Sony XAV-A1 User Manual

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Installation/Connections

Installation/Connexions

Instalación/Conexiones

Notice to dealers and installers

Please return this manual to the customer after the installation is completed.

Avis aux revendeurs et installateurs

Veuillez rendre ce manuel au client une fois l’installation achevée.

Aviso para los proveedores e instaladores

Una vez finalizada la instalación, devuelvan este manual al cliente.

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Precautions

Unit is designed for negative ground 12 V DC systems only

The unit cannot be used in trucks or other cars with 24 V systems. Otherwise, there is a risk of fire and damage.

Do not disassemble or remodel the unit

This can cause electric shock, personal injury or fire. Do not connect any other system’s power supply cord to this unit’s power supply cord directly. If you are in any doubt about the safe installation of this unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Do not install in locations which interfere with airbag operation

Otherwise there is a risk of accidents and injury.

Use only the specified fuse

When replacing the fuse, be sure to use only a fuse of the same rating (ampere rating). Otherwise there is a risk of fire.

Cautions

• Do not get the wires under a screw, or caught in moving parts (e.g. seat railing).

• Before making connections, turn the car ignition off to avoid short circuits.

• Connect the yellow and red power input leads only after all other leads have been connected.

• Run all ground wires to a common ground

point.

• Be sure to insulate any loose unconnected wires with electrical tape for safety.

Notes on the power supply cord (yellow)

• When connecting this unit in combination with other stereo components, the connected car circuit’s rating must be higher than the sum of each component’s fuse.

• When no car circuits are rated high enough, connect the unit directly to the battery.

On safety

Comply with the Traffic Laws in your country.

Table of Contents

Precautions...................................................................................................... 2

Parts List .......................................................................................................... 4

Connection Example....................................................................................... 5

Connecting Information ................................................................................. 6

Connecting the cords......................................................................................................... 6

Using the tap....................................................................................................................... 6

1 Car Systems Connections ......................................................................... 7

Connecting without optional TV tuner unit .................................................................. 9

Connecting with optional TV tuner unit ...................................................................... 10

2 Installing the Main Unit.......................................................................... 11

Before installation ............................................................................................................ 11

Removing the bracket .................................................................................................... 12

Installation procedure ..................................................................................................... 13

3 After Installation and Connections ........................................................ 15

Parts List

The numbers in the list are keyed to those in the instructions.

123

456

×4

789

×4

q; qa qs

CAUTION

Handle the bracket 0 carefully to avoid injuring your fingers.

×4

×2

Connection Example

For details, see the section “1 Car Systems Connections” (pages 7 - 10). Be sure to refer also to the documentation for all other components in the system.

System configuration

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Walkman or Video Camera (optional)

Game (optional)

A/V IN* (Front) (AUX 1)

Amplifier (optional)

Subwoofer (optional)

* Connect with supplied connecting cable 3. (Use a conversion plug 4 when you connect the audio equipment.)

When you connect the video camera

Speaker (optional)

SUB OUT (MONO)

FRONT L/R REAR L/R

Rear Monitor (optional)

REAR MONITOR OUT

AUX 2

AUX 3

AUX 3 and BUS

Back Camera (optional)

TV Tuner XT-V70 (optional)

Connection Box XA-123

XM Radio Tuner (optional)

When you connect the audio player

Notes

• Be sure to connect the ground cord before connecting the amplifier.

• If you connect an optional power amplifier and do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will be deactivated.

Connecting Information

For details, see the section “1 Car Systems Connections” (next page).

Connecting the cords

Notes

• Be sure to connect the power input

cord after all other cords are connected.

• If the parking brake switch cord is too

thin, connect the parking cord to the parking brake switch cord directly without using the tap.

Connect each cord using the taps. For the combination of each cord, see the following table. Also, see the section “1 Car Systems Connections” (next page).

Main unit side Car side

Orange/white Illumination signal cord Purple/white Power terminal cord of the back lamp Light green Parking brake switch cord

Using the tap

Parking brake switch cord

Tap 9

Parking cord (Light green)

Connecting the parking cord

The mounting position of the parking brake switch cord depends on your car. Refer to the system connection illustrations below and consult your car dealer or your nearest Sony dealer for further details.

Foot brake type Hand brake type

Parking brake switch cord

The cord for utilizing the back camera better

Purple/white cord (for the connection to the power terminal cord of the back lamp)

If you connect the purple/white cord to the power terminal cord of the back lamp, the image of back camera will be automatically displayed on the monitor when a back lamp lights up. You can adjust the parking location viewing the image of back camera when you backup.

