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Hi guys I am installing the Kenwood head unit and have a few questions, just started wiring up the Kenwood and PAC RP5-GM11 harness. I have the factory Bose NAV
Question 1. the Light Green Parking SW wire will go to ground ?(tie it into the Kenwood(black). PAC (black).
2. The Orange White strip(illum) Kenwood and PAC connect together but does that need to be connected to the traction control harness I saw former Vendor Dennis from DD posted that he connected this way from proper dimming of the radio, not sure if we need to do this?
.3. The blue Ant Cont(antenna) is this being connected ? and to where? ...on the pac harness the blue in the instructions says Not Used
BTW I have and front and rear cameras I will be hooking up(font is a Pyle Camera and the rear is a Pomile Camera.
The blue antenna wire doesn't need to be connected but if you like you can put the blue and the blue/white together. They both do the same thing which is send out a 12v signal when the head unit is on. I believe I read somewhere that the C6 picks up the antenna signal from another source and that is why the antenna wire is not necessary.
For the illumination wire, I just connected the orange/white wires together and that was it.
Last edited by TorchRedFred; Mar 2, 2019 at 06:44 PM.
Thanks TorchRedFred....So the green Prk SW wire I just tied it into the ground black wires from the harnesses which should be ok or should I connect it to the back of the deck like the video shows?
Another question: The front and rear cameras I have already installed them an ran the wires to the passenger foot well for now until I install the head unit later on. For the rear camera can I tie the power wire(red) into the red(Ignition wire) of the Kenwood harness or do I need to connect it to the reverse light wire at the rear of the car?. The front camera I will connect the power wire to the fuse panel in the passenger foot well to a switched source with a fuse tap.
Thanks TorchRedFred....So the green Prk SW wire I just tied it into the ground black wires from the harnesses which should be ok or should I connect it to the back of the deck like the video shows?
Another question: For the rear camera can I tie the power wire(red) into the red(Ignition wire) of the Kenwood harness or do I need to connect it to the reverse light wire at the rear of the car?
Either way should work for both of your questions. With the parking brake wire, some models have them in the harness while some models have a wire coming from the head unit itself. If it is part of your harness, it's easier to just attach it to the ground wire. For the back up camera, if you run power wires to the head unit the camera will always be on when your head unit is on. If you run wires to the reverse lights, the camera comes on when the car is put in reverse. Either way is fine.
Thanks again .....Yeah I want it to turn on only when in reverse so I will probably tap into the reverse lights(I thought there might be a wire on the harness on the deck the same as tapping into the rear reverse lights)--oh well.... The front I have no choice as I will connect it to switched source in the fuse panel so it will always be on when the car is on but not a problem.
Another question: on the Brown Loop(Mute Loop) wire on the PAC harness do I need to cut this or leave it alone? I have Onstar in my car but never have used it and I am not subscribed
Another question: on the Brown Loop(Mute Loop) wire on the PAC harness do I need to cut this or leave it alone? I have Onstar in my car but never have used it and I am not subscribed
leave as is. no need to connect the mute wire on the head unit.
Very nice. Congrats on a successful and good looking install. How did you upload your splash screen and background images? DVD or from the USB?
From a usb stick. Here are the instructions for the DDX 9905s another forum member posted:
Instructions for DDX9905s
Since the 9905s is so new, the instructions floating around the net don’t work for it, after 2 days of trial and error I was able to figure this out. The 9905s has a High Def screen, the pixel ratio is better. So in order to get the boot image changed to what you want do as follows:
Using Pixelformer load up your image, change the image properties (set the width at 1280 and height at 720, set the target color to RGB color (24 bpp), click ok, click export, rename image to image1 (make sure it is .bmp format), when the bmp options box pops up set this to R5:G6: B5 (16bpp), click ok.
