MAC Audio Ice Cube 108 A, Owner'S Manual

DEAR CUSTOMER,

We congratulate you on acquiring this MAC AUDIO Car HiFi Product. 

Please read these instructions carefully so as to ensure optimum and disturbance-free functioning 
of the appliance. Technical modi

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 cations reserved.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO BE HEEDED BEFORE INSTALLATION

·  This device is only suitable for connection to a 12-volt system with negative earth.
·  Ensure that the input / output cables are far enough away from the power supply cables, as this can 

otherwise lead to interference.

·  Make sure that the fuse and controls are accessible after installation.
·  The performance and reliability of the system depends on the quality of the installation. The system 

should therefore be installed by a professional where several speakers or a complex multi-channel 
system are involved.

POSITIONING AND SECURING THE SUBWOOFER

Place the subwoofer in a position where adequate ventilation of the ampli

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 er module is guaranteed. Make 

sure it rests on an even surface. The cones and the bass re

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 ex opening should not be placed directly 

against the car’s interior walls.

Make sure that the subwoofer is secured in such a way that it cannot slip or slide. Damage 
resulting from sudden changes in speed (e.g. hard braking) is not covered under the terms of our 
guarantee. Use the securing device supplied for this purpose. 

CONNECTING TO THE POWER SUPPLY (FIGURE 1) 
Before installation: Remove the positive terminal from the car battery 

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 rst in order to avoid short 

circuiting.

Standard car wiring is normally not suf

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 cient for the power requirement of the integrated ampli

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 er. 

Make sure that the wiring to the earth and +12V is of the correct gauge. 

6 mm² cable 

is the 

minimum

requirement for the connection from the battery to the ampli

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 er terminals (for long cable runs over 4 

meters, 10 mm² gauge cable should be used).
First make the connection between the ampli

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 er’s earth terminal (3) and the negative terminal on the 

battery. To ensure a good connection, any residual dirt should 

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 rst be carefully removed from the battery 

terminals. A loose connection can result in malfunction or interference noise and distortions.
A power cable with an integrated fuse is then connected between the +12V (1) terminal on the ampli

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 er 

and the battery’s positive terminal. An additional fuse should be positioned at a maximum distance of 60 
cm from the car battery. This is only to be inserted once all the installation work, including the connecting 
of the speakers, has been completed.
Now connect the car radio’s +12v remote control cable (P-con, Power Antenna, or similar) to the REM 
(2) control socket on the ampli

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 er. A 0.75 mm² gauge cable is suf

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 cient for this REMOTE connection.

The REMOTE input is not connected if the active subwoofer is activated by the speaker output of a car 
radio or an ampli

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 er, i.e. with high-level operation of the active subwoofer.

NF CABLE

When 

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 tting the audio cable in the vehicle between the car radio’s cinch output and the cinch input on the 

ampli

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 er, it should be ensured that the audio and power supply cables are, as far as possible, not laid on 

the same side of the car. It is better to install these far apart from each other, i.e. the power cable in the 
left cable duct and the audio cable in the right cable duct or vice versa. This reduces the feed-through of 
interferences to the audio signal.

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