Your radio has a 12 pin connector for the speakers, power, and options. See inset below for more details. There is one
red
(fused) wire.
This is the main power input. It should be connected to the 12 volt Accessory circuit. There is a
green
wire that is used for the dial
light. It should be wired to the dash light circuit ahead of the dimmer rheostat so that the radio lights come on when the other gauge
lights are turned on. The front speakers are pre wired on this radio. The rear speaker wiring has a
blue
(+) and
violet
(-) pair for the left
rear speaker and a
gray
(+) and
white
(-) pair for the right rear speaker. Each
rear
pair will have a
green
band around it. Your system
may not use all of the speaker connections. Be careful to tape up any unused wires where they can not touch anything. The
orange
wire is a switched 12 volt output used to provide power for options like remote turn-on for power amplifiers, power antennas, etc. Do
not use it to power loads greater than 4 amps. The
black
wire is the system ground. This wire should be connected to a solid chassis
ground.
The
ANTENNA
jack is located beneath the wiring harness exit. It will accept your original antenna plug.
The
AUX. INPUT
jack in the upper right is a standard 3.5 mm stereo jack. It is provided to allow accessories like MP3 players to be
added to your system. Our
Bluetooth® adapter kit option
includes a panel mount extension cable that allows you to move this jack
to a more accessible position. To switch to the auxiliary input mode, tune the radio to the extreme low end of the dial in either band.
(Hint:Set a pushbutton at this point to allow rapid switching). The radio will resume playing when you tune towards the middle of the
dial. The volume, tone, and balance controls will be functional in the AUX mode, but the alternate fader control will not be accessible.
If the accessory is powered by the
orange
wire, when the radio is turned off, the accessory will automatically turn off. You should
adjust the accessory audio level to match the level of the radio. Check the instruction manual for your specific option for how to set the
audio level.
Below the Aux. input there is an 8 position switch that allows you to select certain options. You can customize your radio for 1, 2, 3, or
4 speakers, and choose reception for American or European broadcast frequencies. The AM broadcast band in the Americas is 530 to
1710 kHz in 10 kHz steps, and for all of Europe, the UK and Japan it is 531 to 1629 kHz in 9 kHz steps. The FM broadcast band in the
Americas is 87.5 to 107.9 MHz in 200 kHz steps, and for western Europe and the UK it is 87.5 to 108.0 MHz in 100 kHz steps. Japan
and eastern Europe FM frequencies are not compatible with this receiver. Your radio is shipped with 4 speakers and North America
selected. The switch has an arrow and a screwdriver slot molded into it. It is intended to be set (if necessary) before installation. It is
only read when the radio is powered on. Any further changes will be ignored until the next time the radio is powered on. In the 4
speaker position all 4 speakers are active and the balance and fader controls work as described. In the 3 speaker position, the left front
speaker is turned off, the right front speaker is always on. The balance control shifts between the left rear and right rear speakers and
there is no fader. In the 2 speaker position both rear speakers are turned off, the balance control is active but there is no fader. In the 1
speaker position, only the right front speaker is functional and neither the balance or fader controls have any effect. In this setting the
receiver and the aux inputs operate in mono mode so that the information from both the right and left channels will be heard in the
single speaker. The stereo indicator will not function.
Below the speaker switch are 3 color-coded RCA jacks. These are line outputs for an external power amplifier. The Left (white) and
Right (red) jacks are stereo line outs, and the black one is for a sub-woofer amp input. While a discussion of external amplifiers and
their myriad of options is beyond the scope of this manual, we have had excellent results testing this radio with a JBL model GTO-
3EZ power amplifier. It is ready to plug in and play right out of the box, the instructions are clear and easy to follow, and it sounds
great! While we do not sell or endorse any particular amplifier or brand, we found this one to be readily available on line and well
suited to our requirements in the testing department.
There is a ¼ 20 stud on the back of your radio with a 7/16” nut. In the box that your radio came in is a 9” backstrap that can be easily
shaped to support your radio. It will provide a better ground and help support the radio while taking some of the stress off of the
control shafts. It should be bolted to the steel dash brace below the radio (see next page).
The
Bluetooth®
word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Antique
Automobile Radio, Inc. is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
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