Focal FP 1.800 - Manual (Page 9)

3.5 - You can now start the connection phase – i.e. connection of the audio signal (RCA), REMOTE, and
loudspeaker cables. Connect the RCAs to the amplifier, making sure that the polarities are correct (i.e. INPUT
Left = black or white, INPUT Right = red). Connect the other end of the RCAs to the car radio’s RCA* outputs
(Left = left ; Right = right).
Then connect the REMOTE cable to the amplifier (the REM terminal) – screw it in firmly. Connect the other end
of the REMOTE cable to the car radio’s REMOTE terminal.
Finally, connect the loudspeaker cables to the amplifier and make sure the polarities are correct
Connect the REMOTE CONTROL cable (a remote control is supplied with the FP 1.800 and FP 5.500 model
amplifiers) to the amplifier, and then put the remote control in its holder at the desired location.
WARNING
Focal amplifiers are not recommended for use with impedance levels of less than 2
Ω (apart from the
FP 1.800 model).
3.6 - Get the positive (+) power supply cable ready for connection to the amplifier by removing 1cm of the
plastic coating from the end of it. Tin this part of the cable using a soldering iron and tin the wire. Insert the
plastic-free tinned part of it in the amplifier’s “+ BATT” terminal, then secure the cable in place by screwing
it in tightly.
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* If the car radio is not equipped with RCA outputs, high-level to low-level adapters
(loudspeaker outputs that are used as RCA outputs) are available from all Focal
distributors. These adapters will enable the cables to be connected via the car radio’s
loudspeaker outputs instead of via the requisite RCA outputs, which they replace.
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