1 Car Systems Connections

Refer also to the documentation for all other components in the system.

Also see “Connecting Information” on page 6.

• Components listed here except for supplied accessories are available separately. When connecting such components, be sure to also refer to their documentation. For specifications and other information on separately available components, contact your dealer.

Prevention of accidents caused by short-circuits

To prevent the risk of accidents caused by short-circuits, connect the power supply leads (red and yellow) only after all other wiring has been completed, and only with the ignition key in the OFF position. Otherwise, accidental short-circuiting can lead to electric shock and to serious damage.

When a fuse has blown, check the wiring and locate the cause of the problem before replacing the fuse. When replacing the fuse, be sure to use only a fuse of the same rating (ampere rating). Using a different fuse or bridging the contacts with wire is highly dangerous and can lead to serious damage.

Make sure to connect all of the following leads.

Otherwise there is a risk of electric shock, damage to the equipment, or malfunction.

• Connect purple/white lead to back lamp lead of car.

• Connect orange/white lead to illumination signal lead of car.

• Connect light green lead to parking brake switch lead of car.

• Connect yellow lead to battery power supply of car.

• Connect red lead to accessory power supply of car.

• Connect black lead to metal point on car chassis.

* Do not mix up the yellow and red leads, as this will cause the memory contents to be lost.

Observe the following precautions.

Otherwise there is a risk of electric shock, damage to the equipment, or malfunction.

• Cover unused connectors with electrician’s tape to prevent accidental contact.

• Route FM/AM antenna cable, bus cable, RCA interconnects, and power supply leads as far apart from each other as possible, to prevent noise interference.

• Always grasp the connector and do not pull the cable when disconnecting the bus cable or other cables. Otherwise the cable may become detached.

Notes on the control and power supply leads

• The power antenna control lead (blue) supplies +12 V DC when turn on the tuner.

• When your car has built-in FM / AM antenna in the rear / side glass, connect the power antenna control lead (blue) or the accessory power input lead (red) to the power terminal of the existing antenna booster. For details, consult your dealer.

•A power antenna without relay box cannot be used with this unit.

Memory hold connection

When the yellow power input lead is connected, power will always be supplied to the memory circuit even when the ignition key is turned off.

Notes on speaker connection

• Before connecting the speakers, turn the unit off.

• Use speakers with an impedance of 4 to 8 ohms, and with adequate power handling capacities to avoid its damage.

• Do not connect the speaker terminals to the car chassis, or connect the terminals of the right speakers with those of the left speaker.

• Do not connect the ground lead of this unit to the negative E terminal of the speaker.

• Do not attempt to connect the speakers in parallel.

• Connect only passive speakers. Connecting active speakers (with built-in amplifiers) to the speaker terminals may damage the unit.

•To avoid a malfunction, do not use the built-in speaker wires installed in your car if the unit shares a common negative E lead for the right and left speakers.

• Do not connect the unit’s speaker cords to each other.

Connecting without optional TV tuner unit

RCA interconnects

Active subwoofer (optional)

Rear speakers (optional)

Amplifiers (optional)

Front speakers (optional)

Left Front speakers (optional)

Right

Left Rear speakers

(optional)

Right

To a metal surface of the car To the +12 V power terminal which is

energized at all times

To the +12 V power terminal which is energized in the accessory position of the ignition key switch

*1*3

To a car’s illumination signal

To the + 12 V power terminal of the back lamp lead of car

To AMP REMOTE IN of an optional power amplifier

To the power antenna control lead or power supply lead of antenna booster amplifier

*3*5

(optional)

SUB OUT (MONO)

RCA interconnects (optional)

REAR L/R

RCA interconnects (optional)

FRONT L/R

White White/black

Gray

Gray/black

Green Green/black

Purple

Purple/black

Protection device

Max. supply current 0.3 A

To XM tuner (optional)

To the optional back camera or a video equipment

RC-104 (optional) digital output

From car antenna

To game etc.

To rear monitor etc.

