[. . . ] Proper installation will maximise the overall performance of your audio system. Should you decide to install the amplifier yourself, however, please read through these instructions carefully, and take your time over the installation. Finally, a word about your health: please bear in mind when playing music in your car that sustained sound levels above 100 dB can damage your hearing and may even result in total hearing loss. [. . . ] Use cable grommets when passing cables through holes with sharp edges. Use loudspeakers with an impedance of Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality GTA power amplifier. By selecting the GTA 470 you have chosen a product which delivers superlative reproduction quality. Whether you are upgrading an existing system or using the GTA power amplifier in a new system, you are certain to notice immediate performance benefits!The Blaupunkt editors are constantly working on making the operating instructions clearer and easier to understand. However, if you still have any questions on how to operate the equipment, please contact your dealer or the telephone hotline for your country. You will find the hotline telephone numbers printed at the back of this booklet. We provide a manufacturer guarantee for our products bought within the European Union. De or ask for them directly at: We recommend a cable cross-section of not less than 6 mm2. run a standard commercial positive cable to the battery and connect to the fuse holder. Use cable grommets when passing cables through holes with sharp edges. Bolt a standard commercial negative cable to a ground point free of induced noise (car body bolt, body panel) - not to the negative battery pole. Clean the contact surface of the ground point down to bare metal and coat with antiseize graphite petroleum. Integral fuses The integral fuses within the amplifier protect the fi- Nal stage and the entire electrical system in the event of a fault. Note: The amplifier can sum the right- and left-hand signal information only if both the right- and left-hand RCA connections have been made. CAUTION: The amplifier must be presented with a load of 4 Ohms or higher in bridged mode. [. . . ] ) As with any audio component, connection of the amplifier and speakers with the correct polarity is essential for good bass reproduction. This enables you to use the amplifier for one or more subwoofer(s) or a mid-range speaker. Level reglering Med hjälp av Level regleringen kan slutstegets ingångskänslighet anpassas till utgångsspänningen för bilradions förförstärkarutgång. [. . . ]