Thank you for choosing the Infinity BassLink.
BassLink has been designed to provide the kind of high-performance low-frequency reproduction that used to require big, clumsy enclosures, large amplifiers, and complex installation. To ensure maximum performance, we strongly recommend that installation be entrusted to a qualified professional. Although these instructions explain how to install the BassLink in a general sense, they do not show the specific installation methods for your particular vehicle. If you feel you do not have the necessary tools or experience, do not attempt the installation yourself; rather, ask your authorized Infinity car-audio dealer about professional installation options. Remember to keep this manual and your sales receipt in a safe place for future reference.

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INSTALLATION

WARNING: Playing loud music in an automobile can permanently damage your hearing as well as hinder your ability to hear traffic. We recommend using low volume levels while driving. Infinity accepts no liability for hearing loss, bodily injury or property damage resulting from the use or misuse of this product. YOUR CAR AND BASS REPRODUCTION Depending on the interior volume of your vehicle and the dimensions of the passenger compartment and cargo area, reproduced frequencies below 80Hz may be boosted by nearly 12dB/octave as frequency decreases. This effect, known as the vehicles transfer function or cabin gain, plays an important part in shaping the overall in-car response of the BassLink. BassLink is designed to reproduce frequencies below about 100Hz, but there may be other speakers in your vehicle that reproduce some of those same frequencies. It is important that all the speakers work together to reproduce frequencies they share. Depending on the orientation of the BassLink and the distance from it to the other speakers, the BassLink and the other speakers may be in-phase or out-of-phase The resulting conditions, known. as constructive and destructive interference, also play a role in shaping the frequency response of your system. Fortunately, BassLink has controls that may be adjusted to optimize both of these conditions. Successful installation will include tuning those adjustments; this process is detailed in a subsequent section of this manual. CHOOSING A MOUNTING LOCATION Choose a location that doesnt interfere with the loading or unloading of cargo, fold-down rear seats, or opening or closing of the trunk lid. The best location is likely to be the front or rear corner of the trunk or luggage compartment. These locations, in addition to being out of the way, will provide the best sonic reproduction in the 60Hz 100Hz range because the output of the woofer will be corner loaded against the walls of the vehicle. In any case, the BassLink must not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle. Once youve chosen a mounting location and made the necessary electrical connections, youre ready to mount BassLink securely to the mounting surface (most likely the floor of the luggage compartment). Caution: Make sure mounting screws will not puncture wiring harnesses, brake or fuel lines, or the vehicles fuel tank. Some or all of these may be located behind or under the mounting surface.

MOUNTING BASSLINK

Note: A nut has been molded into one of the flanges of each of the mounting feet to facilitate the attachment of the feet to BassLink. Orient the feet so that the captive nut is opposite the control panel. The attachment screws may then be passed through the front or top and attached to the nut in the back or bottom. See Figures 1 and 2 for details. Vertical Mounting: Slide the two vertical mounting feet over the bottom of BassLink until they snap into the indentations molded into the bottom and sides of BassLink. The three sidemounted knobs (controls) should face the interior of the trunk or luggage compartment for easy adjustment. Insert the bolt provided through the hole opposite the mounting foot and tighten it with a screwdriver. Securely mount BassLink to the mounting surface with tapping screws. You will use two bolts to mount BassLink vertically. Figure 1. Vertical mounting of BassLink. Horizontal Mounting: Slide the four horizontal mounting feet over the sides of BassLink until they snap into the indentations molded into the sides and bottom of BassLink. The three side-mounted knobs (controls) should be facing up to allow adjustment after the unit is mounted. Insert the bolt provided through the hole opposite the mounting foot and tighten it with a screwdriver. Securely mount BassLink to the mounting surface with tapping screws. You will use four bolts to mount BassLink horizontally. Figure 2. Horizontal mounting of BassLink.

