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WTF is yellow AMP CONT for?

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my head unit has this yellow wire labeled as "amp cont". Wtf is it for? The head unit has the option to adjust the volume on subs but I turn it up and nothing i turn it down and nothing. I think it has something to do with that wire
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#4 ·
is most likely the "remote" wire. There can be one for power antenna and one for amp cont(rol).

As for sub level, make sure you've connected to the correct RCAs and whether there might be some configuration for that in the head unit.

If it's a china special h/u, good luck with that. I had one, it had a sub out but no kind of control for it in the interface. Had to use the rear outs and control both rear channels at the same time with the clumsy interface for adjustments. A pile of garbage.

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is most likely the "remote" wire. There can be one for power antenna and one for amp cont(rol).

As for sub level, make sure you've connected to the correct RCAs and whether there might be some configuration for that in the head unit.

If it's a china special h/u, good luck with that. I had one, it had a sub out but no kind of control for it in the interface. Had to use the rear outs and control both rear channels at the same time with the clumsy interface for adjustments. A pile of garbage.

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Thanks for the info but it's not the remote wire because the head unit has a designated blue wire labeled remote. As for the rca cables the head unit only has a single set of audio out rcaS.
 
#11 ·
Thanks for the input its much appreciated. However I don't believe it is for the amp. Where would I connect it? The amp has a connection for the 12v source wich goes to the battery. Then there is the ground connection which goes to the chasis. And finally the remote or antenna connection and that connects to the remote/antenna wire from the head unit. And of course the rcaS input and that connects to the head unit to. So where does the amp cont wire go? I tried using it like the remote/antenna wire but that did nothing. There is no way it could be the 12v source to power the amp because the wire is super thin. I use a 1/0 Guage wire with a 200 amp fuse to power the amp. Again thanks for your help it is appreciated.
 
#16 ·
The yellow wire which is amp continuous is for powering a separate "brick" amplifier off of the radio power supply. It is not meant for high current applications. So, basically, it is giving you a continuous 12 volt out to use. If it is not working there may be a setting on the radio to engage it.
 
#17 ·
If that was the case it would turn his amp on, albeit permenently, I have never ever seen a switchable live output on a radio... have you?
 
#22 ·
Can't imagine that little 0.75mm2 or so wire providing anything of use even for a small amplifier. Eitherway it's probably just a number of similar chinabay manufacturers using same connectors and pigtails, but having different applications between units where they might make use of them or might not. Unit I had had a completely useless sub RCA output that neither worked, nor had any kind of setting available in the unit. It's just the way these are.