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Owner’ s Manual Drive+Play OM revB.qxd 9/14/05 7:20 PM Page 1[...]
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INTRODUCTION Thank y ou for pur chasing Harman Kardon ’ s Drive + Play™, an elegant mobile audio solution that pr ovides the driv er with tota l i Pod ® contr ol, including full music brow sing capabilit y . W e’ ve organiz ed this manual to mak e installation and oper ation as simple and trouble-fr ee as possible. P lea se r ead it thorough[...]
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INST ALLA TION P arts List Drive + Play include s the follo wing components and p arts: • T ext Display With Univ ersal Mounting Base and At tached Cable (3m ) • Contr ol Knob With 30° Mounting Bas e and At tached Cable (3m ) • Electronics Enclo sure ( the Br ain) • 12 - V olt Acc essory P ower Cable (2m ) With Cigar ett e Lighter Adapt or[...]
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Choosing Inst allation Locations ( continued) Electronics Enclosur e Location The Electr onics Enclosur e cont ains the wirele ss FM tr ansmitt er and the pow er supply for the thr ee components . Y ou can install it under a seat, in the c enter c onsole comp artment, or in the glov e box. If pos sible, s elect a site that pr ovide s both con ven- [...]
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Wiring Diagr am Direct C onnection of the 12 -V olt Pow er Harness W ith In-Line F use Holder Use this method when y ou w ant a permanent pow er connec- tion to the v ehicle. Als o, b y connecting the harness’ s red wir e to the ignition s witch ’s A CC t erminal, Drive + Pla y will turn on or off with the v ehicle’ s ignition (A CC) s witch.[...]
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Installing C omponents Installing the Electr onics Enclosure At the s elected sit e, ins tall the Electr onics Enclosur e. Us e either the enclosed c able ties or mounting scr ew s, as sho wn below . Installing the T ext Display 1. T emporarily plac e the T ext Display at the pr oposed site and check the def ault viewing angle while adjusting the p[...]
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b. At the pr oposed sit e, wipe the surf ace and expo sed mounting plate with one o f the enclosed alc ohol pads. Allow both t o dry . c. Remo ve the pr otectiv e tape fr om one side of one of the enclosed adhesiv e pads, and press the p ad against the mounting plate . d. Remo ve the r emaining prot ective tape, and pr ess and hold the T ext Displa[...]
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Installing C omponents Installing the C ontrol Knob ( continued) 2. At the bas e (below the c able ), using the 1.5mm he x ke y , loosen (but do not r emov e ) the hex setscr ew . 3. T o install the Contr ol Knob with adhesiv e tape , perform the follo wing step s or skip to s tep 4: a. Insert the mounting plate, r otat e it 180°, and tighten the [...]
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Drive + Play oper ates much lik e the iPod its elf . The Control Knob mimics the iPod’ s Click Wheel, and its soft w are us es a similar menu-select s yst em. Before y ou use Drive + Play , you’ll need t o set it up f or the first time. A fter y ou perform the Initial Setup using the Se ttings Menu, c ontrolling y our iPod with Driv e + Play wi[...]
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Initial Setup ( continued) Setting A UX Input T o route an audio signal fr om a device ( e.g., c ell phone or satellit e r adio; see Wiring Diagr am on page 5) connected t o Drive + Play’ s auxiliary input to y our mobile audio syst em: • T o enable or disable automatic sensing and s witching of audio signals on Drive + Play’ s auxiliary inpu[...]
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Setting the Sleep T imer Drive + Play is equipped with a sleep timer that dela ys its pow er off b y a default of 2 sec onds after the ignition is turned of f . Y ou can set a dif ferent delay time as f ollows: NOTE: Sleep Timer only works when the Drive + Play’s ACC wire is connected to the ignition switch’s accessory terminal (see Wiring Diag[...]
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TROUBLESHOO TING Problem: Message = iP od Disconnect ed Solution: • Check that the iPod C onnection Cable is connect ed betw een the Electronics Enclo sure and the iP od. Problem: Message = A UX is Disabled Solution: • Check AUX Input ( see page 10). • Check the connection bet ween the Electr onics Enclosure and the auxiliary devic e. Problem[...]