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OWNER’S MANUAL
C300.2 Carbon Series
2/1 Channel Amplifier
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Polk Audio—A Passion for Sound Getting Started Please inspect your new amplifier(s) carefully. Notify your Polk Audio dealer if you notice Welcome to the Polk Audio family! For over thirty years, George Klopfer and I, and all any damage or missing items. Keep the carton and packing material; this will do the best the people at Polk Audio, have been designing and building sound equipment for job of protecting your equipment if it must be transported. people like you: the person who demands high
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All Carbon Series Amplifier Models Feature: Read This First • Polk’s Maximum Dynamic Headroom (MDH) Power Supply allows Polk/MOMO Amplifiers to Installing a car audio system is a serious project. If you have any doubts about your ability to deliver more instantaneous power peaks, easily driving your speakers during musical peaks. Get execute any of the installation steps found in this manual, save yourself a lot of grief and contact “max headroom” (!) and more power for low impedance loads. a
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Notes About Electrical Installation Installing Your New Polk Audio Amplifier • ALWAYS DISCONNECT YOUR VEHICLE’S BATTERY GROUND BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR Before installing your new amplifier, carefully choose the location for the installation. The VEHICLE’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. amplifier should have at least 2" (5cm) of ventilation space on all sides to allow heat to rise and • This amplifier is designed for use in vehicles with 12-volt, negative-ground electrical systems. Use dissipate away from t
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Typical Installation Typical Installation, continued ALWAYS DISCONNECT YOUR VEHICLE’S BATTERY GROUND BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR For the ground connection, also use the largest gauge cable available. Connect to the terminal VEHICLE’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. marked GND and then connect this cable directly to your car’s chassis. Keep the length of the GND connection as short as possible, ideally under 6", to avoid ground loops and engine noise ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF HIDDEN WIRES, CABLES AND FL
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BATTERY LEAD GROUND LEAD REMOTE TRUN-ON LEAD Wire Routing Options L R For Flush Mount installations (where amp sits directly on solid surface), route wiring through side vents of end caps BEFORE wiring into the amp. R For Stealth installations, route wiring down through bottom opening under removeable plate. 10 11 POLK/MOMO: CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM/AMPS Complete Amp Panel Layout L R TOP VIEW SPEAKER RCA RCA PRE-OUT OUTPUT INPUT JACKS JACKS TERMINALS 2 CHANNEL AMP ADJUSTMENT
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BATTERY Detailed Adjustments for the Amp Panel 1 REMOTE BASS GAIN MODULE JACK When the CROSSOVER MODE is set to HP it filters out Accepts telephone jack input connection from the remote bass from your midrange or full range speakers. That bass gain module (only works when crossover is set takes strain off the speakers, allowing them to play to LP). Set GAIN (6) to max when using the remote. louder with less distortion. Set the Frequency Control to Remote bass gain module is sold separately. See
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BATTERY BATTERY Ω 14 15 POLK/MOMO: CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM/AMPS 2-Channel Component System DIST. FUSE Output BLOCK from Settings headunit Remote turn on 2 from source unit Connect LR to nearest chassis 3 ground Pre-EQ "ON" 4 Tweeter Tweeter Woofer Woofer Crossover Crossover Bridged Subwoofer DIST. FUSE Output BLOCK from headunit Remote turn on Settings from source unit Connect 2 LR to nearest chassis ground 3 Pre-EQ "ON" 4 Subwoofer Subwoofer impedance should be 4 or gr
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Sketch Your Custom Install Configuration for Future Reference Here: 16 17 POLK/MOMO: CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM/AMPS
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Protect Your Hearing! Power Connection Details Now that you’ve got Polk Audio equipment in your car you’re a valued member of the Polk Audio Before installing your amplifier, disconnect the negative (ground) wire from the vehicle’s battery family. We want you, and your hearing, to be around for a long, long time. We urge you to practice and secure it away from the battery. This will prevent accidental damage to the system. And to restraint in the operation of this product so as not to damage yo
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Polk/MOMO Series Limited Warranty C300.2 Specifications Polk Audio, Inc., warrants to the original retail purchaser This warranty does not include service or parts to repair Power Output: RMS Continuous Power (at 14.4V at the input terminals, 20Hz - 20kHz) Per Channel into 4 Ohms (0.1% THD+N) .......150W only. This warranty will terminate automatically prior to its damage caused by accident, disaster, misuse, abuse, Per Channel into 2 Ohms (1% THD+N) ..........220W stated expiration if the orig
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22 23 POLK/MOMO: CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM/AMPS
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5601 Metro Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21215 (800) 377-7655 www.polkaudio.com www.polkmomo.com Contact Polk Audio Customer Service 800-377-7655 (M-F, 9-6 EST, US only) or via email polkcs@polkaudio.com. Outside the US, call 410-358-3600. “Polk,” “Polk Audio,” “The Speaker Specialists” and “Dynamic Balance” are registered trademarks of Polk Investment Corporation used under license by Polk Audio Incorporated. “MOMO” is a registered trademark of MOMO Design, Italy. RM0657-2
