Which wire does the remote wire connected to?
The turn-on wire (also called the remote wire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos, it’s usually a blue and white wire. The remote wire will “tell” your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo is powered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turned on).
What does the blue remote wire do?
The blue remote wire is an output wire it is not needed to operate soundbar. It is meant to turn on an additional amplifier. For example you could add a subwoofer amp to the sound bar and use the remote out to cut on sub amp and use the rcas from sound bar to supply sound to amp.
Does the remote wire connect to the power antenna?
STOCK HEADUNIT Some of the more common options for connecting the remote turn on wire when using a factory head unit are to the wire connected to a power antenna (older vehicles which do not turn off the antenna when not using the radio) or to the vehicle’s fuse box.
What does the accessory wire connect to?
The 12V accessory wire is connected from the stereo to the ignition switch accessory wires. So when you turn on the ignition, it activates the 12V accessory wire to turn on the stereo. This means that the 12V wire must stay connected to power the stereo.
How do you hook up a amp to a stock head unit?
Usually, you’ll be installing a 4-channel amplifier with speaker-level inputs. The best way to connect it to a factory system is to tap into the stereo’s speaker outputs for the amp’s input signal. Then send the amp’s outputs back to the stereo’s harness, and on to the speakers through the factory wiring.
Can you bypass remote wire on AMP?
Simple, the remote wire usually senses ignition or accessory on. You can bypass this by just linking the remote to the main incoming 12V supply. This will make the unit permanently on. Make sure you have some other way of isolating it or you’ll have a flat battery.
Can I use any wire for remote wire?
It doesn’t matter what kind of wire you use for a remote wire. Any copper wire will work when used as a remote wire. Since most speaker wires are made of copper metal, they can be used for remote wiring.