Outback RCPR96 User manual

RCPR96
INSTALLATION OF ‘OUTBACK’ROOF CONSOLE
PRADO 90 series 7/96 –8/02 Part No. RCPR96
Failure to connect coloured wiring correctly and tape up all connections as described in following
instructions will result in an electrical short and void console warranty.
For this installation you will need a hand held Phillips screwdriver, steel ruler and insulation tape.
VEHICLE PREPARATION:
Swing Sun Visors around to side and lay flat to roof for ease of installation.
Switch interior light to off position, remove from roof, disconnect wiring and put aside, retain screws for fitting.
Remove the rear view mirror; use steel ruler to lever plastic cover off sideways and undo the two screws
beneath.
Remove the map lights; slide steel ruler (lever tool) in from the front, between light housing and roof lining; at
a position 60mm in from each end and lever downwards to remove cover and repeat to remove light housing.
No damage can be caused as the lights are simply held in with spring loaded clips. Unplug wires, tuck wires
and plug back into void in roof. Put lights aside for reinstallation upon sale of vehicle.
Rear Fixing Plate Installation: Using a hand held Phillips screwdriver
fasten Rear Fixing Plate to the two vacant interior light screw holes.
Use original interior light screws and fasten plate through marked
holes ensuring captive nuts are to front of vehicle and interior light
plug protrudes out side of plate. Fasten yellow earth wire supplied
to one of these screws.
Front Mounting Bracket Installation: Fasten Front Mounting Bracket
supplied to inside front of Roof Console using two (2) 6mm x 16mm
black Phillips round head bolts supplied.
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CAPTIVE NUTS TO FRONT OF VEHICLE

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Installation preparation: Connect wiring extension supplied to console
wiring loom; connect red to red,white to white and yellow to yellow.
Tape up all connections.
Comfortable work position: Slide seats all way back, if right handed
sit in passenger seat; if left handed, sit in driver seat.
Use ‘Blu-Tack’ in fit kit to adhere one of the 6mm x 25mm round head bolts to Phillips head screw driver and
store in convenient location, eg: on seat of vehicle or in/on centre console.
CONSOLE INSTALLATION:
Stand console upright on front seat and plug console wiring into interior
light plug of vehicle. Plug white wire on console into red/grey wire
of interior light plug, red into red wire and yellow into yellow
earth wire fastened to Rear Fixing Plate. Check that console lights work
independently once doors are shut and timer switches off then tape up to
ensure wires do not become disconnected.
Position console in centre of vehicle then look up under and into rear mounting hole; line up captive nuts in
Rear Fixing Plate with slotted fastening holes, tuck wiring loom out of way so as not jam between console body
and rear mounting plate. Use the 6mm x 25mm round head Phillips bolt ‘Blu Tacked’ to your Phillips screw
driver and loosely fasten rear of console up to one of captive nuts in Rear Fixing Plate.
Line Front Mounting Bracket holes up with rear view mirror screw holes and push front of console firmly up
against roof. Screw rear view mirror back into place through Front Mounting Bracket using original screws and
replace plastic cover.
‘Blu-Tack’ other 6mm x 25mm bolt to screw driver, fasten into Rear Fixing Plate and tighten rear bolts.
NOTE: Only tighten rear bolts up firm so console is held to roof. DO NOT keep tightening so as to bend rear
mounting plate downwards. Do rear bolts up with equal tension.
Open Locker Box and remove Microphone Cable Holder and Mounting Hole Cover from inside; fasten Cover
in place using screws supplied. Fasten Microphone Cable Holder in place as per radio installation instructions.
There is an on/off switch located in front of front lights, when off it acts as a kill switch and no lights will work;
when on lights work independently as map/interior lights when doors are shut and timer switches off; when
doors are opened lights will work as door/interior lights.
Fit Kit: RCPR96
One (1) Front Mounting Bracket
One (1) Rear Fixing Plate
One (1) Wiring extension
One (1) Yellow earth wire
Two (2) 6mm x 16mm black round head Phillips bolts
Two (2) 6mm x 25mm round head Phillips bolt
One (1) Small piece of ‘Blu-Tack’
Three (3) x 100mm Sticky back foam pieces
TAPE UP
TAPE UP

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RADIO INSTALLATION
Radio Insert Installation: for smaller size radios
PLEASE NOTE: Radio Inserts NOT INCLUDED.
Decorative side of insert faces outwards and snaps out over bottom of tray surround.
To install insert, squeeze top and bottom together; push/bend sides and
squeeze into tray surround from inside to outside until bottom lip on
decorative side of insert snaps/pops out over bottom of tray surround, prize
with fingers to ensure bottom lip of insert is in place over tray surround as
described. Do not scratch or mark insert or surround by prising/levering with
tools; use hands/fingers only.
Radio Installation:
Place protective cover on work bench to avoid scratching console.
Place console on protective cover and using a sharp knife cut a 30mm x 100mm
section out of storage tray 25mm in from where rear of radio will be when
installed. Use a small amount of methylated spirits on a clean cloth to clean
exposed part of console and bottom rear of radio.
Peel one side of protective backing from foam strip supplied; apply
pressure with palm of hand to adhere foam to exposed part of console.
Peel backing off other side of foam strip and add one or more strips of foam
to suit different size radios (see chart below). This will keep radio
level with bottom of surround.
Insert radio on an angle until radio protrudes 15mm out over bottom of
tray surround or insert and straighten; lay flat onto sticky back foam and
apply firm pressure to top of radio with palm of hand for 30 seconds to
ensure good adhesion.
Sticky back foam chart:
One (1) strip- standard size radios
Two (2) strips- Icom and Uniden
Three (3) strips- GME Electrophone
Microphone and Microphone Cable Holder installation:
Install in a position that suits best, depending on vehicle and Radio model. Ensure microphone or microphone
cable and holder does not foul on sun visor when pulled down.
Microphone clip on slight angle Left hand cable outlet radios Microphone clip on acute angle
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