Faceplate of a DEH 45DH Pioneer CD Player
The Pioneer DEH-45DH CD player mounts in-dash without any special modifications for most American made automobiles, including GM and Chrysler. A special-fit model with an installation kit for imports is also available through Pioneer and online electronics retailers such as Crutchfield.com. This article explains hook-up the CD player to the power source and speakers.
Instructions
1. Use a wiring harness equipped with an adapter plug for faster connection and installation.
Disconnect the car battery while installing electronic equipment.
2. Make a note of the wire colors and connect the power supply wires to the DEH-45DH as follows:
Orange wire to the constant 12Volt
Yellow wire to the switched 12Volt
Black: ground wire.
3. Connect these wires to control display functions on the DEH-45DH:
Attach the gray wire to the wire marked control panel illumination.
The brown wire connects to the dimmer.
4. Make the front speakers connections following this color scheme:
Left front positive (+) tan wire
Left front negative(-) Gray
The light green wire connects to the positive (+) terminal of the right front speaker.
Connect the dark green wire to the negative (-) terminal of the right front speaker.
5. Make these rear speaker connections:
Brown wire to the left rear positive (+) terminal
Yellow wire to the left rear negative (-) terminal
The dark blue wire attaches to the right rear positive (+) terminal
The light blue wire connects to the right rear negative (-) terminal
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