Identify All Leads, Final Checks, Preparation

Installation Guide (Continued)

❐ Identify All Leads

If your car is not wired for an audio unit:

Speakers

❐ Final Checks

The ﬁrst step in installation is to identify all the car

Go to the fuse block and ﬁnd the fuse port for the

Connect the speaker wires. See the wiring diagram

Make sure that all wires are properly connected

battery, usually marked BAT.

(➡ pages 25, 26) for the proper hookups. Follow

wires you’ll use when hooking up your sound sys-

and insulated.

the diagram carefully to avoid damaging the speak-

tem.

Speakers

Make sure that the stereo unit is securely held in

ers and the stereo unit.

As you identify each wire, we suggest that you label

Identify the car speaker leads. There are two leads

the mounting collar.

The speakers used must be able to handle more

it using masking tape and a permanent marker.

for each speaker which are usually color coded.

Turn on the ignition to check the unit for proper

than 45 W of audio power. If using an optional

This will help avoid confusion when making con-

A handy way to identify the speaker leads and the

operation.

audio ampliﬁer, the speakers should be able to han-

nections later.

speaker they are connected with is to test the leads

If you have difficulties, consult your nearest author-

dle the maximum ampliﬁer output power. Speakers

Note:

using a 1.5 V AA battery as follows.

with low input ratings can be damaged. Speaker

ized professional installer for assistance.

Hold one lead against one pole of the battery and

≥Do not connect the power connector to the stereo

impedance should measure 4–8 ≠, which is typi-

stroke the other lead across the other pole. You will

unit until you have made all connections. If there

cally marked on most speakers. Lower or higher

❐ Preparation

hear a scraping sound in one of the speakers if you

are no plastic caps on the stereo hooking wires,

impedance speakers will affect output and

can

are holding a speaker lead.

insulate all exposed leads with electrical tape until

cause both speaker and stereo unit damage.

≥We strongly recommend that you wear gloves

If not, keep testing different lead combinations until

you are ready to use them. Identify the leads in

Motor Antenna

for installation work to protect yourself from

you have located all the speaker leads. When you

the following order.

injuries.

label them, include the speaker location for each.

Connect the car motor antenna lead to the

dark

Power Lead

≥When bending the mounting tabs of the

Antenna Motor

blue motor antenna relay control lead.

mounting collar with a screwdriver, be careful

If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one:

Battery

If your car is equipped with an automatic power an-

not to injure your hands and ﬁngers.

Cut the connector wires one at a time from the plug

tenna, identify the car motor antenna lead by con-

Connect the yellow battery lead to the correct radio

(leaving the leads as long as possible) so that you

necting one bulb tester lead to the car battery lead

wire or to the battery fuse port on the fuse block.

≥Disconnect the cable from the negative - battery

can work with individual leads.

and touching the remaining exposed wires from the

Antenna

terminal (see caution below).

cut radio connector plug one at a time. You will

Connect the antenna by plugging the antenna lead

≥Unit should be installed in a horizontal position

hear the antenna motor activate when you touch

into the antenna receptacle.

with the front end up at a convenient angle, but

the correct wire.

Equipment

not more than 30o.

Antenna

Turn the ignition on to the accessory position, and

Connect any optional equipment such as an ampli-

The antenna lead is a thick, black wire with a metal

ﬁer, according to the instructions furnished

with

ground one lead of the test bulb to the chassis.

plug at the end.

the equipment. Leave about 30 cm of distance be-

Touch the other lead of the test bulb to each of the

tween the speaker leads/ampliﬁer unit and the an-

Less than 30x

❐ Connect All Leads

exposed wires from the cut radio connector plug.

tenna/antenna extension cord. Read the operating

Touch one wire at a time until you ﬁnd the outlet

Now that you have identiﬁed all the wires in the car,

and installation instructions of any equipment you

that causes the test bulb to light.

you are ready to begin connecting them to the

will connect to this unit.

Caution:

Now turn the ignition off and then on. If the bulb

stereo unit wires. The wiring diagram (➡ pages 25,

Power

≥Do not disconnect the battery terminals of a

26) shows the proper connections and color coding

also turns off and on, that outlet is the car power

Connect the red power lead to the correct car radio

car with a trip or navigational computer since

of the leads.

lead.

wire or to the appropriate fuse port on the

fuse

all user settings stored in memory will be lost.

We strongly recommend that you test the unit be-

block.

Instead take extra care with installing the unit

If your car is not wired for an audio unit:

fore making a ﬁnal installation.

If the stereo unit functions properly with all these

to prevent shorts.

Go to the fuse block and ﬁnd the fuse port for radio

You can set the unit on the ﬂoor and make tempo-

connections made, disconnect the wires and pro-

(RADIO), accessory (ACC), or ignition (IGN).

rary connections to test the unit. Use electrical tape

ceed to the ﬁnal installation.

Dashboard Installation

Battery Lead

to cover all exposed wires.

Installation Opening

If your stereo unit has a yellow lead, you will need

Important:

❐ Final Installation

to locate the car’s battery lead. Otherwise you may

53 mm

≥Connect the red power lead last, after you

Lead Connections

ignore this procedure. (The yellow battery lead pro-

have made and insulated all other connec-

Connect all wires, making sure that each connec-

vides continuous power to maintain a clock, memo-

182 mm

tions.

tion is insulated and secure. Bundle all loose wires

ry storage, or other function.)

and fasten them with tape so they will not fall down

This unit can be installed in any dashboard having

If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one:

Ground

later. Now insert the stereo unit into the mounting

an opening as shown above. The dashboard should

With the ignition and headlights off, identify the car

Connect the black ground lead of the power con-

collar.

be 4.75 mmj5.56 mm thick in order to be able to

battery lead by grounding one lead of the test bulb

nector to the metal car chassis.

Congratulations! After making a few ﬁnal checks,

support the unit.

to the chassis and checking the remaining exposed

you’re ready to enjoy your new auto stereo system.

wires from the cut radio connector plug.

CQ-DF302W

Panasonic CQ-DF302W Identify All Leads, Final Checks, Preparation, Connect All Leads