Basic Procedure - Kenwood KDC-X303 Guide De Démarrage Rapide

INSTALLATION/CONNECTION
Warning
• The unit can only be used with a 12 V DC power supply, negative ground.
• Disconnect the battery's negative terminal before wiring and mounting.
• Do not connect Battery wire (yellow) and Ignition wire (red) to the car
chassis or Ground wire (black) to prevent a short circuit.
• To prevent short circuit:
– Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape.
– Be sure to ground this unit to the car's chassis again after installation.
– Secure the wires with cable clamps and wrap vinyl tape around the
wires that comes into contact with metal parts to protect the wires.
Caution
• For safety's sake, leave wiring and mounting to professionals. Consult the
car audio dealer.
• Install this unit in the console of your vehicle. Do not touch the metal parts
of this unit during and shortly after use of the unit. Metal parts such as the
heat sink and enclosure become hot.
• Do not connect the wires of speakers to the car chassis or Ground wire
(black), or connect them in parallel.
• Mount the unit at an angle of less than 30º.
• If your vehicle wiring harness does not have the ignition terminal, connect
Ignition wire (red) to the terminal on the vehicle's fuse box which provides
12 V DC power supply and is turned on and off by the ignition key.
• Keep all cables away from heat dissipate metal parts.
• After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers,
etc. on the car are working properly.
• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires are not touching car's chassis,
then replace the old fuse with one that has the same rating.
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Basic procedure

1
Remove the key from the ignition switch, then disconnect the
terminal of the car battery.
2 Connect the wires properly. See "Wiring connection" on page 3.
3 Install the unit to your car. See "Installing the unit (in-dash
mounting)".
4
Connect the terminal of the car battery.
5 Press B SRC to turn on the power.
6
Detach the faceplate and reset the unit within 5 seconds. See "How to
reset" on page 4.
Installing the unit (in-dash mounting)
Hook on the
top side
Dashboard of
your car
Bend the appropriate tabs to hold the
sleeve firmly in place.