Connections To Be Made - Axxess AXSWC-RF Installation Instructions Manual

Note: The Black/Yellow wire is the antenna for the AXSWC-RF.
Do not cut or lengthen this wire; leave it as-is.
Into vehicle
With the key in the off position:
1. Connect the Black wire of the AXSWC-RF to the ground. You may use the same grounding
point as the aftermarket radio; but it is highly recommended to ground the AXSWC-RF to
the chassis of the vehicle, by itself.
2. Connect the Red wire of the AXSWC-RF to the 12-volt accessory wire.
Into radio
1. For the radios listed below, plug the included female 3.5mm adapter (with the Brown and
Brown/White wires) into the male 3.5mm connector of the AXSWC-RF harness.
a. For Eclipse radios: Connect the Eclipse steering wheel control wires (normally Brown
and Brown/Black) to the Brown and Brown/White wires of the AXSWC-RF. The Brown
of the AXSWC-RF goes to the Brown/Black of the Eclipse and Brown/White of the
AXSWC-RF goes to the Brown of the Eclipse.
b. For Metra OE radios: Connect the steering wheel control Key 1 wire (Gray) to the Brown
wire of the AXSWC-RF. Isolate and tape the Brown/White Wire, it will not be used.
c. For Kenwood, or select JVC's with a Blue/Yellow steering wheel control wire: Connect
the Kenwood/JVC steering wheel control wire to the Brown wire of the AXSWC-RF.
Isolate and tape off the Brown/White wire, it will not be used.
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2. For Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablets: Connect the 3.5mm jack of the AXSWC-RF into the
3. For all other radios: Plug in the male 3.5mm connector of the AXSWC-RF into the back of the
Note: Some of the newer Kenwood radios will auto detect as a JVC. If this is the case,
either (a) use a 12k ohm resistor in-line between the Blue/Yellow and Brown wire of the
female 3.5mm jack only during programming (once programmed remove the resistor)
or (b) you can manually set the radio type, refer to the Changing Radio Type.
d. For XITE radios: Connect the steering wheel control SWC-2 wire from the radio to the
Brown wire of the AXSWC-RF. Isolate and tape the Brown/White wire, it will not be
used.
female 3.5mm jack of the AXSWCH-PAR (sold separately). Then plug the 4-pin male harness
into the corresponding steering wheel control female harness in the radio.
Note: AXSWCH-PAR is required (sold separately) and the radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4
or higher. Additionally, the AXSWC-RF must be updated to the most recent software available.
aftermarket radio, designated for an external steering wheel control interface. Please refer to the
aftermarket radios manual if in doubt where the 3.5mm connector of the AXSWC-RF goes into.