Now you have the picture formatted correctly and able to be loaded onto usb along with the OpeningCustomize .txt file. Make sure image name matches the image name in the .txt file. Put radio in Standby mode, tap the top left twice, tap the bottom left twice, tap the top left once, tap the bottom left once. This will open the menu needed. Then insert USB stick with files on it. (make sure files are placed in the root of the usb, don’t put them inside folders). Tap startup image and it will add the photo on the usb. Restart radio and there you have it
How did you replace lace the cigarette lighter in the arm rest. I bought the 2 USB adapter to replace it with but couldn’t get the cigarette lighter to come out.
Also, just installed my Kenwood Unit last night, haven’t put it back together yet because it keeps restarting if moved at some angles. Any idea why this happens? I don’t want to hit s bump and it restarts.
Originally Posted by crusher1
Well I finally got my Kenwood DDX 9905s installed. Wow what a awesome system!. Its like night and day compared to the factory unit.
How did you replace lace the cigarette lighter in the arm rest. I bought the 2 USB adapter to replace it with but couldn’t get the cigarette lighter to come out.
Also, just installed my Kenwood Unit last night, haven’t put it back together yet because it keeps restarting if moved at some angles. Any idea why this happens? I don’t want to hit s bump and it restarts.
tj, learn from my mistake and don't put it back together till you chase down the intermittent. I didn't and had to pull it apart again to chase down a bad connection/connector on the interface module. Made "most connections most of the time" but would drop speakers or phase over bumps, turns, etc. on occasion.
I initially ordered the whole kit from Crutchfield and they sent me a full replacement of EVERYTHING and told me to replace what was needed and send the rest back including the failed harness. They even paid shipping both ways and allowed 30 days to troubleshoot and repair. All good in the end, but I got way too experienced in pulling the console and HU in and out! Good luck, hope it's a simple fix.
How did you replace lace the cigarette lighter in the arm rest. I bought the 2 USB adapter to replace it with but couldn’t get the cigarette lighter to come out.
Also, just installed my Kenwood Unit last night, haven’t put it back together yet because it keeps restarting if moved at some angles. Any idea why this happens? I don’t want to hit s bump and it restarts.
Hi,
With the console removed there are tabs holding in it in I pushed the tabs and it popped out..Was a pain in the butt but it will come loose.
As for the restarting, it could be your PAC connectors not seated properly. The connectors can come loose when installing everything back. Bad design by PAC, I tie wrapped all my connectors on the PAC just to be safe since I read these connectors can pop out. I had no issues and everything worked like a charm the first install. If that doesnt help then it could be your PAC unit is defective.
Last edited by crusher1; Apr 29, 2019 at 10:09 PM.
From a usb stick. Here are the instructions for the DDX 9905s another forum member posted:
Instructions for DDX9905s
Since the 9905s is so new, the instructions floating around the net don’t work for it, after 2 days of trial and error I was able to figure this out. The 9905s has a High Def screen, the pixel ratio is better. So in order to get the boot image changed to what you want do as follows:
Using Pixelformer load up your image, change the image properties (set the width at 1280 and height at 720, set the target color to RGB color (24 bpp), click ok, click export, rename image to image1 (make sure it is .bmp format), when the bmp options box pops up set this to R5:G6: B5 (16bpp), click ok.
Now you have the picture formatted correctly and able to be loaded onto usb along with the OpeningCustomize .txt file. Make sure image name matches the image name in the .txt file. Put radio in Standby mode, tap the top left twice, tap the bottom left twice, tap the top left once, tap the bottom left once. This will open the menu needed. Then insert USB stick with files on it. (make sure files are placed in the root of the usb, don’t put them inside folders). Tap startup image and it will add the photo on the usb. Restart radio and there you have it
Kenwood DDX 9905s
.....Yeah I want it to turn on only when in reverse so I will probably tap into the reverse lights(I thought there might be a wire on the harness on the deck the same as tapping into the rear reverse lights)--oh well.... The front I have no choice as I will connect it to switched source in the fuse panel so it will always be on when the car is on but not a problem.
