InstallationCaution

When you install this unit in your car, do not remove the detachable front panel.

If the detachable front panel is removed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place.

The main unit must be mounted within 35 degrees of the horizontal plane, back to front.

Detachable Front

Panel

Less than 35°

the CDA-117. Connect all other leads of the CDA-117 according to details described in the CONNECTlONS section.

Hex Nut (M5)

Screw

 

*2

 

Bolt Stud

Metal

Mounting

Strap

*1

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Ground Lead

Chassis

Note

•For the screw marked “*2”, use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting location.

3Slide the CDA-117 into the dashboard until it clicks. This ensures that the unit is properly locked and will not accidentally come out from the dashboard.

1Remove the mounting sleeve from the main unit (refer to “Removal” on page 50).

Mounting Sleeve (Included)

Dashboard

Pressure Plates*

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*If the installed mounting sleeve is loose in the dashboard, the pressure plates may be bent slightly to remedy the problem.

2Reinforce the head unit with the metal mounting strap

(not supplied). Secure the ground lead of the unit to a clean metal spot using a screw (*1) already attached to the

vehicle’s chassis.

Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier or equalizer to the corresponding output lead coming from the left rear of

Removal

1Remove the detachable front panel.

2Insert the bracket keys into the unit, along the guides on either side. The unit can now be removed from the mounting sleeve.

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Bracket keys (Included)

3Pull the unit out, keeping it unlocked as you do so.

JAPANESE CAR

 

Front Frame

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Screws (M5 × 8)

(Included)

 

Ground Lead

 

*3

 

 

Mounting Bracket

Note

•Secure the ground lead of the unit to a clean metal spot using a screw (*3) already attached to the vehicle’s chassis.

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