NOTE If you have difficulty in installing this unit in your vehicle, contact your Kenwood dealer. Cleaning the unit If the surface is dirty, wipe it clean with a silicon cloth or soft dry cloth with the power off.
Installation procedure 1. Remove the ignition key and disconnect the negative short circuits. 2. Set the unit according to the intended usage. 3. Connect the input and output cables of the units. 4. Connect the speaker cables. 5. Connect the power cable, power control cable and grounding cable following this order. 6.
Controls Operations of the following control and switches are required in accordance with the center unit and speakers connected with this unit. OPERATION FILTER STEREO KAC-726 KAC-526X FUSE(20A x 2) KAC-726 FUSE(15A) BATT KAC-526X 1 RCA cable ground lead terminal 2 FILTER switch These switches allow filtering of the speaker output signals.
5 LINE IN terminal 6 Speaker level input terminals 7 Fuse (20 A 2 : KAC-726) Fuse (15 A : KAC-526X) 8 Battery terminal 9 Ground terminal 0 Power control (REMOTE) terminal ! SPEAKER OUTPUT terminals Protection function This unit is equipped with a protection function for protecting this unit and your speakers from various accidents or problems that can occur.
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Connection RCA cable connection 2CAUTION Do not connect cables and leads to both RCA cable input jacks and the speaker input terminals simultaneously, for this may cause malfunction or damage. Left input FILTER STEREO RCA cable ground terminal When using an RCA cable with a ground lead attached, connect the ground lead to this terminal.
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Power and Speakers cable connection Power control (REMOTE) lead terminal Terminal cover Power control cable Battery cable (Yellow) • If a buzzing noise is heard from the speakers when the engine is running, connect a line noise filter (optional) to each of the battery cable. •...
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+ / - polarity. • A speaker cable is pinched by a screw in the car body. • The switches may be set improperly. KAC-726 KAC-526X KAC-726 KAC-526X 300 mm SOLUTION • Connect the input (or output) cables.