Polaris Mazda BT50 RW-50/15 User manual

Thank you for purchasing the Polaris Mazda BT50 RW-50/15 in-dash unit.
Before removal and installation, be sure to thoroughly read these instructions.
Keep these instructions with your vehicle records for future reference.
Mazda BT-50 RW-50/15
installation instructions
Version 3
This installation guide is for reference only. Polaris takes no responsibility for any
damage caused to any vehicle through incorrect installation, unsafe practices or poor
workmanship.
Warranty for this product is 1 year from date of purchase, however warranty will be
void if:
• The unit is tampered with, damaged or modified in anyway.
• Reverse camera cable is cut or modified in any way
• Reverse camera is subjected to over voltage
• The Navigation SD card is damaged or tampered with in any way (this includes in-
stalling foreign mapping or software onto the SD card)
Warranty Terms
The Mazda BT50 RW-50/15 is covered for 1 year and includes:
• Defective Equipment
• Defective Cables
Not Covered under warranty:
• Abuse
• Improper installation
• Alteration to cables (this includes cutting of any cables)
• Accidents
This Polaris BT50 RW-50/15 utilises the OEM CD player, AM/FM Radio and USB input.
If you have any specification or troubleshooting enquiries in regards to these func-
tions please refer to your owner’s manual.
If you have any questions concerning the installation, warranty or the operation of
the unit, please contact Polaris on 1300 555 514.
We hope that you enjoy the Polaris BT50 RW-50/15 in dash unit.
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F. Wiring Diagram
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Connects to OEM Radio
Connects to OEM Radio plug
Connects to back of the
RW50/15 screen
Plugs into OEM Screen plug
Connects to
back of the
RW50/15
screen
Connects to
back of the
RW50/15
screen
A
B
E
C
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
When the manual refers to ‘TOP SECTION’ this is the area located where the OEM 3.5”
screen was originally mounted
When the manual refers to ‘OEM CD HOUSING AREA’ this is the area located where the
OEM CD was originally mounted
When the manual refers to ‘OEM’, this means original equipment manufacturer.
Connects to OEM CD player harness
Connects to OEM CD player
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Prior to installing the unit, please make sure that you have all
the parts from the box and the necessary tools to complete the
installation.
1. RW-50/15 Fascia
2. RW-50/15 8” Interface
Screen
3. Wiring Harness
4. Bluetooth External
Microphone
5. GPS External Antenna
6. Instruction Manual
7. Trim Tool
8. Rear Vision Camera
1. Trim tools
2. Cable tie
3. Electrical Tape
4. Heat shrink
5. Burner for Heat shrink
6. Small Terminal driver
7. Short Phillips head screwdriver
8. Multi tip set
9. Side cutters
10. Split conduit
11. Yellow Tongue (long strike, approx. 3-4 metres)
12. Short strike (approx. 1 metre)
1. RW-50/15 Fascia
4. Bluetooth External Microphone 5. GPS External Antenna +
Bracket & Screws 6. Instruction Manual
7. Trim Tool
8. Rear Vision Camera
3. Wiring Harness
2. RW-50/15 8” Interface Screen
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Parts - Packing List
Tools required
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Important Installation tips
• We no longer recommend mounting the GPS Antenna underneath the dashboard;
please mount it on top of the dash in the right /left top corner near the windscreen.
• Prior to installation, please disconnect and turn off the OEM
Bluetooth function.
• If you are installing a front vision camera or a caravan/trailer
camera, you will need to turn these functions on via the factory setup, to do this:
- Go into Setup > Version > Factory setup > type in 1876
- To activate the forward vision camera, please change
FRONT CAM from off to on
- To activate the caravan / trailer camera, please change
the REAR CAM from single to double.
• When testing the navigation function, please ensure that you allow the program to
completely load before activating any other function on the unit (this includes activat-
ing the reverse camera).
• When installing any screws into the RW50/15 fascia, be sure not to overtighten.
We recommend using a screwdriver and not a drill because it can create a hairline
crack that will deteriorate over time causing the fascia to crack.
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Step 1 - Remove Air conditioning panel
1. Starting from the bottom, use trim
tools to remove air conditioning
controls
2. Unplug harness and set
air conditioning controls aside
1. Use trim tools to
remove fascia panel
2. Gently pull fascia panel
out
3. Unplug button panel and
set OEM fascia panel aside
1. Remove 2 screws holding
OEM screen in place
2. Unplug harness and set
OEM screen aside
3. Remove 2 screws holding
the OEM CD housing
in place.
Step 2 - Remove Fascia Panel
Step 3 - Remove OEM Screen and CD Housing
4. Unplug harness and set
OEM CD housing aside for
now. 5
WARNING
When removing the air-conditioning
panel, fascia, OEM screen and CD housing,
do not use excessive force to pull the
panels out as there are harnesses that
need to be unplugged before complete
removal.