POWER-SUPPLY CONNECTIONS

Figure 3. BassLink connections and terminals.
FRONT LINE-LEVEL INPUT L L POWER GND PHASE LEFT + RIGHT + REM +BATT SERVO LEFT + R R REAR FUSE 25A

INPUT CONNECTIONS

Remote: Connect a wire between the remote terminal on BassLink and the remote output wire on your head unit. This wire should provide between +5VDC and +12VDC when the head unit is on and no voltage when the unit is off. Note: If your head unit provides preamp outputs it will have a remote wire. If your radio provides only speaker-level outputs, it may not have a remote wire. If you will be using the speakerlevel outputs from your head unit, you do not need to connect the remote output. The speakerlevel inputs will sense voltage on the speaker wires and the BassLink will turn itself on. If you are using only line-level (RCA) inputs, you must connect the remote wire to the BassLink. Note: BassLink is equipped with four line-level (RCA) inputs and four speaker-level inputs. Any combination of line-level and speaker-level inputs may be used to provide nonfading bass when connected to a head unit with four outputs. CONNECTING BASSLINK TO: Head units with dedicated subwoofer outputs (line-level): Connect the subwoofer output from the head unit to either the front or rear line-level inputs. Head units with four line-level (RCA) outputs: Connect the four line-level outputs to the four line-level inputs on BassLink. Head units with two line-level outputs and two (or four) speaker-level outputs: Connect the two line-level outputs from the head unit to either front or rear line-level inputs on BassLink. Connect two speaker-level outputs from the head unit to the Universal Interface inputs on BassLink, which correspond to the unused linelevel inputs. Head units with four speaker-level outputs: Connect the four speaker-level outputs from the head unit to the four Universal Interface inputs on BassLink. Head units with only two speaker-level outputs or two line-level outputs: Connect the two outputs to either front or rear inputs of corresponding type. Note: The Universal Interface input wiring harness included with BassLink is color coded to correspond with the speaker-level outputs of many aftermarket head units and adapters sold as accessories. Universal Interface color code: White: front left + White/black: front left Gray: front right + Gray/black: front right Green: rear left + Green/black: rear left Violet: rear right + Violet/black: rear right
RIGHT + REAR UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FRONT
POWER-SUPPLY CONNECTIONS B+: Connect a wire (at least #12AWG) between the vehicles + (positive) battery terminal and the +BATT terminal on BassLink. You must install a fuse holder with a 25A fuse within 18" of the battery. Route the power wire through a grommet in the vehicles firewall. If there is no factory grommet available, you must install one. B: Connect a wire (at least #12AWG) between the GND terminal on BassLink and a bare metal surface near the mounting location. You may need to scrape away some paint from the metal surface to insure a good connection. Use a screw and a lock (star) washer.

TUNING BASSLINK

BassLink provides several controls that simplify sonic integration with virtually any vehicles unique acoustic properties. Please read the following section carefully to familiarize yourself with the function of each control. Figure 4. Locations of controls.

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Gain Control:This control will adjust the input sensitivity of BassLink. Use this control to adjust the relative volume (loudness) of BassLink with respect to the other speakers in the vehicle. Crossover:The crossover control adjusts the amount of high-frequency information present in BassLinks output. Bass Boost: BassLinks interaction with the acoustics of your vehicle may produce a peak or dip in BassLinks response. For the vast majority of vehicles, these peaks or dips occur at about 40Hz around the frequency of a low bass guitar note. Use this control to correct that peak or dip. Adjustment between 6dB and +3dB is possible. Although response without any sharp peaks or dips is technically correct, you may choose the position that best suits your taste.

