Installation
Caution
When you install this unit in your car, do not remove the
detachable front panel.
If the detachable front panel is removed during installation, you
might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in
place.
• The main unit must be mounted within 35 degrees of the horizontal
plane, back to front.
Less than 35°
1
Mounting Sleeve
(Included)
Pressure
*
Plates
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* If the installed mounting sleeve is loose in the dashboard, the
pressure plates may be bent slightly to remedy the problem.
Remove the Detachable Front Panel (refer to page 6).
Remove the mounting sleeve from the main unit
(see "Removal" on page 23).
2
Hex Nut (M5)
Metal
Mounting
Strap
Ground Lead
Detachable Front
Panel
Dashboard
Screw
2
*
Bolt Stud
1
*
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Chassis
Reinforce the head unit with the metal mounting
strap (not supplied). Secure the ground lead of the
unit to a clean metal spot using a screw (
attached to the vehicle's chassis.
2
• For the screw marked "*
", use an appropriate screw for the chosen
mounting location.
Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier
to the corresponding output lead coming from the
left rear of the CDE-9870. Connect all other leads of
the CDE-9870 according to details described in the
CONNECTlONS section.
3
Slide the CDE-9870 into the dashboard until it clicks.
This ensures that the unit is properly locked and will
not accidentally come out from the dashboard.
Install the detachable front panel.
Removal
1. Remove the detachable front panel.
2. Insert the bracket keys into the unit, along the guides
on either side. The unit can now be removed from the
mounting sleeve.
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3. Pull the unit out, keeping it unlocked as you do so.
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Ground Lead
3
*
Secure the ground lead of the unit to a clean metal spot using a screw
3
(*
) already attached to the vehicle's chassis.
1
) already
*
Bracket Keys
(Included)
Front Frame
Screws (M5 × 8)
(Included)
Mounting Bracket
23
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