Installation/Connection - Kenwood KMM-205 Instruction Manual

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 30°.
• 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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ENGLISH
Part list for installation
(A) Faceplate (×1)
(C) Mounting sleeve (×1)
(E) Extraction key (×2)
Basic procedure
1 Remove the key from the ignition switch, then disconnect the
battery.
2 Connect the wires properly.
See "Wiring connection" on page 18.
3 Install the unit to your car.
See "Installing the unit (in-dash mounting)" on page 17.
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)
(B) Trim plate (×1)
(D) Wiring harness (×1)
terminal of the car