test tones for setting gains

[tacovic 10+ year member]

i just spent about an hour reading up on how to set your gains on your ampifiers and i have a couple quesions.

the 2 amps i am going to set.. kicker zx1500.1 @ 2 ohms, and a Candence 3004 bridged to 2 channels at 4 ohms.

1st question. for the volts on the dmm do i want to set it according to rms or what its rated at. i didnt get a birthsheet for either amp but im sure the kicker is very underrated.

2nd. what test tones should i use to set each amp. i think 1000 for the comp amp but im not sure for my sub amp. my box is tuned to 38 hz and i want to get the most output out of it. also should it be at 0db -3 -6? i just want it to be as loud as it can

3rd. there are a bunch of other settings on my comp amp and i am not sure how i am supposed to set those.

4th. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.byramlabs.com/images/hi-res/SPE-dm-350a.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.byramlabs.com/product_info.php/products_id/8174&usg=__8nFY6-mwhee_Aqmx1VVLE7MDKj4=&h=600&w=600&sz=73&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=YQNaeguAaelYEM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsperry%2BDM-350A%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN

that is my dmm and i dont know how to use it very well. what holes should i put the plugs in to do the tests (both red and black) and what setting should i have it on.

thanks for your help.

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[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

1) if the amp is matched to the speakers, you set it to the rms value of the speakers.

50 or 60hz tone.

touch the red to the + and the black to the -. Make sure your are in an AC setting to correctly read the volts at the speaker terminals.

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

ok for setting the other gains on the comp amp it looks like its just a built in equalizer. 1 set for each 2 channels. how do you go about setting those gains?

there is a crossover, treb EQ, bass EQ, gains, all x2.

 

[tacovic 10+ year member]

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[tacovic 10+ year member]

anyone have some useful info for me?

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Put the black probe in COM (It should stay there for most tests)

Put the red probe in the hole marked V on the far right.

You would move the red probe to A to measure current (amperage) and Ohm to measure resistance.

On the dial the Red V with ~ is AC volts, thats what you need for setting gains. Set it to 200 for setting gains.

The other V with line with dots under it for DC voltage (like checking your battery).

As for your amp, might have to check the book. If theres a setting in particular, post up what it's called and we'll try to help.

For the tones, try 50 or 60 for subs, and 1000 for highs.

Hope that helps!