET: The KEY500.1 automatic turn-on mode uses DC Offset detection, which can be selected on the end panel. Using the DC Offset mode causes the REM wire to have +12V out for turning on additional amplifiers. DC Offset turn-on can only be used if speaker-level (hi-level) audio inputs are being used.
Input Gain Control with Gain Matching: The input gain control is not a volume control. It matches the output of the source unit to the input level of the amplifier and features Gain Matching to prevent clipping the input. Use the KEY500.1 Gain Match track from www.KICKER.com/test-tones with the automatic to reach the most accurate and best performing settings. HI-PASS: Use the HI-PASS knob of the amplifier to set the internal high-pass crossover from 10–40Hz.
KEY Auto Setup The KEY Activation Button is a multi-function button that will begin the Auto Setup process, enter Gain Match Mode, toggle between Auto Setup optimized audio and the original audio once the Auto Setup process has been completed, or clear previous Auto Setup settings. Make sure active noise cancellation and active noise enhancement are disabled beforehand. You will need to load a source for the KEY500.1 test tracks from your head unit, whether CD, MP3, AUX, Bluetooth, USB etc.
KEY HI PASS 10-40Hz LO PASS 40-160Hz L DC OFFSET R GAIN MATCH BASS BOOST 0-6dB INPUT LEVEL REMOTE BASS GAIN 0-11 + − / OFF/ON / LO /HI Gain Match: Turn the source unit up to about 3/4 volume or just before the output starts to clip. (if the source unit goes to 30, turn it to 23). Press and hold the KEY button for 3 seconds until the gain match LED flashes quickly 3 times. Start the “Key500.
KEY Algorithm: You are now ready to start running the KEY algorithm. Press and hold the KEY button for 5 seconds until the Gain Match LED slowly flashes, then release the button. Start the “Key500.1 Sweep” track. While the KEY algorithm is running the Gain match LED will flash slowly. This process will take about 1.5 minutes. After the sweep track finishes, pause the audio. The Gain match LED will go dark while it is calculating the corrections. This takes about 30 seconds.
CXARC Remote Bass Installation Surface-mount the CXARC remote using the supplied screws. KEY HI PASS 10-40Hz LO PASS 40-160Hz L DC OFFSET R GAIN MATCH BASS BOOST 0-6dB INPUT LEVEL REMOTE BASS GAIN 0-11 + − / OFF/ON / LO /HI back view Remote cable passes audio; do not run cable parallel to power wires.
Troubleshooting If your amplifier does not appear to be working, check the obvious things first such as blown fuses, poor or incorrect wiring connections, incorrect setting of crossover switch and gain controls, etc. There are Power (PWR) & Protection (PRT) LEDs on the side panel of your KICKER KEY series amplifier. Depending on the state of the amplifier and the vehicle’s charging system, the LEDs will glow either green or red.
Warranty When purchased from an Authorized KICKER Dealer, KICKER warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of TWO (2) YEARS from date of original purchase with receipt. If this product is identified as “Refurbished” or “B Goods”, the warranty is limited to a period of THREE (3) MONTHS from the date of original purchase. In all cases you must have the original receipt.
The RMA number must be clearly marked on the outside of the package. Please return only defective components. The return of functioning items increases your return freight charges. Nondefective items will be returned freightcollect to you. For example, if a subwoofer is defective, only return the defective subwoofer, not the entire enclosure.
KICKER® KEY500.1 ™ Mono Amplifier Quick-Start Guide I lnicio Rapido I Demarrage Rapide I Schnellstartanleitung {fKICKER Dear Music Enthusiast, Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the Kicker KEY500.1 smart audio amplifier! The KEY-Series amplifier combines our time proven audio designs with state-of-the-art patented digrtal technology, to provide the best audio performance in a vehicle.
KEY Auto Setup: Once the KEY has been wired and mounted, visit https://www.kicker.com/test-tones or the KEYS00.1 product page and download both the "Key500.1 Gain Match and the "Key500.1 Sweep• tracks, then proceed with the folkming steps: Gain Match: Turn the source unit up to about 3/4 volume or just before the output starts to clip. (if the source unit goes to 30, turn it to 23). Press and hold the KEY button for 3 seconds until the gain match LED flashes quickly 3 times. Start the "Key500.
