Installation

Detachable Front

Panel

Caution

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.

Less than 35°

1

Mounting Sleeve

 

(Included)

 

Dashboard

Pressure Plates* This unit

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

Remove the Detachable Front Panel (refer to page 6). Remove the mounting sleeve from the main unit (see “Removal” on page 25).

2

Screw

 

 

Hex Nut (M5)

 

*2

 

Bolt Stud

Metal

Mounting

Strap

*1

This unit

Ground Lead

Chassis

Reinforce 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.

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

Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier to the corresponding output lead coming from the left rear of the CDE-9881. Connect all other leads of the CDE-9881 according to details described in the CONNECTlONS section.

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Alpine CDE-9881 owner manual Installation, 24-EN