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skill level required

applies to

installation difficulty

installation time

3 out of 5

do-it-yourself

6-8 hours

2007+ R56 STANDARD 6 SPEAKER

2007+ R56 HIFI/HK

Overview  ........................................................................................................................................ 2
BefOre YOu Begin .......................................................................................................................... 2
what’s in the BOx - sOundstage .................................................................................................. 3
what’s in the BOx - suBwOOfer ................................................................................................... 4
tOOls YOu will need ...................................................................................................................... 5
installatiOn:

A.  Prep Vehicle ........................................................................................................................ 6
B.  Power & Ground Wiring ........................................................................................................ 7
C.  Signal Wiring ....................................................................................................................... 8
D.  Amplifier Installation & Speaker wiring............................................................................... 9
E.  Soundstage speaker installation ....................................................................................... 11
F.  Install the Subwoofer [sub only] ........................................................................................ 14
G.  Testing & Recommended Initial Settings .......................................................................... 16

tips & tuning ................................................................................................................................ 18
trOuBleshOOting ......................................................................................................................... 18

installation Guide

soun subwoofer system

with ReaR aMp Mount (MCSS630Sw-RaM) ver. 4/2014

Summary of Contents for MCSS630-RAM

Page 1: ...ge 3 What s In The Box Subwoofer 4 Tools You Will Need 5 installation A Prep Vehicle 6 B Power Ground Wiring 7 C Signal Wiring 8 D Amplifier Installation Speaker wiring 9 E Soundstage speaker installa...

Page 2: ...on Kardon audio system If the vehicle has tweeters in the A pillar near the bottom outer corners of the windshield you have the HIFI or HK systems SUB ONLY apply only if you are installing the Integra...

Page 3: ...Harness Pair 8 Tweeter Pigtail Pair V Soundstage Hardware 9 Midrange Mounting Adapter Pair 10 Midwoofer Mounting Adapter Pair 11 8 x 1 2 Midwoofer Mounting Screws 12 12 6 x 3 8 Midrange Mounting Scre...

Page 4: ...k Pan Head Screw 8 29 10 x Pan Head Screw 8 30 4 x 1 2 Black Flathead Screw 2 31 Threaded Insert 3 32 Threaded Insert Installation Wrench 33 Cup Washer 6 34 Rubber Stand off 9 35 Subwoofer Mounting Br...

Page 5: ...0 III Drill IV Drill bit 5 7 16 MUST be correct size V Wrenches or Sockets 6 7 16 7 8mm 8 10mm 9 10mm Deep optional 10 19mm VI Electrician s Wire Fish VII Scissors VIII Utility Knife IX Pliers X Cente...

Page 6: ...steps 3 Remove Right wheel arch trim part 1 DOES NOT APPLY TO 2010 Fold down the rear seats Lift the seat catch 1 up halfway Using a 90 degree pick or other fine edged tool pry the retaining clips 2...

Page 7: ...door sill trim part 1 Using a Torx T 50 bit remove the seat belt screw 1 where it passes through the rear of the door sill trim 9 Remove left door sill trim part 2 Remove metal seat belt bushing 1 if...

Page 8: ...properly and that the secondary tab of the cowl 4 is inserted into the plastic channel 5 that attaches to the bottom of the wind shield 14 Remove Thru wall Cover Remove the battery Locate the thru wa...

Page 9: ...and high level signals remote volume and remote turn on Items are 1 X9331 T harness 2 Remote turn on wire 3 Subwoofer remote volume control 4 Left Tweeter speaker wire 5 Right Tweeter speaker wire 6...

Page 10: ...he Torx T 25 screws some vehicles have phillips head screws and pulling the panel out and towards the rear of the vehicle 24 Route Remote Level Control SUB ONLY Run the Remote Level Control cable abov...

Page 11: ...the 18AWG White Remote turn on Lead wire in the signal harness Unscrew both ends of the Threadlock wiretap the tap has a hole in only one end Slip the U shaped bottom around the signal wire to be tap...

Page 12: ...r fill speakers In Standard 6 speaker vehicles the signal wiring harness feeds the door midrange and midwoofer via the X9331 T harness In HiFi HK equipped vehicles a separate connection is made to the...

Page 13: ...You will see the pin numbers marked on the housing Verify with the chart above 37 Amplifier Power Signal Connections Connect the Power Ground and Remote Turn on Lead wires to the amplifier Connect the...

Page 14: ...le Trim Ring will come off with the panel Set aside with the pin removed earlier it will snap on after you replace the door panel Be aware of the door lock indicator on the top rear when removing the...

Page 15: ...iver The wire for the woofer continues behind the midrange down and through the rubber grommet and on to the back of the midwoofer 47 Midrange Midwoofer Wire Harness The wiring harness for the speaker...

Page 16: ...tallation Overview The Soundstage Tweeters install directly into the factory tweeter mounts on the A Pillar trim the trim at either side of the wind shield The tweeter crossover networks install in a...

Page 17: ...a panel removal tool lever open the plastic cover on the side of the dashboard Run the tweeter wire coming from the amp up the side of the door jam and into this compartment 57 Install Connect Tweeter...

Page 18: ...portion of the Neutrik connector Remove the blue portion and strain relief and insert the speaker wire through both Loosen the terminal clamping screws insert each wire observing the polarity marking...

Page 19: ...center of the Self Sealing Threaded Inserts as shown Insert the 1 Hex Bolt through the Installation Tool Then thread the 1 Hex Bolt into the Threaded Insert Be sure the nubs on the Instal lation Tool...

Page 20: ...a few turns of electrical tape around them at the seam Remove after installation 71 Mount the Floor Supports part 2 Mount the Stand offs in the pre drilled pilot holes as indicated IMPORTANT Tighten...

Page 21: ...ect the air bag wiring but do not do anything else 77 Recommended Initial Settings The following steps list initial recommended settings Use these settings as a starting point and adjust from there IM...

Page 22: ...holding the right side of the 4th button from the right The factory default is 2 We recommend a start ing setting of 4 Please refer to the MINI Manual for setting the Aux level on NAV and MINI Connect...

Page 23: ...rcially obtained music especially downloaded via P2P file sharing recordings are often re mixed by third par ties and will have been compressed in an unknown and uncontrolled manner If you want good q...

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