PURE HIGHWAY 300DI Installation Manual

Installation Manual

Highway 300Di

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Highway 300Di Installation Manual v1.1

Kit List

The following items are included in the Highway 300Di kit as standard:

• Highway 300Di Controller

• Highway 300Di Main Unit

• Highway 300Di Controller bracket with captive cable

• Highway 300Di Controller mount with adjustable angle

• Wiring loom with ISO connectors

• USB extension lead

• 2 x 3.5mm to 3.5mm jack audio cable

• Coaxial FM aerial loop through cable

• Active aerial removal tool

• Self adhesive controller bracket mounting pad

• Self adhesive L-Band antenna strip

• Glass cleaner wipe x 2

• Active aerial receiver (with captive cable)

• Active aerial transmitter (with grounding tail attached)

• Active aerial transmitter self adhesive mounting plinth

• Clear self-adhesive paint protector label for the magnetic grounding tail

• Flexible aerial mast

• Owner’s manual

• Product registration card

Considerations before starting

Minimum vehicle requirements

• Fitted audio system including aux-in or FM aerial connection.

• Standard 12V power system - not suitable for 24V systems.

Recommended for best results

• Steel roof (for supplied PURE active aerial).

• Windscreen without heat reflective metallic coating, tinting or built-in heating elements.

• Check that the latest version of software is installed. To find out which version your unit has

installed: Press the

button, Select Settings > Software update.
Visit http://support.pure.com to see if there is a later software version available. Download
the file and copy it to a USB stick. For instructions on how to install a software update see
page 14 of the Owner’s manual.

Aerial positioning

• Check cable length and choose an area outside the swept area of the windscreen wipers.

• If the car has a heat-reflective windscreen there may be a special clear area designed for RF

devices - if not in a suitable position for the aerial you may have to consider mounting on
rear windscreen or other static glass areas.

• Consider whether use of the optional internal film aerial may be better/preferred if supplied
version not suitable.

Main unit positioning

Consider length of controller cable and USB/aux audio extension and possible routing, whether
access required to unit after fitting and distance from aerial and suitable power connection (avoid
using safety critical power circuits such as airbag/ABS system etc).

Controller positioning

• Consider usability and visibility from driving seat, possible mounting points/brackets, cable
length and routing to main unit.

• Decide on connection to head unit - aux in or FM and whether FM pass-through is required.

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Highway 300Di Installation Manual v1.1

Installation checklist

Before Installation

Review car and existing car audio installation and discuss options with the customer:

Decide on where to mount the main unit and controller:

• Check where the existing tuner is fitted (on some cars this may be in the boot) and consider
where the Highway main unit might be installed.

• Check and agree suitable locations for the USB extension cable (recommended for all
installs as used for iPod/MP3 player connection and software updates) and optional
auxilliary input (3.5 mm) cable.

• Check for auxiliary inputs on the existing audio system which might be used by Highway

• Check that the supplied aerial cable will reach or use a suitable aerial extension (2.5m cable

available from Pure).

• Discuss controller placement with the customer - consider cable length to attach to
controller box and accessibility and visibility from the drivers seat.

Decide on which aerial type with the customer:

• Best – supplied external through-glass aerial – works best with steel roof for attaching
magenetic grounding tail and clear glass area (without metallic reflective film or heating wires
and clear of wipers). Can be fitted to front or rear screen. Check whether customer is likely
to travel in Italy or the Czech Republic or other areas that may require the L-band antenna
to be fitted.

• Good – optional internal film aerial – works best with clear glass area (without metallic
reflective film or heating wires). Can be fitted to vehicles with soft-top or other non magnetic
roof. Can be fitted to front or rear screen.

• Alternative – other aerial – magnetic roof mounted mast or factory fitted digital aerial.

Advise the customer of the types of installation available and recommend and agree the

approach to be taken:

• Best – where possible, connect Highway using an auxilliary input on the existing audio
system - gives best audio quality and enables existing traffic information and system muting
for navigation or phone systems to work as normal. Highway also provides an auxilliary
input so the customer can retain use of their auxilliary input.

• Good – connect Highway using the FM aerial input on the existing audio system and loop
through the FM aerial. Installer settings enable you to choose from 2 options: whether the
Highway signal effectively replaces all existing FM stations when switched on (FM pass­through Disabled) which gives better quality but you lose Traffic data. Or, the Highway signal
appears alongside the existing stations on the FM waveband - audio not as clear but on
some audio systems you may retain traffic information and muting capability.

• Fair – no direct connections to Highway – signal is broadcast locally over the air and
received by the existing vehicle FM aerial and is found alongside existing FM stations.

During Installation

Make sure the USB extension is installed in a convenient location.

Make sure the 3.5mm auxilliary input cable is installed in a convenient location.

Adjust the FM transmit frequency if required (In Australia this should be set to 88.6 MHz) see

page 15 of the Owner’s manual.

If fitting the external aerial, once the internal part is fixed in place, fit the mounting plinth first on

the outside without the aerial body and mast fitted, warm the area if possible and press and hold
in place for at least a minute to allow the adhesive to work most effectively.

After Installation

Check that Highway is functioning as expected.

Once correct function of all connections has been checked, fasten connectors to the main unit

with cable ties as required and securely mount the main unit in place.

Route and tie any cables securely in place and replace any trim panels.

Select Restore defaults from the Settings menu to reset any changes made during testing. (See

page 15 of the Owner’s manual).

Update the software installed, if required, see page 2.

Hand over to the owner

Give them kit (Packaging, Owner’s manual, Registration card, Aerial removal tool).

Explain which installation method has been used and why.

Demo main functions including – Selecting digital stations, changing FM frequency used,

connecting an iPod/USB device/aux in.

Demo active aerial removal using the tool and how to unscrew the mast.