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Wiring sub amp to fusion h/u ca-cd500

The back of the unit has only one rca output for the subwoofer. ive tried pluging only one of the rca's in and used a 2 to 1 rca adaptor neither methods worked. fusion have been no help at all does anyone know how to wire this up

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  • Omad Sep 17, 2008

    the solution space was empty i dont think namishka actually posted a solution

  • Omad Sep 17, 2008

    using the 2 to 1 rca adapter to the woofer alone produces no sound so with the other speakers connected to it wont make a difference and the woofers amp will be set on low pass filter so if it were to work only low end sounds would come out of the speakers

  • Omad Sep 17, 2008

    in most cases that would work but in this case we're running 3 amps. it should be possible to run both the sub and rear outputs aswell as the front.(in my car i run 4 amps,1 off the front o/p's 2off the rear o/p's and 1 off the sub o/p) this is the first unit ive seen to only hav 1 rca o/p for the sub

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Your best bet is to buy a quality stereo. Then you will have more outputs. Research a unit for what your needs are. If you still need assistance please let me know.
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    Lee A. Sep 17, 2008

    You are only trying to hook up amps/subs to that stereo correct?
    Thanks,
    Lee

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Hi,

If I understand your post right, you have:

  • a Fusion CA-CD500 with a single RCA subwoofer output;
  • you have a sub-amp with two RCA inputs;
  • tried a 2 is to 1 RCA adapter;
  • tried various connection method;
  • not had any success, that is to make the subs sound.
A couple of ideas:
  • most external amp would need the usual red (+12) and black (body ground) and a trigger wire, normally blue or blue w/ white stripe from the head unit;
  • most high end are bridgeable, so it would not matter which of the two RCA iputs have signal or if ever, there would be a marking;
  • initially determine if the sub-amp is working with or without the head unit by verifying if there is +12, negative is body grounded and jumping the trigger/turn-on to B+12; temporarily touching the free end of a plug RCA male should produce a thumping sound, if none, then the amp is defective, if yes then issue is with the head unit/remote trigger.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

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Yes that will work do to rcas to that one
then hook the amp up to
red power
black neg
remote to the back of the head unit remote wire
then try the rca in every slot of the amp
make sure there is power there
and there is settings in the unit like it willl say rear ,or sub pick sub and then sub contoll high low medium

  • Anonymous Sep 17, 2008

    heres the low down if u are trying to run three amps off a head unit with 1 rcs at the back it wont work you cant split theat many off one everyone rca at the back is for one amp

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Yes. connect the sub woofer alone and use that 2.1 speaker system to hear the audio out.
the other 2 speakers wil be connected to the woofer

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    try to click on the link i posted here above. i check it out again and it was not empty.

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