• The 3.5mm jack is to be used to retain steering wheel controls.
• For the radios listed below, connect the included female 3.5mm adapter
with Brown and Brown/White wires, onto the male 3.5mm SWC jack of
the BX-FD2. Any remaining wires, tape off and disregard:
• Eclipse: Connect the steering wheel control wire, normally
Brown, to the Brown/White wire of the adapter. Then connect
the remaining steering wheel control wire, normally Brown/White,
to the Brown wire of the adapter.
• Metra OE: Connect the steering wheel control Key 1 wire (Gray)
to the Brown wire.
• Kenwood or select JVC with a steering wheel control wire:
Connect the Blue/yellow wire to the Brown wire.
Note: If your Kenwood radio auto detects as a JVC, manually set the
radio type to Kenwood. See the instructions under changing radio type.
BX-FD2
Connections to be made
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• XITE: Connect the steering wheel control SWC-2 wire from the
radio to the Brown wire.
• Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablet: Connect the 3.5mm jack
into the AX-SWC-PARROT (sold separately), and then connect
the 4-pin connector from the AX-SWC-PARROT into the radio.
Note: The radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4 or higher software.
• For all other radios: Connect the 3.5mm jack of the BX-FD2
into the jack on the aftermarket radio designated for an external
steering wheel control interface. Please refer to the aftermarket
radios manual if in doubt as to where the 3.5mm jack goes to.