WARNING
This installation information is designed for experienced installers and is not in- tended for non-technical individuals. It does not contain warnings or cautions of po- tential dangers involved in attempting to install this product.
Any attempt to install this product in a motor car by anyone other than qualified in- staller could cause damage to the electrical system and could result in serious per- sonal injury or death.
❐Identify All Leads
The first step in installation is to identify all the car wires you’ll use when hooking up your sound sys- tem.
As you identify each wire, we suggest that you label it using masking tape and a permanent marker. This will help avoid confusion when making con- nections later.
Note:
≥Do not connect the power connector to the stereo |
unit until you have made all connections. If there |
If your car is not wired for an audio unit:
Go to the fuse block and find the fuse port for the battery, usually marked BAT.
Speakers
Identify the car speaker leads. There are two leads for each speaker which are usually color coded.
A handy way to identify the speaker leads and the speaker they are connected with is to test the leads using a 1.5 V AA battery as follows.
Hold one lead against one pole of the battery and stroke the other lead across the other pole. You will hear a scraping sound in one of the speakers if you
❐Installation Hardware
No. | Item | Diagram Q’ty |
1 | Mounting collar | 1 |
2 | Hex. nut (5 mm·) | 1 |
3 | Rear support strap | 1 |
4 | Tapping screw | 1 |
| (5 mm·a16 mm) | |
5 | Mounting bolt (5 mm·) | 1 |
6 | Power connector | 1 |
7 | Removable face plate | 1 |
| case | |
8 | Trim plate | 1 |
9 | Lock cancel plate | 2 |
≥Install the unit in the dashboard.
≥Check the operation of the unit.
If you encounter problems, please consult your nearest professional installer.
Caution:
≥This unit operates with a 12 V DC negative ground auto battery system only. Do not at- tempt to use it in any other system. Doing so could cause serious damage.
Before you begin installation, look for the items which are packed with your unit.
≥Warranty Card…Fill this out promptly.
≥Panasonic Servicenter List for Service Directory …Keep for future reference in case the product needs servicing.
≥Installation Hardware…Needed for in-dash in- stallation.
❐Required Tools
You’ll need a screwdriver, a 1.5 V AA battery, and the following:
12 V DC | Electrical | Side-cut |
Test bulb | tape | pliers |
are no plastic caps on the stereo hooking wires, |
insulate all exposed leads with electrical tape until |
you are ready to use them. Identify the leads in |
the following order. |
Power Lead
If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one:
Cut the connector wires one at a time from the plug (leaving the leads as long as possible) so that you can work with individual leads.
Turn the ignition on to the accessory position, and ground one lead of the test bulb to the chassis.
Touch the other lead of the test bulb to each of the exposed wires from the cut radio connector plug. Touch one wire at a time until you find the outlet that causes the test bulb to light.
Now turn the ignition off and then on. If the bulb also turns off and on, that outlet is the car power lead.
If your car is not wired for an audio unit:
are holding a speaker lead.
If not, keep testing different lead combinations until you have located all the speaker leads. When you label them, include the speaker location for each.
Antenna Motor
If your car is equipped with an automatic power an- tenna, identify the car motor antenna lead by con- necting one bulb tester lead to the car battery lead and touching the remaining exposed wires from the cut radio connector plug one at a time. You will hear the antenna motor activate when you touch the correct wire.
Antenna
The antenna lead is a thick, black wire with a metal plug at the end.
❐Connect All Leads
Now that you have identified all the wires in the car, you are ready to begin connecting them to the stereo unit wires. The wiring diagram (➡ page 58) shows the proper connections and color coding of the leads.
We strongly recommend that you test the unit be- fore making a final installation.
You can set the unit on the floor and make tempo-
❐Overview
This product should be installed by a professional. However, if you plan to install this product yourself, your first step is to decide where to install it. The instructions in these pages will guide you through the remaining steps:
(Please refer to the “WARNING” statement above.)
≥Identify and label the car wires.
≥Connect the car wires to the wires of the power connector.
❐Dashboard Specifications
Thickness Min. 3⁄16z (4.75 mm) Max. 7⁄32z (5.56 mm)
23⁄32z (53 mm)
75⁄32z (182 mm)
Go to the fuse block and find the fuse port for radio (RADIO), accessory (ACC), or ignition (IGN).
Battery Lead
If your stereo unit has a yellow lead, you will need to locate the car’s battery lead. Otherwise you may ignore this procedure. (The yellow battery lead pro- vides continuous power to maintain a clock, memo- ry storage, or other function.)
If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one:
With the ignition and headlights off, identify the car battery lead by grounding one lead of the test bulb to the chassis and checking the remaining exposed wires from the cut radio connector plug.
rary connections to test the unit. Use electrical tape to cover all exposed wires.
Important:
≥Connect the red power lead last, after you have made and insulated all other connections.
Ground
Connect the black ground lead of the power con- nector to the metal car chassis.
