You should hand-tighten the screws when
securing the stereo to the mounting surface to
avoid overtightening them.
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Snap the screw covers in place
Connection Considerations
You must connect the stereo to power, to speakers,
and to media input sources. You should carefully plan
the layout of the stereo, speakers, input sources, and
optional FUSION PartyBus
™
PartyBus network before making any connections.
Port Identification
Connects to a FUSION PartyBus stereo or
network (FUSION PartyBus Networking,
page 4).
Contains the 15 A fuse.
FUSE
Connects to a typical AM/FM antenna.
If you are installing the stereo on a boat with a
metal hull, you must use a ground-dependent
antenna. If you are installing the stereo on a
boat with a non-metal hull, you must use a
ground-independent antenna. See the
installation instructions provided with your
antenna for more information.
Connects to the wiring harness
Wiring Harness
Wire
Wire
Notes
Function
Color/
Label
Ground (-)
Black
Connects to the negative
terminal of a 12 Vdc power
source. You should connect
this wire before connecting the
yellow wire. All accessories
connected to the stereo must
share a common ground
location.
Power (+)
Yellow
Connects to the positive
terminal of a 12 Vdc power
source capable of supplying
15 A. You should fuse this wire
as closely to the power source
as possible with a 15 A fuse.
Ignition
Red
Connects to a separately-
switched, 12 Vdc connection,
such as an ignition bus, to turn
the stereo on and off. If you are
not using a switched 12 Vdc
connection, you must connect
this wire to the same source as
the yellow (power) wire.
Amplifier on
Blue
Connects to an optional
external amplifier to turn on he
amplifier when the stereo turns
on.
Dim
Orange
Connects to the boat's
illumination wire to dim the
stereo screen when the boat's
lights are on.
The gauge of the illumination
wire must be suitable for the
fuse supplying the circuit it is
connected to.
Speaker left
White
(+)
Speaker left
White/
(-)
black
Installation Instructions
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devices and FUSION
Connecting to Power
When connecting the stereo to power, you must
connect both power wires. You should connect the
yellow power wire directly to the battery. This
provides power to the stereo and a constant trickle-
power standby feed.
You should connect the red signal wire to the same
battery through the ignition or another manual switch
to turn the stereo on and off. If you are not routing the
red wire through the ignition or another manual
switch, you can connect the red wire to the yellow
wire, and connect them both to the positive (+)
battery terminal.
You must connect the power wires to the battery
through a 15 A fuse or a 15 A circuit breaker.
If it is necessary to extend the yellow power and
black ground wires, use 14 AWG (2.08 mm
For extensions longer than 1 m (3 ft.), use 12 AWG
(3.31 mm²) wire. If it is necessary to extend the red
wire, use 22 AWG (0.33 mm
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Simple Speaker System Wiring Example
Wire
Wire
Notes
Function
Color/
Label
Speaker right
Gray
(+)
Speaker right
Gray/
(-)
black
Line out (left)
ZONE 1
Provides output to an external
LINE
amplifier, and is associated with
Line out
OUT
the volume control for zone 1.
(right)
Subwoofer
SUB
Provides a single, mono output
out
OUT
to a powered subwoofer or
subwoofer amplifier. A
connected subwoofer is
associated with the volume
control for zone 1.
2
) wire.
Route the yellow power
black ground
wires to the battery, and route
the wiring-harness plug to the stereo.
Do not connect the wiring harness to the stereo
until all of the bare wire connections have been
made.
Connect the black wire to the negative (-) battery
terminal.
If you are routing the red wire through the ignition
or another manual switch
signal wire to the ignition or switch.
Connect the red wire to the yellow wire, install a
15 A fuse
as close to the battery as possible,
and connect both wires to the positive (+) battery
terminal.
NOTE: If you are running the red wire through a
fused switch, it is not necessary to connect the
red wire to the yellow wire or to add an another
fuse to the red wire.
Speakers
Water-tight connection
2
) wire.
, red signal
, and
, connect the red
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