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1.Remove door rubber and
the driver’s pillar trim
2. Mount microphone in the
top right hand corner of the
windscreen
3. Use lever to drop steering
wheel column down
4. Remove trim around
instrument cluster panel
7. Tape Bluetooth mic cable onto strike and pull through to
the instrument cluster panel area
5. Unplug instrument cluster
panel and remove
8. You can now remove the
tape and feed the Bluetooth
mic cable into the TOP SECTION
9. Tidy up cabling running
down the side of the
driver’s piller and reinstall
rubber and trim
10. While the instrument cluster
panel is removed, we suggest
feeding plug A, B & C from the
OEM CD housing area up to the
top section
11. This will then leave plug D & E
from the wiring harness hanging in
the CD housing area
Step 4 - Prepare all the cabling in preparation for
the head unit to be installed.
A. External Bluetooth Microphone
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6. Feed short strike through A
piller hole and feed into the
instrument cluster panel area
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B. IPOD & USB Cable
1. Remove glove box - gently
push in sides to release.
13. Plug harness back into
instrument cluster panel and
remount.
2. Unclip OEM USB and AUX
cable for now, so that you can
remove the glove box
completely.
3. Feed RW50/15 USB cable
from top section down into
the glove box area
C. External Antenna
14. Reinstall trim.
NOTE: please make sure the
bottom section of the trim
goes underneath the two
reset dials.
12. Connect plug Cinto OEM
plug located in the
TOP SECTION and connect plug
Dinto the OEM plug located in
the OEM CD housing area
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We no longer recommend mounting the GPS Antenna underneath the dashboard; please
mount it on top of the dash in the right /left top corner near the windscreen.
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6. Connect camera plug to the extension
cable. Apply heat shrink over connection
to avoid the plug coming loose.
1. Run your long strike through chassis rail from front to rear.
2. Tape camera cable (large 4 pin din) onto strike at the rear of the vehicle.
3. Pull strike through from front of the vehicle - making sure that you leave enough
cable at the rear so that you can plug the camera cable in.
7. Remove kick panel and scuff plate
on passenger front side of vehicle
8. Lift carpet up to find grommet
9. Remove grommet and feed cable
through
10. Use cutters to make an incision in
grommet so that you feed cable through it.
Once you have fed the cable through the
grommet restore grommet back into its
original position.
11. Pull excess cable then apply
conduit to all exposed cable.
12. Run reverse camera cable up into
glove box area.
13. Feed camera cable up to
top section
E. Rear Camera
14. Position wiring harness up
in the top section and plug
the camera cable into the
reverse camera plug input
Notes:
Once you have repositioned the grommet after
feeding the reverse camera cable through,
we recommend applying silastic around the outside
the cable for waterproofing
Once you have fed the camera cable from the glove
box area up to the TOP SECTION, we recommend
that you cable tie any loose cables.
4. Attach the number plate camera
onto number plate (as shown above)
5. Mount number plate back
onto the vehicle.
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Connects to OEM Radio
Connects to OEM Radio plug
Connects to back of the
RW50/15 screen
Plugs into OEM Screen plug
Connects to
back of the
RW50/15
screen
Connects to
back of the
RW50/15
screen
A
B
E
C
Connects to OEM CD player harness
Connects to OEM CD player
D
Step 5 - Mount OEM CD player
2. Connect PLUG E into the
back of OEM CD player
3. Plug the radio antenna into
the back of the OEM CD player
3. Mount the OEM CD player back
into position and secure in place
with the original screws.
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F. Wiring Diagram
PLEASE NOTE:
If your Mazda BT-50 originally had the OEM GPS system installed, you need to
plug in a different radio antenna. Instead of using the radio antenna that normally
plugs into the back of the OEM CD housing
(the connector that you originally unplugged), you must use the radio antenna that
was originally plugged into the the back of the OEM GPS Screen (it is the black
connector).
1. Before re-mounting the OEM
CD housing we suggest posi-
tioning the power amplifier
box just behind it.
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1. Grab the OEM fascia and
remove all 9 clips and set aside.
2. Remove the 10 screws holding the
button panel and air conditioning
vents in place - set aside.
Step 6 - Prepare the BT50 RW-50/15 OEM fascia
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3. Position the button panel and air condi-
tioning vents onto the RW-50/15 fascia
and secure in place with the 10 original
screws.
4. Clip the 9 clips onto the RW-50/15
fascia
5. Use the 2 screws to attach the
RW50/15 screen to the fascia.
IMPORTANT: When installing any screws into the RW50/15 fascia, be sure not to overtighten.
We recommend using a screwdriver and not a drill because it can create a hairline crack that
will deteriorate over time causing the fascia to crack.
6. Finished product.
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