Kicker key tuning help

[PghBronco]

Picked up a kicker key 200.4 works perfectly. However, I cannot get the tune right.. It sounds really flat.

Prior to key audio mods:

Dash: Kicker 47KSC404 (150mhz blockers)
6.5 kick panel (Focal rcx-165)
6.5 rear (Focal rcx-165)
8-in kicker 46L7T84 sub
JL MX300 - Sub amp

Installed just like the other posts on the key amp. gains set to 0, (read somewhere to unplug the sub so i did that)

Dip switches are set (from memory):
Auto 12v - up
fader: on
compression: off
bi-amp: off
kicker eq: on
time delay: On
*** Last two for amp 1&2 i have it set to 60Mhz

I pulled up a pink noise from spotify to play not a direct download to my phone, that was also played through carplay this could be the issue? the auto tune ran its cycle just fine no bad beeps, im wondering a couple of things..
the eq settings were all set to neutral***

Afterwards it was like a very loud tin can.. no bass at all especially from the kick panels. But there has to be a bass signal considering the sub is working? So i increased amp 1 gain and got my bass back, then increased the bass sensitivity (on sub amp halfway) which fixed it somewhat, however i still hear the tin can. My eq setting for the vehicle are treble all the way down, mid all the way up and bass middle.

Can i reset, and plug the key in and just have it push power to the speakers without the auto tune?

should I run the auto tune again with the bass?

I saw a video of a key installation which after the auto tune the mic button becomes a before and after button so you can see the "improvement" thought this was neat, i did not verify it.

open to any ideas, tia

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[RagnarKon]

Feels like you're just randomly changing things in the dark here.

Before you run the Kicker configuration, you need to...

• Turn off the subwoofer amplifier
• Change the tune settings in the Bronco to default
• Turn off all high-pass filters on the Kicker
• Turn all gains on the Kicker to the minimum setting
• Download and use an uncompressed pink noise file, not some random pink noise on Spotify
• Load the pink noise file onto a USB drive and use that. Or, if you don't have one, make sure all EQ settings are turned off on your phone.

 

[PghBronco]

Feels like you're just randomly changing things in the dark here.

Before you run the Kicker configuration, you need to...

• Turn off the subwoofer amplifier
• Change the tune settings in the Bronco to default
• Turn off all high-pass filters on the Kicker
• Turn all gains on the Kicker to the minimum setting
• Download and use an uncompressed pink noise file, not some random pink noise on Spotify
• Load the pink noise file onto a USB drive and use that. Or, if you don't have one, make sure all EQ settings are turned off on your phone.

Okay I’ll go though this list in a bit. Do I need to reset the amp to run the tune again?

 

[RagnarKon]

Okay I’ll go though this list in a bit. Do I need to reset the amp to run the tune again?

Yup.

Instructions in the user manual.

 

[PghBronco]

Yup.

Instructions in the user manual.

Okay, got my usb drive and uploaded the the file. Reset the tune. Ran it with usb. Night and day now. Thanks for the advice.

 

[WTX Bronco]

Picked up a kicker key 200.4 works perfectly. However, I cannot get the tune right.. It sounds really flat.

Prior to key audio mods:

Dash: Kicker 47KSC404 (150mhz blockers)
6.5 kick panel (Focal rcx-165)
6.5 rear (Focal rcx-165)
8-in kicker 46L7T84 sub
JL MX300 - Sub amp

Installed just like the other posts on the key amp. gains set to 0, (read somewhere to unplug the sub so i did that)

Dip switches are set (from memory):
Auto 12v - up
fader: on
compression: off
bi-amp: off
kicker eq: on
time delay: On
*** Last two for amp 1&2 i have it set to 60Mhz

I pulled up a pink noise from spotify to play not a direct download to my phone, that was also played through carplay this could be the issue? the auto tune ran its cycle just fine no bad beeps, im wondering a couple of things..
the eq settings were all set to neutral***

Afterwards it was like a very loud tin can.. no bass at all especially from the kick panels. But there has to be a bass signal considering the sub is working? So i increased amp 1 gain and got my bass back, then increased the bass sensitivity (on sub amp halfway) which fixed it somewhat, however i still hear the tin can. My eq setting for the vehicle are treble all the way down, mid all the way up and bass middle.

Can i reset, and plug the key in and just have it push power to the speakers without the auto tune?

should I run the auto tune again with the bass?

I saw a video of a key installation which after the auto tune the mic button becomes a before and after button so you can see the "improvement" thought this was neat, i did not verify it.

open to any ideas, tia

I installed 6.5 kicker ks in the kick panel and had the same issue with no bass/just didn’t sound good. Swapped them out for 6.5” woofers and it was by far the best upgrade I made to the sound system.
Hertz Cento Series C165 are the ones I went with.

 

[NCLife]

Looking for a little help here as well. I have upgraded all of my speakers to the usual Kickers everyone recommends, fore and aft. I installed the Kicker 200.4 yesterday but couldn't get the auto tune to run. I followed all the instructions. However, when I press the in-line button, I get a single tone with no follow up tones or action. If I press it again I get two tones and nothing. I tried it a dozen times or more. Any ideas?

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