ADJUSTMENT SEQUENCE

1. Start with gain control set to minimum and the crossover control and bass control rotated midway, to 12 oclock. 2. Choose program material with substantial bass content and turn the volume control on your head unit to three-quarters of its total output (approximately 3 oclock on rotary controls). 3. Adjust the gain control clockwise until the servo LED flashes with each bass note but doesnt stay lit continuously. 4. Listen to your system, making a mental note of the amount of upper bass present in your system. 5. Switch the phase control to 180 degrees and recheck for upper bass content. There may be more upper bass, less upper bass, or there may be no change. The position that provides the most upper bass is correct, but you may choose either setting according to your taste. 6. Adjust the crossover control clockwise or counterclockwise until the perceived output from BassLink, as heard at the listening position, contains only low-frequency information; i.e., you should NOT hear any vocals coming from BassLink when you are seated in the normal listening position. 7. Adjust the bass-boost control clockwise or counterclockwise to suit your taste. 8. Recheck the servo LED to make sure its blinking with the bass but is not lit continuously. If it is lit continuously, adjust the gain control counterclockwise until it blinks. Note: Although this adjustment sequence will in most cases provide satisfactory tuning, the actual process may include several readjustments of each of the controls since their settings will interact with each other. If necessary, consult your authorized Infinity car-audio dealer for help in tuning your system.

TROUBLESHOOTING

1. Power LED not lit: fuse blown, head unit not functioning properly (no remote voltage), faulty power, ground or remote connection. 2. Power LED lit but no sound output: inputs not connected, head unit not functioning properly (no output), head-unit fader control set incorrectly (2-channel connection only). 3. Output from BassLink sounds muddy or distorted: input gain set too high (servo LED lit constantly), bass boost set too high (servo LED lit constantly), head-unit output is distorted or blown. 4. No output from BassLink when head-unit fader control set to front or rear (4-channel connection): input connections improperly wired.

SPECIFICATIONS

Amplifier Power: Frequency Response: Fuse: Maximum Current Draw: Quiescent Current Draw: Input Sensitivity: 200W RMS 20Hz 120Hz 25A 12A <800mA 50mV 4V Line-Level Input 1V 16V Universal Interface Crossover Frequency: 50Hz 120Hz Crossover Slope: 12dB/octave Bass Boost: 6 to +3 dB @ 40Hz Dimensions (L x W x H): 14-1/2" x 12-1/2" x 8-1/2" (369mm x 318mm x 216mm) Declaration of Conformity

Crossover

50Hz 120Hz
Power LED:The power LED will glow red to indicate that BassLink is operational. Servo LED:The Servo LED will glow green when the servo circuit has determined that the woofer has reached maximum excursion and power to BassLinks woofer has been modified to provide maximum performance. Monitor the servo LED while you are tuning BassLink. When BassLink is properly tuned the servo LED should light momentarily during high-level bass transients. Avoid adjustments that cause the LED to remain lit for extended periods.

Bass Boost

-6 (dB) +3
Phase Control:The phase control is a switch located on the panel with the electrical connections (see Fig. 3). This switch will reverse the phase of BassLinks output with respect to its input. When installing BassLink with an existing factory or aftermarket system, depending on BassLinks location in the vehicle and the distance between it and the other speakers in the car, reversing the phase (by moving the phase switch) may produce a discernable increase or decrease in the amount of upper bass reproduced. Although the position that yields the most upper bass is technically correct, you may choose the position that better suits your taste.

We, Harman Consumer International 2, route de Tours 72500 Chateau-du-Loir FRANCE declare in own responsibility, that the product described in this owners manual is in compliance with technical standards: EN 55013/A12/8.1994 EN 55020/12.1994 Lutz Uphoff Harman Consumer International France. 4/00
Infinity Systems, Inc. 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 USA (800) 553-3332 FAX (516) 682-3523 www.infinitysystems.com 2000 Infinity Systems, Inc. P/N:BASSLINKOM Printed 4/00

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Outstanding subwoofer
by adx200, Mar 19 '02 Pros: Extremely tight, powerful amplifier, excellent design. Cons: Whether you like it will depend on your musical taste. Ok, my review should weigh pretty heavily considering what this subwoofer has to overcome to be heard. I had it installed at Circuit City after hearing it in comparison to three models of Bazooka powered subwoofers in the store and in two installations. Read the full review
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Great All-Around Package

by viss1, Mar 09 '04 Pros: Price, size, ease of installation Cons: None I installed the Basslink into my '98 Ford Contour about a week ago. I purchased the unit for $185 from an eBay seller (why do retail outlets charge over $100 more?), and purchased a 10-gauge amp wiring kit from Crutchfield for about $25. Installation:. Read the full review
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Worth the extra bucks

