Connections

Warning

To prevent short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the battery’s (-) terminal.

This unit is designed for negative ground 12 V DC operation only. You can not use it for 24 V or other types of car batter- ies.

Connection procedure

Caution

• DO NOT connect any speaker wires to the metal body or chas-

sis of the vehicle.

• DO NOT connect the speaker common (-) wires to each other.

• Connect each speaker wire directly to each speaker termi-

nal.

• All speaker common (-) wires must remain floating.

Connection procedure

ANTENNA SOCKET

ANTENNA PLUG

4-speaker System

(White)

(White/Black)

Front Left

Speaker

 

(Gray)

Front Right

(Gray/Black)

Speaker

 

(Green)

Rear Left

(Green/Black)

Speaker

 

(Violet)

Rear Right

(Violet/Black)

Speaker

 

In the case of a 2-speaker system, tape the ends of unconnected terminals to prevent short circuit

2-speaker System

(White)

(White/Black)

Left

Speaker

 

(Gray)

Right

(Gray/Black)

Speaker

 

(Green)

Do Not

(Green/Black)

Connect

 

(Violet)

Do Not

(Violet/Black)

Connect

 

ENGLISH

i.e. No Common Connections or connections to vehicle grd .

• Connect each pair of speaker leads only to a single speaker

(or speaker system) that has an impedance of least 4 ohms,

as well as 40-watt power-handling capability.

• Do not connect speaker leads to any inputs on external am-

plifiers. This will cause damage to the internal amplifier of this

unit.

1Make sure the car’s ignition key has been removed.

2Disconnect the negative (-) terminal of the car’s bat- tery.

3Connect the wiring harness wires in the following order : Ground wire (Black), +12V Constant Power Supply (Yellow), +12V Accessory/Switched (Red) and Power Antenna/Amplifier Turn On (Blue), and tape each so they do not come in contact with each other.

4Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness.

5Connect the car’s antenna terminal to the antenna socket of the unit.

6Connect the detachable wire harness to the unit.

7Reconnect the negative (-) terminal of the car’s bat- tery.

8Start the car’s engine.

9Make sure the unit operates properly.

+12V Constant Power Supply (Yellow)

+12V Accessory/Switched (Red)

Ground Wire (Black)

Power Antenna/Amplifier Turn On (Blue)

Preamp Out/Line Out Connections

• Since this unit has Line Level Outputs, you can use an amplifier to upgrade your vehicle stereo system.

RCA Line-out Jacks

White (Left)

Red (Right)

External Amplifier

Rear Speaker

RCA Line-out Jacks (For Rear Speakers)

Connect a patch cable (not supplied) from the White (left rear channel) and Red (right rear channel) RCA line output jacks of the unit to the line input terminals of the external amplifier.

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Blaupunkt RPD 550 manual Connection procedure, Preamp Out/Line Out Connections, RCA Line-out Jacks For Rear Speakers

RPD 550 specifications

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