Metra GMOS-04 manual

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    GM ONST AR CLASS II D A T A BUS INTERF A CE GMOS-04 Installation Instructions 1-800-221-0932 www .axxessinterf ace.com THE GMOS-04 IS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH VEHICLES THA T HAVE A F ACTOR Y AMPLIFIED SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BOSE AUDIO SY STEMS. BESIDES RET AINING THE ONST AR SYSTEM, THE GMOS-04 WILL ALSO RET AIN THE WARNING CHIMES THA T WILL BE LOST [...]

  • Page 2

    GMOS-04 1 BUICK ALLURE 2005-09 CENTURY 2004-05 LACROSSE 2005-09 RAINIER 2004-07 RENDEZVOUS 2002-07 TERRAZA 2005-08 C ADILLAC ESCALADE 2003-06 ESCALADE EXT 2003-06 CHEVROLET AV ALANCHE 2003-06 CAV ALIER 2000-05 CORVETTE 2005-09* *See note for Corvette in “CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE ON THE 24 PIN GRA Y HARNESS” EXPRESS 2003-07 IMP ALA 2000-05 MALIBU [...]

  • Page 3

    GMOS-04 2 WIRING UP THE GMOS-04 * Important: Before beginning any of the following, disconnect the negative battery terminal to prevent accidental short circuit. * *Note: The ignition power source of most GM vehicles keep the radio on until one of the doors is opened. This is called the R.A.P . (retained accessory power). The GMOS-04 is designed to[...]

  • Page 4

    GMOS-04 3 FOR 2005-2009 COR VETTE ONL Y 6. A Relay is needed in the 2005-2009 Cor vette. Y ou will need to cut the blue/white wire in half between the 16 way Molex and 24 way gray connector . • Connect the blue/white wire coming from the 16 way Molex to pin 85 of the Relay . • Connect the blue/white wire coming from the 24 way connector to pin [...]

  • Page 5

    GMOS-04 4 CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE ON THE 14 PIN HARNESS 1. Connect the blue/white wire to the radio’ s AMP turn-on wire. 2. Connect the red wire to the radio’ s Igniton or accessory wire. 3. Connect the RCA cables to the radio’ s RCA outputs . If no RCA outputs are available, use the Metra line output converter part #ALO-648 (SOLD SEP ARA TEL [...]

  • Page 6

    GMOS-04 5 ONST AR LEVEL ADJUSTMENT T o adjust the Onstar volume level find the Black/yellow wire that you cut on the 16 pin harness, you will use the Black/yellow wire that is by itself, with no other wire with it. Push the blue Onstar button, while the voice is speaking ta p the Black/yellow wire to ground. There are 4 volume settings for Onstar; [...]

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    6 GMOS-04 TROUBLESHOOTING: Chime T oo Loud/Soft: There are some instances where the chime is too loud or too soft. T o resolve this follo w these steps: 1. Make sure the ignition is turned to the “off” position. 2. Disconnect the 14 pin and 16 pin wire harnesses from the GMOS-04. 3. Loca te the potentiometer on the left side of the module, this[...]

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    GMOS-04 INSTRUCTIONS 1-800-221-0932 www .axxessinterf ace.com REV . 08-03-09 © COPYRIGHT 2004-09 METRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION INSTGMOS-04[...]

  • Page 9

    GM ONSTAR CLASS II DATA BUS INTERFACE G M O S- 04 1-800-221-0932 www .axxessinterf ace.com EL GMOS-04 ESTÁ DISEÑADO P ARA EL USO CON VEHÍCULOS QUE TIENEN UN SISTEMA AMPLIFIC ADO DE FÁBRIC A, INCLU- IDOS LOS SISTEMAS DE AUDIO BOSE. ADEMÁS DE RETENER EL SISTEMA ONST AR, EL GMOS-04 T AMBIÉN RETENDRÁ LAS CAMP ANILLAS DE ADVERTENCIA QUE SE PIERDE[...]

  • Page 10

    GMOS-04 1 BUICK ALLURE 2005-09 CENTURY 2004-05 LACROSSE 2005-09 RAINIER 2004-07 RENDEZVOUS 2002-07 TERRAZA 2005-08 CADILLAC ESCALADE 2003-06 ESCALADE EXT 2003-06 CHEVROLET AV ALANCHE 2003-06 CAV ALIER 2000-05 CORVETTE 2005-09* *See note for Corvette in “CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE ON THE 24 PIN GRA Y HARNESS” EXPRESS 2003-07 IMP ALA 2000-05 MALIBU 2[...]

  • Page 11

    GMOS-04 2 COMO REALIZAR EL CABLEADO DEL GMO5-04 • Importante: Antes de comenzar a realizar cualquiera de los siguientes pasos, desconecte el ter- minal negativo de la batería, a fin de evitar un cortocircuito accidental. ** Nota: La fuente de alimentación de la ignición de la mayoría de los vehículos GM mantienen el radio encendido hasta que[...]

  • Page 12

    GMOS-04 3 Salida remota de 12 V desde el cable azul/blanco del GMOS-04 Batería de más de 12 V con fusible de 5 A Cortar la salida remota del GMOS-04. Conectar el lado de la interfaz a la clavija 85 del relé SPDT . Conectar el lado del automóvil del arnés a la clavija 30 del relé SPDT . Al vehículo Relé SPDT AL RADIO UNICAMENTE P ARA LOS MOD[...]

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    GMOS-04 4 CONEXIONES QUE DEBEN REALIZARSE EN EL ARNÉS DE 14 CLA VIJAS 1. Conecte el cable azul/blanco al cable de encendido del AMP . del radio. 2. Conecte el cable rojo al cable de ignición o al cable para accesorios del radio. 3. Conecte los cables RC A a las salidas RC A del radio. Si no hay salidas RCA disponibles, use el convertidor de salid[...]

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    GMOS-04 5 AJUSTE DE NIVEL DEL SISTEMA ONST AR Para ajustar el nivel de volumen del sistema Onstar , busque el cable negro/amarillo que cortó en el arnés de 16 c la vijas; para ello, utilizará el cable negro/amarillo que se encuentra solo, sin otro cable. Presione el botón azul del sistema Onstar; mientras la voz esté hablando, encinte el cable[...]

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    6 GMOS-04 DETECCIÓ N DE F ALLAS: Campanilla demasiado fuerte/suave: En algunos casos, el volumen de la campanilla está demasiado fuerte o demasiado suave. Para resolverlo, siga estos pasos: 1. Asegúrese de que la ignición esté en la posición “off” (apagado). 2. Desconecte los arneses para cables de 14 clavijas y de 16 clavijas del GMOS-04[...]

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    INSTRUCCIONES DEL GMOS-04 1-800-221-0932 www .axxessinterf ace.com REV. 08-03-09 © COPYRIGHT 2004-09 METRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION INSTGMOS-04[...]