by bizz, Dec 14 '02 Pros: Compact Design. Clean & Clear Bass Cons: None I first started looking for a subwoofer a little after I got my car and I just wanted more bass. I was looking at powered subwoofers, because I drive a small car (1999 Kia Sephia) and I wanted to still have room in my trunk for my snowboard, and my golf. Read the full review
Truck EX cab - almost too much
by mgj71, Oct 07 '02 Pros: Compact, complete package, deep bass sound Cons: Almost too much for a truck, hard to control output. The speaker was a true indulgence, but it really works well. Im shocked at the deep bass from the 10" woofer. It is compact/hidden away, but that makes using controls on the box difficult. I lost very little space in my Silverado extended cab. Read the full review

Infinity Basslink

by Carroll_B, Dec 02 '03 Pros: Great sound, small size, remote control, built-in crossover, good instruction manual. Cons: none I wanted a little more bass in the factory system of my S-10 extended cab pickup. I'm in my late 50's and didn't need to be heard by the neighbors, just needed a little more low end bass. I didn't want to give up all the space behind the seats so the. Read the full review

A great solution.

by fiero_stimpy, Dec 01 '03 Pros: Great sound in a small package, best all-in-one amplified sub that I have heard. Cons: Cheesy mounting. I had a Basslink installed in my 94 Ford Crown Victoria, and I feel it is the perfect solution to getting great sound without breaking the bank or losing your trunk. I ordered the Basslink through an internet retailer off of eBay, and had it installed at. Read the full review

Money well Spent

by road_rat, May 18 '02 Pros: Space saving gear with great sound Cons: None that I can think of I own a 99 F-250 Ex-Cab with a Power Stroke, It gets loud in there! Ford in their infinite wisdom put 5"x7" speakers in the doors and the stock system sounded like. well you know. After installing an Alpine CDA-7892 head unit (great unit), Alpine MRV. Read the full review
Best sub/amp unit available
by alacritan, Jan 17 '03 Pros: Great price, tight bass, compact, attractive Cons: Only 200W, but they're cheap so get two. After looking at a number of sub/amp combos, and considering their value, then looking at as many bass tubes as I could find, I took a look at the Infinity Basslink, and I was very pleased. The Basslink perfectly suits the needs of anyone who. Read the full review

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Very Nice

by kisskane,Sep 09 '03 Pros: Awesome sound, does not overheat, takes up no room, easy to install, great price. Cons: Just not that big bang bass you hear from blocks away. I have a Mitsubishi Montero 2002. It has a factory Infinity system in it. So that is what drew me to this sub along with the great reviews. I have to say I agree with all the other reviews. It is awesome sounding. But, if you are looking for that Hip Hop liscense plate vibrating bass, this is not it. It really gives my system just what it needed. Do not get me wrong, it gives out plenty of bass even in my big SUV. I would recommend this bass for anyone. Not sure how it would sound in the trunk, meaning a seperate compartment then where the driver and passengers would be. But sounds awesome in mine. I mostly listen to KISS, Skid Row, Disturbed, Kid Rock. Some rap. AWESOME
Great sound for a small package
by sbhatcher,Feb 10 '04 Pros: Good sound, compact size. Cons: none For how small this subwoofer is, it packs an amazing punch. This is such an easy to install setup that will fit in any car. Everything you need is in the box, except for power connections.

Get one of these!

by mtbva ,Apr 04 '04 Pros: Easy connections & mounting, adjustability, thick metal speaker grills, Loud! Cons: Can't think of one yet. Just installed behind seat of a Nissan king cab pickup. If your looking for excellent, clean sounding bass in a tight space this will amaze you! I only paid $230 including all wires & cables from a discount on-line store, even at $350 retail it's worth every penny! I like the fact it's an all in one unit, easy to hook-up & install, you get the bass sound of a box two or three times it's size, and has a very durable thick metal grills to protect speakers!

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