Pioneer MVH-8200BT: Connecting the units

Connecting the units

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• Never connect blue/white cable to external power

Note

amp’s power terminal. Also, never connect

it to the power terminal of the auto antenna.

• This unit cannot be installed in a vehicle without

Otherwise, battery drain or malfunction may

ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch.

result.

• Black cable is ground. This cable and other

product’s ground cable (especially, high-current

C

C

A

O

O

products such as power amp) must be wired

F

N

F

N

F

F

O

O

separately. Otherwise, fire or malfunction may

S

S

T

T

result if they are accidentally detached.

A

A

R

R

T

T

ACC position

No ACC position

• Use this unit in other than the following

conditions could result in fire or malfunction.

— Vehicles with a 12-volt battery and negative

grounding.

— Speakers with 50 W (output value) and 4 ohm

to 8 ohm (impedance value).

• To prevent short-circuit, overheating or

malfunction, be sure to follow the directions

below.

— Disconnect the negative terminal of the

battery before installation.

— Secure the wiring with cable clamps or

adhesive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap

adhesive tape around them where they lie

against metal parts.

— Place all cables away from moving parts, such

as gear shift and seat rails.

— Place all cables away from hot places, such as

near the heater outlet.

— Do not pass the yellow cable through a hole

into the engine compartment to connect to a

battery.

— Cover any disconnected cable connectors with

insulating tape.

— Do not shorten any cables.

— Never cut the insulation of the power cable of

this unit in order to share the power to other

equipment. Current capacity of the cable is

limited.

— Use a fuse of the rating prescribed.

— Never wire the speaker negative cable directly

to ground.

— Never band together multiple speaker’s

negative cables.

• Control signal is output through blue/white cable

when this unit is powered on. Connect it to an

external power amp’s system remote control or

the vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control terminal

(max. 300 mA, 12 V DC). If the vehicle is equipped

with a glass antenna, connect it to the antenna

booster power supply terminal.

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Connecting the units

Connecting the power cord

This product

Note:

Antenna input

Fuse (10 A)

Depending on the kind of vehicle, the

function of 2* and 4* may be different. In

this case, be sure to connect 1* to 4* and

3* to 2*.

2*

1*

4*

3*

Connect leads of the same

color to each other.

Y

ellow (2*)

Yellow (1*)

Back-up

Connect to the constant 12 V

(or accessor

y)

supply terminal.

Fuse resistor

Red (4*)

Red (3*)

Accessory

Connect to terminal controlled by

(or back-up)

ignition switch (12 V DC).

Orange/white

Fuse resistor

Connect to lighting switch terminal.

Black (chassis ground)

Connect to a clean, paint-free metal location.

ISO connector

Speaker leads

Note:

White: Front left 

In some vehicles, the ISO connector may be

White/black: Front left 

divided into two

. In this case, be sure to connect

Gray: Front right 

to both connectors.

Gray/black: Front right 

Green: Rear left  or subwoofer 

Green/black: Rear left  or subwoofer 

Violet: Rear right  or subwoofer 

Violet/black: Rear right  or subwoofer 

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Connecting the units

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Microphone input

(MVH-8200BT only)

4 m

Microphone

(MVH-8200BT only)

Wired remote input

Hard-wired remote control

adaptor can be connected (sold

separately).

Yellow/black

If you use equipment with Mute function

, wire this lead to the

Audio Mute lead on that piece of equipment. If not, keep the

Audio Mute lead free of any connections.

Connection method

1. Clamp the lead.

2. Clamp firmly with

needle-nosed pliers.

Note:

· The position of the parking brake switch depends on the vehicle model. For details,

consult the vehicle Owner’s Manual or dealer.

Light green

Used to detect the ON/OFF status of the parking brake. This lead

must be connected to the power supply side of the parking brake

switch.

Blue/white

P

arking brake

Connect to system control terminal of the power

P

ower supply side

switch

amp (max. 300 mA 12 V DC).

Ground side

Blue/white (6*)

Blue/white (5*)

Connect to auto

-antenna relay control terminal

(max. 300 mA 12 V DC).

The pin position of the ISO

connector will differ depending

Notes:

on the type of vehicle. Connect

· Change the initial setting of this unit (refer to the Operation Manual).

5* and 6* when P

in 5 is an

The subwoofer output of this unit is monaural.

antenna control type. In other

· When using a subwoofer of 70 W (2 Ω) , be sure to connect with

types of vehicles, never connect

V

iolet and V

iolet/black leads of this unit. Do not connect anything to

5* and 6*.

Green and Green/black leads.

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Connecting the units

When connecting to separately sold power amp

Rear output

Power amp

This product

(sold separately)

To rear output

Power amp

(sold separately)

To front output

Power amp

Front output

(sold separately)

Subwoofer output

To subwoofer

output

Connect with RCA cables

(sold separately)

Blue/white

Connect to system control

terminal of the power amp

(max. 300 mA 12 V DC).

System remote control

Blue/white (6*)

Blue/white (5*)

Connect to auto-antenna

relay control terminal

(max. 300 mA 12 V DC).

The pin position of the ISO connector will

differ depending on the type of vehicle.

Left Right

Connect 5* and 6* when Pin 5 is an

antenna control type. In other types of

vehicles, never connect 5* and 6*.





Subwoofer

Subwoofer









Front speaker Front speaker









Rear speaker

Rear speaker





Perform these connections when

using the optional amplifier.

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