Custom Autosound USA-66 - Manual (Page 4)

Mustang Installation
Thank y
ou f
or y
our purchase of this Custom A
utosound product!
Owner- Installer
:
Please re
vie
w installation instr
uctions and o
wners man
ual.
K
eep in mind that y
our r
adio and/or speak
ers are custom equipment designed specifi-
cally f
or y
our y
ear v
ehicle
.
It should be handled carefully and installed pref
er
ab
ly b
y
an
auto r
adio specialist.
W
e
suggest that y
ou 'BENCH
TEST" the unit bef
ore installation, as
w
e
do
, pr
ior to shipment.This is to insure that the equipment functions proper
ly bef
ore
the time is spent f
or installation.
This w
a
y,
if a careless installation occurs and the unit
becomes "fr
ied" or some other possib
le damage
,the installer is responsib
le
.
Shipping
damage does occasionally occur
.
If y
ou should suspect shipping damage
, please con-
tact the deliv
er
y compan
y at once
.
Please read the o
wners man
ual thoroughly bef
ore using y
our r
adio
.
It is recommended that y
ou disconnect the negativ
e lead from the batter
y bef
ore
installing an
y electronic equipment in y
our v
ehicle
.
Reconnect when wir
ing is complete
.
First, y
ou will need to remo
v
e
the or
iginal knobs and shaft n
uts
.
Unplug the main wire
har
ness and speak
er leads from the bac
k of the r
adio
.
Disconnect antenna lead and
remo
v
e
mounting str
ap from the bac
k of the r
adio
.
The r
adio is no
w ready to be
remo
v
ed from the dash.
Chec
k the or
iginal r
adio f
or signs of w
a
ter or oil damage from
leaks
.
If leaks are present, do not install the ne
w r
adio
.
W
ater
, oil or an
y other liquid
damage is not co
v
ered under the ne
w r
adio w
arr
anty
.
REAR MOUNTING STRAP OMISSION
V
O
IDS
W
ARRANTY!
Attach the rear mounting str
ap to rear of r
adio
.
Install the r
adio from behind the dash.
No
w attach the mounting str
ap to the dash or fire
w
all using an e
xisting bolt or scre
w
.
No
w attach shaft n
uts to secure the r
adio in the dash.
Once the r
adio is centered and
secured, y
ou can install the metal reproduction knobs
.
Please ref
er to wir
ing instr
uctions on page 4&5.
Plug in antenna lead On speak
er hook up mak
e sure the positiv
e lead goes to the posi-
tiv
e ter
minal and the negativ
e lead to the negativ
e ter
minal of the speak
ers
.
A
minim
um
of tw
o speak
ers is required f
or this stereo r
adio
.
DO NO
T CONNECT ANY
TW
O
SPEAKER LEADS
T
O
EA
CH O
THER OR
T
O
VEHICLE GR
OUND
.
Radio damage will
occur
.
If less than f
our speak
ers are used, tape off remaining speak
er leads to pre
v
ent
a shor
t.
Plug in or wire the red po
w
e
r wire to a s
witch ed 12v
olt source
.
Plug in or wire the
or
ange memor
y wire to a constant 12v
olt source
.
W
ire the b
lac
k g
round wire to a clean,
solid chassis point or or
iginal g
round wire from the f
a
ctor
y r
adio
.
Good Listening! A
udio quality is only as good as speak
er quality!
3
8
Noise Suppression All CAM Systems are designed f
or maxim
u
m electr
ical noise rejection.
In some instal-
lations ho
w
e
v
e
r, electr
ical noise ma
y aff
ect the quality of sound reproduction.
The procedures descr
ibed under Noise is present after installing the USA-66, identify
the source of the noise using the descr
iptions under Sources Of Electr
ical Noise
.
T
o
eliminate the noise f
ollo
w the procedures descr
ibed under Elimination of the specific
noise source
.
Noise Suppression 1-Chec
k all g
round connections
.
Remo
v
e
paint a
w
a
y
from painted surf
aces to secure a
.
good electr
ical g
round.
2-Chec
k batter
y posts
.
If contacts are corroded or loose ,clean and tighten both
.
ter
minals
.
3-Chec
k batter
y or add fluid.
4-Chec
k condition of spar
k plug and distr
ib
utor leads
.
W
or
n or damaged leads will
.
gener
ate noise than can be v
e
ry
difficult to eliminate
.
5-Chec
k installation of f
actor
y
noise suppressor(s).
V
e
rify that the connections are
..
.
solid.
Ref
er to the v
ehicles ser
vice man
ual f
or nose suppressor location or allo
w a
.
.
qualified mechanic to inspect the de
vice (s) f
or y
ou.
6-(Optional) Some prof
essional installers will install a simple L.C
.
noise filter e
v
en if
..
.
there is no noise present in the system.
This is a simple and relativ
ely ine
xpensiv
e
.
.
de
vice a
v
ailab
le at y
our nearest A
utosound dealer or electronic supply store
.
Most
.
.
filters designed f
or car stereos carr
y a current r
ating of 3 amps or more
.
F
ollo
w the
.
.
man
uf
acturers installation instr
uctions
.
This filter is installed in the po
w
er lines of the
.
car stereo
.
Sour
ces Of Electrical Noise
Alternator Noise This noise is gener
ally a high pitch whine present when engine r
unning.The pitch of
the whine will v
a
ry
as engine RPM v
a
ries
.
A
lter
nator noise usually becomes more
apparent with an electr
ical load to the system.
Switching the headlights on usually
increases the noise
.
Elimination 1.
Install an L.C
.noise filter (a
v
ailab
le from y
our A
utosound dealer or y
our nearb
y
.
electronic or automotiv
e supply store)in the po
w
er lines of y
our USA-66.
This filter
..
should be r
ated at 3 amps minim
um.
2.
Star
t the car’
s engine
.s
witch on the lights (to accentuate the noise) and s
witch
..
on the USA-66.
If noise is still present, proceed to step 3.
3.
Install an alter
nator noise filter (a
v
ailab
le from y
our A
utosound dealer or y
our
..
.
nearb
y electronic or automotiv
e supply store).
F
ollo
w man
uf
acturer’
s installation
.
.
instr
uctions
.