Remote turn on for amp - whats and hows?

[oysterman]

Hi,

I've just purchased an Alpine MRV-F300 amp and a JVC KD-X341BT (thanks to everyone who helped in this forum for getting me this far). I noticed the amp has a remote turn on connection which is wired to the head unit, but connector to be bought separately.

1) Is this a special cable or something I can make myself?

2) Can it be wired to any head unit (+ve out) or only head units that have a 'live out' feature when turned on?

3) How does this work, technically? Does the amp recognise a connection simply because a wire is connected and only allow power to the amp when receiving a signal through this cable? Or is it an alternative power source?

Keen to wire this up if I can, so any pointers appreciated, thanks.

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[Hertz Mafia]

Read the amp manual god your dumb

 

[sherwood71]

Tie into the blue/white wire behind the headunit. That is the remote turn on. No special wires needed, one single 14-16 gauge wire. Run that wire from the headunit to the amp.

 

[MellowYellow 10+ year member]

Thanks for taking the time to add your insightful comments.

 

[Hertz Mafia]

Thanks for taking the time to add your insightful comments.

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[oysterman]

Read the amp manual god your dumb

I think you'll find it's "you're", not "your". If you're gonna diss, do it properly, you thick ****.