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INSTALLATION GUIDE
SoundstageDSP
FOR 2014+ BMW 2-SERIES & M2 [ver. 11/20]
SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED
DO-IT-YOURSELF
INSTALLATION DIFFICULTY
3 OUT OF 5
INSTALLATION TIME
3-4 HOURS
for BMW 2-Series
TM
APPLIES TO
BEFORE YOU BEGIN .......................................................................................................................... 2
WHAT'S IN THE BOX........................................................................................................................... 3
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED ...................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLATION: .................................................................................................................................. 6
NOTES & TIPS.................................................................................................................................. 28
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................... 28
2014+ F22 COUPE [HIFI & HK]
2015+ F23 CONVERTIBLE [HIFI &
HK]
2016+ M2 [HIFI & HK]
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- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE SoundstageDSP for BMW 2-Series FOR 2014+ BMW 2-SERIES & M2 [ver. 11/20] 2014+ F22 COUPE [HIFI & HK] SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED APPLIES TO 2015+ F23 CONVERTIBLE [HIFI & DO-IT-YOURSELF 2016+ M2 [HIFI & HK] INSTALLATION DIFFICULTY 3 OUT OF 5...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT • Read this Guide completely BEFORE you begin. • Disconnect the battery negative terminal while working on the vehicle. • This guide covers several different vehicle models and options. Some steps only apply to certain installations or vehicles. Step images are labeled with a black bar across the top: - [HARMAN/KARDON ONLY] step applies only if your vehicle is factory-equipped with the...
- Page 3 II. SOUNDSTAGE™ CROSSOVER NETWORKS WITH VEHICLE- SPECIFIC TUNING & EQUALIZATION 4. Midrange-Tweeter Network (Pair) [F87.MT-XO] III. INTEGRAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER (BY ARC AUDIO) 5. PS8-50 DSP Amplifier by ARC Audio 6. BMW OEM-style Mounting Bracket IV. SIGNAL & SPEAKER & POWER WIRING HARNESSES 7.
- Page 4 I. TOOLS YOU WILL NEED: 1. Wrenches or Socket Driver & Sockets: • 8mm • 10mm deep socket • Nutdriver or Extension 2. Torx Bits: • T10 • T20 • T25 • T40 • T50 3. Screwdrivers: • Regular Slotted &Phillips 4.
- Page 5 1. REMOVE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL Remove the trunk floor panel. 2. DISCONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL Disconnect battery negative terminal (1) with 10mm deep socket. 3. REMOVE TRUNK REAR SILL Remove the trunk rear sill by removing the (4) center pin expan- sion clips along the inner side.
- Page 6 6. REMOVE DRIVER-SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL TRIM (STEP 2) Remove the three center-pin expansion clips (1) that fasten the rear quarter panel trim to the car. Remove the trim panel - start at the rear and pull up and out. Carefully unplug the 12V recepta- cle (2) before removing.
- Page 7 11. MOUNT NEW AMP TO ADAPTER PLATE & BRACKET Mount the ARC Audio PS8-50 amp to the adapter plate using the 4 4mm machine screws and acorn nuts. Insert the screws from the bottom of the plate, attach the acorn nuts on the top. Slide the amplifier and plate on the factory bracket and fasten with the original machine screw (1).
- Page 8 16. ATTACH POSITIVE TERMINAL TO BATTERY Locate the terminal attachment point shown. If the terminal is covered with a red plastic cap, remove it. Remove the nut with a 10mm socket and attach the positive wire ring terminal of the Power Wiring Harness to the battery terminal.
- Page 9 21. REMOVE UNDER-SEAT WOOFER (STEP 1) Slide the passenger-side front seat all the way back Use a Torx T-50 to remove the two bolts holding the front of the seat brack- ets. 22. REMOVE UNDER-SEAT WOOFER (STEP 2) Now slide the seat all the way forward. Remove the two bolts holding the rear of the seat.
- Page 10 26. REMOVE UNDER-SEAT WOOFER (STEP 6) Some or all of the plastic clips (1) may still be stuck to the vehicle, remove them and put them back on the Door Sill cover trim. A panel removal pry tool (2) works well. 27.
- Page 11 31. MODIFY UNDERSEAT WOOFER CONNECTOR [SOME VEHICLES] Some versions of the F2X have a different keying on the OEM un- derseat woofer plug. If your vehicle has this keying simply cut the keying tab off the top of the connector using knippers, scissors, hot knife, etc.
- Page 12 36. REMOVE SCREWS Remove the two screws. 37. RELEASE AND REMOVE INNER HANDLE RELEASE TRIM Pull the door release lever out and hold. Use a flat screwdriver or other small tool to press in and release the clip shown at the arrow.
- Page 13 41. REMOVE THE DOOR TRIM PANEL You do not need to remove the door panel trim completely, but you can if you want. You can leave it attached and prop up the bottom, or you can disconnect the door handle release and the remaining wiring and remove the panel completely.
- Page 14 - grille does not remove on all models) 48. TWEETER LOGO BADGES (STEP 3) [HARMAN/KARDON ONLY] Affix the Integral Audio tweeter badges and replace the tweeter grille (if removed). Replace the inner portion of the mirror sail trim.
- Page 15 51. REPLACE MIROR SAIL TRIM Replace the mirror sail trim. Be sure the tweeter pigtail wiring runs clear at the bottom. 52. MOUNT MIDRANGE/TWEETER CROSSOVER (STEP 1) The midrange/tweeter crossover mounting is extremely simple - it is wrapped in water-jet cut foam and is a pressure fit into the door panel.
- Page 16 56. SETTINGS In the vehicle audio settings, center fade and balance, set all bass/ treble and equalization to neutral (no boost or cuts), and turn off SETTINGS Logic 7. 57. SET BASS & TREBLE TO FLAT From the music control section in the headunit, select TONE -> BASS.
- Page 18 FOB to have consistent sound. • PLEASE LISTEN RESPONSIBLY: Your new Integral Audio system is capable of delivering Sound Pressure Levels that can damage your hearing. It also delivers very clean, low-distortion sound reproduction.
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