Kenwood DAB‐A1 Fitting Instructions

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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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Kenwood DAB‐A1 Fitting Instructions

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