TOYOTA Preparation Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF Kit Contents: OEM Audio Plus Reference 400CF Item 1 Item 2 Item 8 Item 3 Item 9 Item 10 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 11 Item 12 Item 13 Item 14 Hardware Content Recommended Tools Item Quantity Description Personal & Vehicle Protection Safety Goggles Seat Covers Floor Covers Protective Blanket Safety Gloves Special Tools Panel Clip Removal Socket Wrench Sockets Socket Extension Screwdriver Side Cutters Rivet Tool Drill 5/32” Drill Bit T25 To
TOYOTA Preparation Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF Table of Contents I. Preparation ............................................................................................................................................................... 1-2 1. Table Of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 2 II. Procedure .............................................................................................
TOYOTA Procedure 1. Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF Vehicle Preparation a. Apply parking brake. b. Disconnect the negative (-) battery cable. c. Prepare a protective surface to place all vehicle components on. 2. Installation Prep for Amplifier Assembly a. Remove the Amplifier Assembly and bracket arm from the box. (Fig. 2-1) b. Using a T-25 Torx bit, remove the screw located at the bottom of the Assembly and install the bracket arm. (Fig. 2-2) c. 3. Re-install the screw and tighten.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC d. REFERENCE 400CF Remove Driver and Passenger Kick Panel Trim by disengaging snaps and pulling away from position. (Fig. 3-3) e. Loosen Driver and Passenger Door weather-strip by carefully pulling outwards. (Fig. 3-4) f. Remove Rear Bottom Seat Cushion. 1. From the Driver's side, locate Bottom Cushion locking tab. 2. Pull straight up to disengage. (Fig. 3-5) 3. Repeat step for Passenger side. g. Remove Driver and Passenger Rear Side Panels. 1.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 2. Open plastic trim cover and remove 10mm hex bolt. (Fig. 3-7) 3. Fold down rear-seat back rest and reach for lower rear edge of the panel to disengage snaps. (Fig. 3-8) 4. Hold the panel and disengage the front and top edge snaps one at a time while simultaneously pulling the panel towards you. (Fig. 3-9) 5. Slip the rear panel through the seat belt to remove. 6. Repeat steps 1-5 for opposite side. 4. Rear Speaker Installation a.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC b. REFERENCE 400CF Install OEM Audio Plus 6.5" coaxial speaker by reversing steps 1-3. (Fig. 4-2) c. 5. Repeat Installation steps for opposite side. Subwoofer Umbilical Cable Installation a. From the passenger side of the vehicle, run the subwoofer cable from the trunk area to the kick panel area.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 5. Re-install the tire jack storage tray. Note: Run the cable through the channel on the bottom side of the tray and exit through the back by the tail light cover. (Fig. 5-3) 6. Reinstall two (2) 10mm hex bolts located on the tray bottom to secure. 6. Reassemble Rear Seat Location (see Pg. 4, Part 3, Sections e-g). a. Reinstall rear side panels in reverse order. b. Reinstall rear bottom seat cushion. c. Reinstall Driver and Passenger weatherstrip. 7.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 3. Disconnect hazard light connector. (Fig. 7-4) 4. Using a 10mm socket wrench, remove the four (4) bolts holding the radio in place. (Fig. 7-5) 5. Disconnect connectors and antenna lead. (Fig. 7-6) 6. Remove radio and store. c. Run Passenger side of Quick-Sync Harness and connect ground. 1. Enter through the radio cavity and run harness through the space above the air conditioning unit in the direction of the passenger side kick panel.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 2. Locate and remove the 10mm ground bolt located in the passenger side kick panel area. (Fig. 7-8) 3. Install the harness ground together with the factory ground. Note: Make sure harness ground terminal rest on top of the factory ground. 4. Re-install the 10mm bolt and tighten. (Fig. 7-9) d. Run Driver side of Quick-Sync Harness. 1. Enter through the radio cavity and run the harness towards the accelerator pedal. (Fig. 7-10) 2.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 3. Finish routing the Quick-Sync Harness by routing it above the accelerator pedal and steering column into the driver side kick panel. Run neatly and out of the way. Use cable ties as necessary. (Fig. 7-12) 4. Connect Quick-Sync Harness to the 6x9 Umbilical Cable. (Fig. 7-13) e. Install 6x9 Umbilical Cable (Fig. 7-14) 1. Run the 6"x9" umbilical cable from the kick panel area to the factory amplifier located under the Driver seat. 2.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 4. Remove the factory amplifier cover by removing the two (2) plastic locking tabs on the backside. (Fig. 7-15) 5. Unplug the 10-pin male connector from the amplifier and connect to the 10-pin female connector from the 6x9 Umbilical cable. Note: The factory amplifier is by-passed and not used. (Fig. 7-16) 6. Reinstall the cover. 7. Re-attach carpet and close clips. 8. Power Wire Installation a. Under the hood. 1.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 3. Pull back approximately 6” of the wire and apply a small amount of silicone sealant on the wire to seal the grommet opening. 4. Push back entire length. Note: Inspect grommet from the engine compartment and verify seal. (Fig. 8-3) 5. Once the power wire installation is completed under the dash area, secure any wire slack to existing factory wiring. Use cable tie as necessary. c. Under hood wiring routing.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 2. Connect the power wires to the fuse holder using the pre-installed butt connectors. Use wire stripper and strip 3/8" off the end of each power wire. (Fig. 8-7) 3. Start with the (larger) 12 ga. power wire by inserting it into the Yellow butt connector. Note: Use appropriate Crimp Tool (Fig. 8-8) and apply heat to activate the solder and heat shrink insulator for the best connection possible. (Fig. 8-9) 4. Insert 14 ga.
