What do I connect the remote turn on wire to?
What do I connect the remote turn on wire to?
Wiring the remote turn on wire with an aftermarket head unit is pretty straightforward. Simply connect another piece of blue primary wire to the blue wire in the wiring harness and run the primary wire back to the amplifier to terminate in the remote turn on terminal.
Is there a remote turn on wire on a head unit?
So the amplifier doesn’t stay on 24 hours a day you need a way to turn it on and off remotely. Hence the term “remote turn on wire”. Almost every aftermarket head unit has a remote turn on wire. Some manufacturers call it a power antenna wire. But regardless of the label all it does is output a positive 12 volts when the head unit is turned on.
How do you connect a remote turn on wire?
Simply connect another piece of blue primary wire to the blue wire in the wiring harness and run the primary wire back to the amplifier to terminate in the remote turn on terminal. To connect wire to wire, an appropriately sized butt connector or other style connector can be used.
What happens when the remote turn on wire is turned off?
When the ignition of the vehicle is turned off, the remote turn on wire stops transferring voltage and the amplifier turns off. If the remote turn on wire is connected to a wire in the vehicle that has constant voltage, the amplifier will always be on.
Where does the remote turn on signal come from?
Since a stock/factory radio doesn’t have a remote turn on output like an aftermarket head unit, the voltage turn on signal has to come from the factory electrical system. The remote turn on wire must be connected to part of the vehicle’s electrical system that only turns on when the ignition is in the ACCESSORY or ON position.
How does the remote turn on wire work?
The remote turn on wire receives voltage from the factory electrical system when the ignition is in the ACCESSORY or ON position (keep reading this document for the complete explanation). This voltage is transferred through the remote turn on wire to the amplifier turn on circuit; when the amplifier senses this voltage, it turns the amplifier on.
How to connect Terminal # 87 to the remote turn on wire?
Your ad blocker is preventing this page from displaying correctly. Using a 30 amp SPDT relay, connect terminal #87 to constant 12 volts positive with a fuse rated to the sum of the additional accessories you’ve added and the components you need to turn on.
What kind of wire do I need for remote turn on?
To connect wire to wire, an appropriately sized butt connector or other style connector can be used. For stock head units, wiring the remote turn on wire isn’t quite as simple, but is still easily done if you follow the proper steps.
What’s the name of the Blue turn on wire?
The blue/white stripe remote turn on wire has a number of other names such as accessory wire, system remote control wire, etc… Some of the confusion about this wire may come from the different wiring methods between a factory and an aftermarket head unit.
