Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

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. Ensure

 

 

stall or service your display unit yourself. In-

 

 

that the ground wire is properly connected to

 

 

stalling or servicing the product may expose

 

 

metal parts of the car’s body. The ground wire

 

 

you to risk of electric shock or other hazards.

 

 

of the power amp and the one of this unit or

 

 

Refer all installation and servicing of your dis-

 

 

any other device must be connected to the car

 

 

play unit to authorized Pioneer service person-

 

 

separately with different screws. If the screw

 

 

nel.

 

 

for the ground wire loosens or falls out, it

!

Secure all wiring with cable clamps or electri-

could result in fire, generation of smoke or

 

 

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

 

 

malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

main exposed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!

Do not drill a hole into the engine compart-

Ground wire

POWER AMP

 

 

ment to connect the yellow cable of the dis-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Other devices

Metal parts of car’s body

!

It is extremely dangerous to allow the micro-

(Another electronic

 

 

 

 

device in the car)

phone lead to become wound around the steering column or gearstick. Be sure to install the unit in such a way that it will not obstruct driving.

!Make sure that cables will not interfere with moving parts of the vehicle, such as the gear- shift, 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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