Black (0.35 m)

Yellow (0.35 m)

Red (0.25 m)

Orange/white (0.25 m)

Blue/white (0.25 m)

Blue (0.25 m)

Connection box 1

AUX 3

AUX 2

REAR MONITOR OUT

Purple/White (5m)

Power supply leads 2 (for main unit)

Fuse (10 A)

Parking brake switch lead of car

Tap 9

Light green (2.5 m)

*1 Be sure to connect the black ground lead to it first. *2 First connect the black ground lead, then connect the yellow and red power input leads. *3 When your car has built-in FM/AM antenna in the rear/side glass, see “Notes on the control and power

supply leads” (page 7). *4 This connection is only for amplifiers. Connecting any other system may damage the unit. *5 It is not necessary to connect this lead if there is no power antenna or antenna booster, or with a manually-

operated telescopic antenna.

Note on the accessory power input lead (red)

If there is no accessory position, connect to the +12 V power (battery) terminal which is energized at all times.

Connecting with optional TV tuner unit

Film antenna

Antenna cord

Tuner amplifier unit

To the optional back camera or a video equipment

To the +12 V power terminal which is energized in the accessory position of the ignition key switch. Be sure to connect the black ground lead first.

To a metal point of the car

Connection box 1

TV tuner unit XT-V70 (optional)

AUX 3

To XM tuner (optional)

2 Installing the Main Unit

Installation angle

The unit should be installed within an angle of 30 degrees from horizontal. If this angle is exceeded, the monitor may not open up or retract properly.

Note

Keep the units and connection cables apart.

After all connections are made, install the main unit to the dashboard.

Before installation

This unit is designed to be completely safe, but if not installed correctly, it can cause accidents. Be sure to verify the following points before installation. Install the main unit to the in-dash location, and the amplifier unit under the navigator’s seat, etc.

• If the monitor in the opened position is close to a airconditioning outlet, the outlet should be closed.

• Install the unit so that the monitor when opened up will not block access to the hazard switch or other important controls.

• Do not install the unit (monitor) in locations which may be subject to excessively low or high temperatures. (Otherwise the unit may be deformed and the LCD may be damaged.) Exposure to direct sunlight can also lead to high temperatures and should be avoided.

Selecting the installation location

Set the ignition key to OFF or remove it.

Place the units in their intended mounting

locations to check the cable length and monitor installation conditions.

Installation procedure precautions

• Perform the installation carefully. Dropping the unit or otherwise subjecting it to strong impact or force may deform the chassis, resulting in failure of the monitor loading mechanism or other defects.

NNTT

N T/N T/N T/NT

•To allow for proper opening and closing of the monitor, there must be a clearance of at least 170 mm between the closest position of the shift lever and the mounting surface for the unit.

Shift lever

• In some cases, the shift lever may touch the monitor when moved to a certain position. Make sure that there is no obstruction to driving operations.

• When installing this unit together with other car audio equipment (single DIN slot size) in a stacked configuration, install the main unit on top.

At least 170 mm from mounting surface

Removing the bracket

Before installing the unit, remove the bracket from the unit.

Remove the protection collar qa.

1 Enlarge the release keys qs together with the protection

collar qa.

Orient the release key qs correctly.

2 Pull out the release keys qs to remove the protection collar

qa.

Insert two release keys qs together into the unit

and the bracket 0 until they click.

Pull down the bracket 0, then pull up the unit to

separate.

Face the hook inwards.

Installation procedure

Mounting example

When installing this unit, be sure to close the monitor of the unit. If the monitor is opened while installing and given too much force, it may cause a malfunction.

Claws

Dashboard

182

53 m

Notes

• Do not press the front panel buttons of the unit during installation and do not apply strong force.

• Do not place any objects on top of the unit.

• If a salient of the genuine bracket touches the unit due to its figure, and makes attachment hard, process the bracket by scraping the salient off.

Toyota cars (illustration shows an example for a Toyota car)

Align the brackets of the factory-installed car stereo with the mounting holes marked “T” on the side of the main unit, and use the supplied screws to fasten the brackets. For Toyota cars, the supplied screws 6 should be used.

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Bracket of factory-installed car stereo

Screws of factoryinstalled car stereo bracket

Nissan cars

Align the brackets of the factory-installed car stereo with the mounting holes marked “N” on the side of the main unit, and use the supplied pan-head screws 6 to fasten the brackets.

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Bracket of factory-installed car stereo

Screws of factoryinstalled car stereo bracket

* Be sure to use only the supplied pan-head screws 6 for

installation. If any other screws are used, make sure they conform to the requirements shown below. Using longer screws can cause internal damage to the unit.

5 mm

6 mm

Damage can also occur if the screws are used directly on the unit without the brackets of the factory-installed car stereo.

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