Installation Guide (continued)
| ❐ Identify all leads |
E | The first step in installation is to identify all the car |
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G | wires you’ll use when hooking up your sound |
L | system. |
I | As you identify each wire, we suggest that you label |
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H | it using masking tape and a permanent marker. |
29This will help avoid confusion when making connections later.
Note:
≥Do not connect the power connector to the product until you have made all connections. If there 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
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:
Go to the fuse block and find the fuse port for radio (RADIO), accessory (ACC), or ignition (IGN).
Battery Lead
If your DVD player has a yellow lead, you will need to locate the car’s battery lead. Otherwise you may ignore this procedure. (The yellow battery lead provides continuous power to maintain a clock, memory 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.
If your car is not wired for an audio unit:
Go to the fuse block and find the fuse port for the battery which is usually marked BAT.
❐Connect all leads
Now that you have identified all the wires in the car, you’re ready to begin connecting them to the DVD player wires. The wiring diagram (page 40) shows the proper connections and color coding of the leads.
We strongly recommend that you test the unit before making a final installation.
You can set the unit on the floor and make tempo- 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 connector to the metal car chassis.
Battery
Connect the yellow battery lead to the correct radio wire or to the battery fuse port on the fuse block.
Power
Connect the red power lead to the correct power cord according to your system configuration by referring to the wiring diagram.
If the player functions properly with all these con- nections made, disconnect the wires and proceed to the final installation.
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