3.5mm jack - steering wheel control retention:
The 3.5mm jack is to be used to retain audio controls on the steering wheel control.
• For the radios listed below, connect the female 3.5mm connector with stripped leads, to the
male 3.5mm SWC jack from the 5840 harness. Any remaining wires tape off and disregard.
• Eclipse: Connect the steering wheel control wire, normally Brown, to the Brown/
White wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire,
normally Brown/White, to the Brown wire of the connector.
• 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 the Kenwood radio auto detects as a JVC, manually set the radio type to
Kenwood. See the instructions under changing radio type.
• 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.
• Universal "2 or 3 wire" radio: Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred
to as Key-A or SWC-1, to the Brown wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining
steering wheel control wire, referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the Brown/White wire of
the connector. If the radio comes with a third wire for ground, disregard this wire.
CONNECTIONS
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Note: After the interface has been programmed to the vehicle, refer to the
manual provided with the radio for assigning the SWC buttons. Contact the
radio manufacturer for more information.
• For all other radios: Connect the 3.5mm jack into the port on the radio designated for an
external steering wheel control interface. Refer to the manual provided with the radio if in
doubt as to where the 3.5mm jack goes to.
54-pin backup camera harness:
There are two different methods for connecting the factory backup camera.
If retaining the camera to the aftermarket radio is desired:
• Connect the Yellow RCA jack the backup camera input of the aftermarket radio.
If retaining the camera to the touchscreen display is desired:
• Connect the Yellow RCA jack, to the Yellow RCA jack from the 4-pin harness with yellow
RCA jacks labeled "Rearview camera".
Note: If this method is chosen, the backup camera option must be enabled in the
Configuration Settings Screen.
4-pin harness with yellow RCA jacks:
• If retaining the factory backup camera to the touchscreen display is desired, connect
the Yellow RCA jack labeled "Rearview camera", to the Yellow RCA jack from the
54-pin backup camera harness.
• Disregard the Yellow RCA jack labeled "AUX video", it will not be used in this application.
REV. 8/27/2018 INST99-5840CH
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