Connecting The Units - Pioneer MEH-P5000R Operation Manual

Connecting the Units

Note: Note:
• This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery and • This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery and
negative grounding. Before installing it in a recre- negative grounding. Before installing it in a recre-
ational vehicle, truck, or bus, check the battery ational vehicle, truck, or bus, check the battery
voltage. voltage.
• To avoid shorts in the electrical system, be sure to • To avoid shorts in the electrical system, be sure to
disconnect the ≠ battery cable before beginning disconnect the ≠ battery cable before beginning
installation. installation.
• Refer to the owner's manual for details on con- • Refer to the owner's manual for details on con-
necting the power amp and other units, then make necting the power amp and other units, then make
connections correctly. connections correctly.
• Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhesive • Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhesive
tape. To protect the wiring, wrap adhesive tape tape. To protect the wiring, wrap adhesive tape
around them where they lie against metal parts. around them where they lie against metal parts.
• Route and secure all wiring so it cannot touch any • Route and secure all wiring so it cannot touch any
moving parts, such as the gear shift, handbrake, moving parts, such as the gear shift, handbrake,
and seat rails. Do not route wiring in places that and seat rails. Do not route wiring in places that
get hot, such as near the heater outlet. If the insu- get hot, such as near the heater outlet. If the insu-
lation of the wiring melts or gets torn, there is a lation of the wiring melts or gets torn, there is a
danger of the wiring short-circuiting to the vehicle danger of the wiring short-circuiting to the vehicle
body. body.
• Don't pass the yellow lead through a hole into the • Don't pass the yellow lead through a hole into the
engine compartment to connect to the battery. engine compartment to connect to the battery.
This will damage the lead insulation and cause a This will damage the lead insulation and cause a
very dangerous short. very dangerous short.
• Do not shorten any leads. If you do, the protection • Do not shorten any leads. If you do, the protection
circuit may fail to work when it should. circuit may fail to work when it should.
• Never feed power to other equipment by cutting • Never feed power to other equipment by cutting
the insulation of the power supply lead of the unit the insulation of the power supply lead of the unit
and tapping into the lead. The current capacity of and tapping into the lead. The current capacity of
the lead will be exceeded, causing overheating. the lead will be exceeded, causing overheating.
• When replacing fuse, be sure to use only fuse of • When replacing fuse, be sure to use only fuse of
the rating prescribed on the fuse holder. the rating prescribed on the fuse holder.
• Since a unique BPTL circuit is employed, never • Since a unique BPTL circuit is employed, never
wire so the speaker leads are directly grounded or wire so the speaker leads are directly grounded or
the left and right ≠ speaker leads are common. the left and right ≠ speaker leads are common.
• The black lead is ground. Please ground this lead • The black lead is ground. Please ground this lead
separately from the ground of high-current prod- separately from the ground of high-current prod-
ucts such as power amps. ucts such as power amps.
If you ground the products together and the If you ground the products together and the
ground becomes detached, there is a risk of dam- ground becomes detached, there is a risk of dam-
age to the products or fire. age to the products or fire.
• Speakers connected to this unit must be high- • Speakers connected to this unit must be high-
power types possessing minimum rating of 40 W power types possessing minimum rating of 40 W
and impedance of 4 to 8 ohms. Connecting speak- and impedance of 4 to 8 ohms. Connecting speak-
ers with output and/or impedance values other ers with output and/or impedance values other
than those noted here can damage the speakers. than those noted here can damage the speakers.
• When an external power amp is being used with • When an external power amp is being used with
this system, be sure not to connect the blue/white this system, be sure not to connect the blue/white
lead to the amp's power terminal. Likewise, do lead to the amp's power terminal. Likewise, do
not connect the blue/white lead to the power ter- not connect the blue/white lead to the power ter-
minal of the auto-antenna. Such connection could minal of the auto-antenna. Such connection could
cause excessive current drain and malfunction. cause excessive current drain and malfunction.
• To prevent incorrect connection, the input side of • To prevent incorrect connection, the input side of
the IP-BUS connector is blue, and the output side the IP-BUS connector is blue, and the output side
is black. Connect the connectors of the same col- is black. Connect the connectors of the same col-
ors correctly. ors correctly.
• If this unit is installed in a vehicle that does not • If this unit is installed in a vehicle that does not
have an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition have an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition
switch, the red lead of the unit should be connect- switch, the red lead of the unit should be connect-
ed to a terminal coupled with ignition switch ed to a terminal coupled with ignition switch
ON/OFF operations. If this is not done, the vehi- ON/OFF operations. If this is not done, the vehi-
cle battery may be drained when you are away cle battery may be drained when you are away
from the vehicle for several hours. from the vehicle for several hours.
ACC position ACC position No ACC position No ACC position
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