How to Hook Up an HD Radio to Your Car? HD Radio technology is the technology used by FM and AM radio stations to transmit the audio waves and data values through digital signal. FM and AM stands for Frequency Modulation and Amplitude Modulation. Installation kit of this HD radio has two parts. The first one is the head unit. This head unit is the one which has controls and this is fixed in factory itself. The entire radio can be controlled by this head unit in the dash board. And the second one is the radio. This is connected to the head unit. Buying a HD radio is an optional choice left to the car owner. Service received via HD radio is free of cost.
This article will list all the things that are required to install a HD radio and also the proper procedure to install the same to your car. Installing a HD radio to your car is simple thing to do and you need not search for an engineer or a mechanic to do this work. By doing this work on your own you can save your time and your money. The things that are required are the radio and an electrical tape. Make sure you have an electrical insulation tape of good quality to be in safer side.
After the things are ready, the first step to do is to disconnect the battery. This can be done by removing the negative end of the batter with the help of wrench or any other suitable tool. Then, an antenna jack that is present on HD radio is connected with the antenna of the car. This need not be done with the antenna input of the head unit but with the radio directly.
The black coloured wire is connected from the back. A clean and paint less metal location is selected. Wiring has pieces coming with it. The yellow coloured lead is connected to the twelve volts constant supply terminal.
The cable is connected to the CD player in your car using the blue coloured connector. This is called as IP BUS cable. The other end is connected to the head unit in the car’s dash board. HD radio’s connector is black in colour.
A cable that is either blue or white comes out from head unit. This cable is connected to the auto-antenna control terminal of the car. The manual of the car can be checked for this antenna. This is mainly for the control signal. Then, all the above wiring connections are secured by taping it with the electric insulation tape.
The radio is then mounted at a location that is convenient. They are provided with fasteners of the hook loop type. With the help of these fasteners, fix this unit with the carpet below the seat. Since the unit is operated and controlled from its head unit, the access to the radio is not very important. After the above connections are done the car battery is reconnected and the fixed radio is tested.
Hence one should know how to hook up an HD radio to your car?
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