Installation

Connecting the units

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

! LIGHT GREEN LEAD AT POWER CON-

NECTOR IS DESIGNED TO DETECT

! To avoid the risk of accident and the potential

PARKED STATUS AND MUST BE CON-

violation of applicable laws, no viewing of

NECTED TO THE POWER SUPPLY SIDE

front seat video should ever occur while the

OF THE PARKING BRAKE SWITCH. IM-

vehicle is being driven. Also, rear displays

PROPER CONNECTION OR USE OF

should not be in a location where they are visi-

THIS LEAD MAY VIOLATE APPLICABLE

bly distracting to the driver.

LAW AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS IN-

! In some countries or states the viewing of

JURY OR DAMAGE.

images on a display inside a vehicle even by

 

 

 

 

persons other than the driver may be illegal.

 

 

 

 

Where such regulations apply, they must be

WARNING

 

 

 

obeyed and this unit’s DVD features should

! Use speakers over 50 W (output value) and be-

not be used.

tween 4 W to 8 W (impedance value). Do not

 

use 1 W to 3 W speakers for this unit.

CAUTION

! The black cable is ground. When installing

! PIONEER does not recommend that you in-

this unit or power amp (sold separately), make

sure to connect the ground wire first. Make

stall or service your display unit yourself. In-

sure that the ground cable is properly con-

stalling or servicing the product may expose

nected to metal parts of the car body using a

you to risk of electric shock or other hazards.

spade terminal sold commercially. The ground

Refer all installation and servicing of your dis-

wire of the power amp and the one of this unit

play unit to authorized Pioneer service person-

or any other device must be connected to the

nel.

car separately with different screws. If the

! Secure all wiring with cable clamps or electri-

screw for the ground wire loosens or falls out,

cal tape. Do not allow any bare wiring to re-

it could result in fire, generation of smoke or

main exposed.

malfunction.

 

 

 

! Do not drill a hole into the engine compart-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ment to connect the yellow cable of the dis-

Ground wire

POWER AMP

play unit to the vehicle battery. Engine

 

 

 

 

vibration may eventually cause the insulation

 

 

 

 

to fail at the point where the wire passes from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the passenger compartment into the engine

 

 

 

 

compartment. Take extra care in securing the

 

 

 

 

wire at this point.

 

 

 

 

! It is extremely dangerous to allow the micro-

Other devices

Metal parts of car’s body

phone lead to become wound around the

(Another electronic

device in the car)

steering column or shift lever. Be sure to in-

 

stall the unit in such a way that it will not ob-

 

struct driving.

 

!Make sure that cables will not interfere with moving parts of the vehicle, such as the shift lever, parking brake or seat sliding mechan- ism.

!Do not shorten any cables. If you do, the pro- tection circuit may fail to work properly.

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Installation

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