How else could he get a voltage reading when setting his gain if he's not using a multimeter.so Op, are you setting your gain with a DMM?
just asking bro!How else could he get a voltage reading when setting his gain if he's not using a DMM ?
According to DBfan187:Yeah, Pioneer is a little ambitious on their pre-out volts... but I haven't had any trouble setting mine. It's one of the Premier line, with "4-volt" pre-outs.
46 / 62 on volume knob... no EQ ... and 1/3 to 1/2 gain, is enough to get full power from the amp.
Interestingly enough, their 4V pre-outs give me around 0.5 V AC on the ole voltmeter, at this volume. I'd like to find out if they will pump out the full 4V at 62 / 62. Most likely it's not for the full range of frequencies, and not continuous, but should get close.
you're setting your gain with the head unit volume too low. I'd raise the volume up a little on the head unit to see if this alleviates the issue. Also, you may have to turn the sub up to +6 in the crossover settings to get full voltage from the preout.... I've used oscope on several models and they all clip at full volume, 61 is the highest unclipped volume level.
So set your gains on 61/62