14
If necessary, place the nut plates
15
Place the stereo in the cutout.
16
Secure the stereo to the mounting surface using the included screws
17
If necessary, secure the back of the stereo with a back strap or brace (not
included).
Connection Considerations
The stereo must be connected to power, to speakers, and to media input
sources to function correctly. You should carefully plan the layout of the
stereo, wired remote, speakers, optional NMEA 2000
sources before making any connections.
Power and Speaker Wiring Harness Wire Identification
Wire Function
Wire Color Notes
Power (+)
Yellow
This should be connected to a constant 12 Vdc
source capable of supplying 15 A. All 12 V wiring
must be fused at the power source end of your
cable using a 15 A fuse.
Ground (-)
Black
This should be connected battery negative before
connecting the yellow wire. All accessories
connected to the stereo must share a common
ground location.
Ignition
Red
This should be connected to a separately switched
12 Vdc connection, such as an ignition bus, to turn
the stereo on and off. If you are not using a
switched 12 Vdc connection, you must connect this
to the same source as the yellow (power) wire.
Amplifier on
Blue
This is connected only when using an optional
external amplifier.
Telephone Mute
Brown
When connected to ground and a call is received
on a hands-free mobile phone, this mutes the audio
or switches the input to AUX IN 2 or ARC source
(ARC source is available on the MS-AV755 only).
This is configurable in the Settings menu.
Dim
Orange
This can be connected to the boat's illumination
wire to dim the stereo screen when the lights are
on.
This must be connected to a wire gauge suitable
for the fuse supplying the circuit it is connected to.
Speaker zone 1
White
left (+)
Speaker zone 1
White/black
left (-)
Speaker zone 1
Gray
right (+)
Speaker zone 1
Gray/black
right (-)
Speaker zone 2
Green
left (+)
Speaker zone 2
Green/black
left (-)
Speaker zone 2
Purple
right (+)
Speaker zone 2
Purple/
right (-)
black
Installation Instructions
behind the dashboard.
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network, and your input
Wiring Harnesses
Antenna
Motorola-style standard antenna connector
SIRIUSXM TUNER
SiriusXM
connector
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WIRED REMOTE
Connect to a NMEA 2000 network or a FUSION wired
NMEA 2000
remote
USB
USB-A industry standard
Video
755 models: HDMI
650 models: composite and component
AUX IN 1, AUX IN 2
Red and white RCA stereo line inputs for sources such as
CD and MP3 players
Zone connectors
Line outputs for speakers and subwoofer amplifiers. 650
models have three zones. 755 models have four zones.
Power and speaker
See Power and Speaker Wiring Harness Wire
wiring harness
Identification, page 3
Connecting to Power
When connecting the stereo to power, you must connect both power wires.
The yellow power wire should be connected directly to the battery, or
connected using a 15 A isolator switch. This provides power to the stereo and
a constant trickle-power standby feed. The red signal wire should be
connected to the same battery through the ignition or another manual switch to
turn the stereo on and off.
If you are not routing the red wire to the ignition or another manual switch, you
can connect the red wire to the yellow wire, and connect them to the positive
(+) battery terminal.
If it is necessary to extend the yellow power and black ground wires, use
2
14 AWG (2.08 mm
) wire. For extensions longer than 1 m (3 ft.), use 12 AWG
(3.31 mm²) wire.
If it is necessary to extend the red signal wire, use 22 AWG (0.33 mm
1
Route the yellow power
and black ground
route the wiring-harness plug to the stereo.
Do not connect the wiring harness to the stereo until all of the bare wire
connections have been made.
2
Connect the black wire to the negative (-) battery terminal.
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cable and Ethernet
2
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wires to the battery and
3