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If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one:
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O Identify All LeadsWith the ignition and headlights off, identify the carH
The first step in installation is to identify all the carbattery lead by grounding one lead of the test bulb
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wires youOll use when hooking up your sound sys-to the chassis and checking the remaining exposed
tem.wires from the cut radio connector plug.
As you identify each wire, we suggest that you label
it using masking tape and a permanent marker. ThisIf your car is not wired for an audio unit :
will help avoid confusion when making connectionsGo to the fuse block and find the fuse port for the
later. battery, usually marked BAT.
Note: Do not connect the power connector to theSpeakers
stereo unit until you have made all connections. IfIdentify the car speaker leads. There will be two
there are no plastic caps on the stereo hookingleads for each speaker, usually color coded.
wires, insulate all exposed leads with electrical tapeA handy way to identify the speaker leads and the
until you are ready to use them. Identify the leads inspeaker they connect with is to test the leads using
the following order.a 1.5 volt AA battery as follows.
Hold one lead against one pole of the battery and
Power Leadstroke the other lead across the other pole. You will
If your car has a radio or is pre-wired for one :hear a scraping sound in a speaker if you are hold-
Cut the connector wires one at a time from the pluging a speaker lead.
(leaving the leads as long as possible) so that youIf not, keep testing different lead combinations until
can work with individual leads.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
antenna, 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
Turn the ignition on to the accessory position, and
the antenna motor activate when you touch the cor-
ground one lead of the test bulb to the chassis.
rect wire.
Touch the other lead of the test bulb to each of the
Antenna
exposed wires from the cut radio connector plug.
The antenna lead is a thick, black wire with a metal
Touch one wire at a time until you find the outlet that
plug at the end.
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 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, memory
storage, or other function.)
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