Kenwood DAB‐A1 User manual

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PleaseNote:Thisfittingprocedureshouldbeconductedbyaqualifiedvehicletechnicianasairbagsmaybeinstalled
inthedismantlingareas.
Itemsincluded:
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•AntennaFilm–SeePicturebelow
•AntennaLeadwithEarthSheetandAmplifierBlock–SeePicturebelow
•3xStickPads
•1xCleanerWipe
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AmplifierBlock
EarthSheet
AntennaLead
AntennaFilm
FITTINGINSTRUCTIONS
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DAB‐A1DABANTENNA
DesignedforusewithKenwoodDigitalRadiosonly
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Step1
CarefullyremovethepassengersideAPillarcover.
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Step2
Theantennashouldbelocatedonthepassengersideofthe
frontwindscreen.Ensurethatthereisanapproximate15cm
gapatthetopoftheantennafilmanda7cmgapfromtheside
ofthewindscreentotheverticalstripoftheantennafilmas
shown.
Wipetheinsideofthewindscreenwheretheantennafilmand
theantennaearthandamplifierblockistobelocatedwiththe
cleaner.
Note:Iftheglassiscoldyouwillneedtowarmtheglassby
usingthecarsheater.Thiswillensureagoodadhesion.
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Step3
Ensurethattheglasssurfaceiscompletelydrybefore
mountingtheantennafilm.
RemoveTabI ontheantennafilmandstickthelower
horizontalsectionoftheantennafilmtothewindscreen.
Ensureyouhavelefta15cmgapatthetopand7cmgaptothe
side.
Note:Removethebackinggentlyanddonottouchthesticky
sideofthehorizontalsectionoftheantennafilm
TabI
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Step4
RemovetheTabII ontheverticalsectionoftheantennafilm.
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Step4
Nowstickthistotheglasswhilegentlyapplyingpressureto
removeanyairbubbles.
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Step5
RemoveTabIII 
Note:Donottouchthefeederterminaloftheantennafilm–
Thisistheblackedoutsectionshown.
TabII 
FeederTerminalTabIII
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Step6
Removethe2whitestickypadbackingsfromtheamplifier
blockontheantennalead.Ensuringthatyoudonottouchthe
terminalsorthestickysurface.
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Step7
Matchthecontacttabsoftheamplifierblockontheantenna
leadwiththetwoblacktrianglesontheantennafilmandstick
thetwopartstogether.
Note:Donottouchthefeederterminaloftheantennafilm.
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Step8
Removetheyellowbackingfromtheearthtabontheamplifier
blockandstickthistothemetaloftheApillar.
Note:YouDONOTneedtoremoveanypaintfortheearth
contacttowork
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Step9
RoutetheantennaleaddowntheApillarintothedashboardtotheKenwoodhead‐unit.Ensurenottotrapanyleads
andcabletieasyougo.
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CarefullyrefittheApillarcoverandcheckfortheDABreception.
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