TOYOTA Procedure 9. Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF Amplifier Assembly Installation a. Connecting the DSP and Sub Amplifiers (Fig. 9-1) 1. Plug the White and Gray 22-pin connectors from the Quick-Sync Harness into their designated receptacles on the DSP Amplifier. 2. Plug the Black 10-pin connector from the Quick-Sync Harness into its designated receptacle on the Sub Amplifier. 3. Plug the 6-pin Gray connector from the Sub cable into its designated receptacle on the Sub Amplifier. b.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 4. Line up each bracket arm to their corresponding mounting positions. (Fig. 9-5) a. Upper Short Arm to 10mm bolt location b. Lower Long Arm to 12mm bolt location 5. Tighten by hand initially. If binding occurs remove the bolt and repeats steps. 6. Use socket wrench to tighten. c. Re-install cabin filter cover and glove box. Note: Refer to Page 7, Step 7, Section A d.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 4. Use panel tool to remove silver trim from grab handle. Note: Tool insertion slot at the bottom of the trim. (Fig. 10-2) 5. Remove the two (2) #2 Phillips screws securing the grab handle. 6. Use a panel tool to remove the window/door lock control panel. Note: Insert tool between the rear edge of the panel and the cloth section of the trim to remove. (Fig. 10-3) 7. Disconnect window/door lock control connectors from the panel and re-install back in place. 8.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC b. REFERENCE 400CF Removing Factory Speakers. 1. Carefully remove the factory tweeter from the door panel by unlocking the three prongs one at a time.(Fig. 10-6) 2. Disconnect the 4" speaker connector. 3. Remove the two (2) 10mm bolts holding the factory 4" speaker in place and remove speaker. Note: Hold 4” speaker in one hand while removing mounting bolts.(Fig. 10-7) 4. Disconnect factory 6x9 speaker connector. 5.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC c. REFERENCE 400CF Speaker Installation 1. Using a rivet tool, install supplied rivet fasteners to mount OEM Audio Plus 6x9 speaker. (Fig. 10-10) 2. Re-install 6x9 speaker connector. 3. Mount the 4" OEM Audio Plus speaker by using the two (2) 10mm bolts and re-install 4” speaker connector. (Fig. 10-11) d. Tweeter Installation 1. Carefully push-out the tweeter grill from the rear of the door panel. Note: This is necessary to allow inspection of the tweeter installation. (Fig.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 3. Insert the OEM Audio Plus Tweeter in place and make sure the foam gasket is not causing any blockage. (Fig. 10-14) 4. Reinstall the tweeter grill to door panel. e. Door Reassembly 1. Reassemble door in reverse order by following instructions on Pg.15, Step 10, Section A. 11. Subwoofer Enclosure Installation a. Connect Subwoofer umbilical cable to OEM Audio Plus Sub Enclosure. (Fig. 11-1) b. Slide Sub Enclosure into panel cavity until it locks in place.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 13. Connect Battery ground (-).(Fig. 13-1) 14. Set Clock to correct time. 15. Verify Radio Settings. a. Pioneer Base Radio (PT546-00120) 1. Turn radio off then press and hold "settings" Select "Car Type" > "tC" in "Setup" (Fig. 15-1) (Pg 52 Radio owner’s manual) 2. Select "Natural" setting in the SSP Menu. (Fig. 15-2) (Pg 9 Radio owner’s manual) b. Pioneer Premium Radio (PT546-00121) 1. Turn radio on and select "Car Type" > "tC" in "System settings" (Fig.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF 2. Select "Natural" setting in the "SSP Menu" (Fig. 15-4) (Pg 57 Radio owner manual) c. Aisin SNS 200 (NSDA-W10U) 1. Turn radio on and select "Off" setting in the "SSP Menu" (Fig. 155) (Pg 187 Radio owner manual) 2. Verify "Parametric EQ" is set to "Flat" (Fig. 15-6) (Pg 185 Radio owner manual) 16. This concludes the OEM Audio Plus Reference 400CF Installation a. Start your engine. b. Turn on your radio. c.
TOYOTA Procedure Scion tC REFERENCE 400CF Checklist –These points MUST be checked to ensure a quality installation. Check: Power Windows Vehicle Function Detail: Verify power window controls are functioning properly. Power Door Locks Hazard Lights Verify power door lock controls are functioning properly. Verify hazard lights are functioning properly. Clock Verify proper time on clock. Radio Verify radio is functioning properly.
