Owner's Manual

5.
Installation
1. When making electrical connections it
is
always recommended that the vehicle's
battery
be
disconnected
from
the electrical system
before
performing the
installation.
Please
Note: Some Hondas require a security code be
input
into
the radio once power is disconnected.
Please
make sure you have
this
code available before proceeding
with the
installation.
If
the radio
is
equipped
with
a
built
in
CD Changer, please
remove
ALL
discs
before proceeding
to
prevent damage
to
the
radio's
CD
mechanism.
2.
Carefully
remove
the
trim
panels covering
the
8mm
bolts
that secure the radio into
the
dash
cavity.
Remove these bolts,
and
carefully
pull
the
radio
from
the
dash
of
the
vehicle. This
will provide access
to
the
factory
radio
connectors where
you
will
connect
the
Media Gateway harness.
3.
Disconnect the factory 14-Pin harness (if present)
from
the back of the
radio.
4.
Connect
the
8-Pin iPod docking cable into the first port
on
the
Media Gateway
(farthest away
from
dipswitches
).
If
you
are also installing
the
ISBT21
,
the iPod
cable
should
be
connected
to
the
second
port (farthest
from
the
dipswitches).
Carefully
run
the
11
foot iPod cable behind the
dash
to
the
location where the iPod
will
be
mounted or stored (for example
the
glove
box
or center console). This
location
will
vary
based
on
the vehicle,
and
the
customer's preference. When
running
this cable through the dash
be
sure to secure it away from moving parts or
sharp
metal
edges that may damage
the
cable.
5.
Connect
the 8-Pin auxiliary input cable to the
second
port (closest
to
the
dipswitches)
on
the Media Gateway if
an
additional auxiliary input
is
desired.
Steps
6,
7
&
8
apply
to
Satellite
Radio
Emulation
Mode
ONLY
6.
If connecting
the
HD
Radio Tuner (HDRT
sold
separartely),
make
the
folllowing
connections before connecting the PXAMG
to
the vehichle.
Plug
the 3 foot
HD
Radio
Cable
(8-Pin
mini-din to 8-Pin mini-din) cable into the second port (closest to
the
dipswitches)
on
the
Media
Gateway.
Connect
the
other
end
of this cable
into
the
HD
Radio
tuner.
Connect
the factory antenna cable
into
the antenna
connection
on
the HD Radio tuner
(HDRT).
7.
If connecting
the
Satellite
Radio
tuner
(SCC1
sold
separartely),
make
the folllowing
connections before connecting the
PXAMG
to
the
vehicle.
Plug
the
black
end
of the 3 foot
ISSR11
(8-Pin mini-din
to
8-Pin mini-din;
sold
seperately) into the
second
port (closest
to
the
dipswitches)
on
the Media
Gateway.
If
you
are
installing
the
Satellite
Radio Tuner
with
the HDRT, connect the
ISSR11
cab
le
to the port
farthest
from
the dipswitches.
Connect
the gray
end
of this cable
into
the
Satellite
Radio
tuner.
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