Kenwood KDC-153R Instruction Manual

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Kenwood KDC-153R Instruction Manual Manual pdf 18 page image

14 ENGLISHWarning• 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 intocontact 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 duringand 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 connectthem 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 onand 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 areworking properly.• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires are not touching car’s chassis, then replace the oldfuse with one that has the same rating.INSTALLATION/CONNECTIONPart list for installation(A) Faceplate (×1) (B) Trim plate (×1)(C) Mounting sleeve (×1) (D) Wiring harness (×1)(E) Extraction key (×2)Basic procedure1 Remove the key from the ignition switch, then disconnect the terminal of the carbattery.2 Connect the wires properly.See “Wiring connection” on page 16.3 Install the unit to your car.See “Installing the unit (in-dash mounting)” on page 15.4 Connect the terminal of the car battery.5 Press B SRC to turn on the power.6 Detach the faceplate and reset the unit. (Page 3)