Before Installing This Product - Pioneer AVH-X8690BT Owner's Manual

in any of the vehicle's moving parts,
especially the steering wheel, gearstick,
handbrake, sliding seat tracks, doors, or
any of the vehicle's controls.
Do not route wires where they will be
exposed to high temperatures. If the
insulation heats up, wires may become
damaged, resulting in a short circuit or
malfunction and permanent damage to
the product.
Do not shorten any leads. If you do, the
protection circuit (fuse holder, fuse resis-
tor or filter, etc.) may fail to work properly.
Never feed power to other electronic
products by cutting the insulation of the
power supply lead of this product and
tapping into the lead. The current capac-
ity of the lead will be exceeded, causing
overheating.

Before installing this product

Use this unit with a 12-volt battery and
negative earthing only. Failure to do so
may result in a fire or malfunction.
To avoid shorts in the electrical system,
be sure to disconnect the (–) battery
cable before installation.
To prevent damage
WARNING
Use speakers over 50 W (output value)
and between 4 to 8 (impedance
value). Do not use 1 to 3 speakers
for this unit.
The black cable is earth. When installing
this unit or power amp (sold separately),
make sure to connect the earth wire first.
Ensure that the earth wire is properly
connected to metal parts of the car's
body. The earth wire of the power amp
and the one of this unit or any other
device must be connected to the car
separately with different screws. If the
screw for the earth wire loosens or falls
out, it could result in fire generation of
smoke or malfunction.
Power amp
Earth wire
Other devices
Metal parts of car's body
(Another electronic
device in the car)
*1 Not supplied for this unit.
When replacing the fuse, be sure to only
use a fuse of the rating prescribed on
this product.
This product cannot be installed in a
vehicle without ACC (accessory) position
on the ignition switch.
ACC position No ACC position
To avoid short-circuiting, cover the
disconnected lead with insulating tape.
It is especially important to insulate all
unused speaker leads, which if left uncov-
ered may cause a short circuit.
For connecting a power amp or other
devices to this product, refer to the
manual for the product to be connected.
■ Notice for the blue/white lead
When the ignition switch is turned on
(ACC ON), a control signal is output
through the blue/white lead. Connect to
an external power amp's system remote
control terminal, the auto-aerial relay con-
trol terminal, or the aerial booster power
control terminal (max. 300 mA 12 V DC).
The control signal is output through the
blue/white lead, even if the audio source
is switched off.
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