Before we start off writing the directions on how to hook up an HD radio to your car, we must know the meaning of the HD radio. It is a service that delivers digital audio by the radio stations especially FM radio. Generally the HD radio has two parts in the installation. One is its head unit. This head unit is generally fixed in the car by the factory and has all the necessary controls to control the audio. The second part is the radio. This is connected to head unit for controls. This HD radio is not available with all factory cars and is optional. The interested people have to buy it separately. There are other types of radios like satellite radio. This radio need to be fees for use. Unlike this, the HD radio is does not require fee.

This article is moderately easy and is achievable by all people who can follow the instructions. To accomplish this task, the radio and installation kit will be needed. Apart from this, electric tape is also helpful.

After the things are ready, the first step to do is to disconnect the battery. This can be done by removing the negative end of the batter with the help of wrench or any other suitable tool. Then, an antenna jack that is present on HD radio is connected with the antenna of the car. This need not be done with the antenna input of the head unit but with the radio directly.

The antenna’s jack is connected to HD radio this is in turn connected to the antenna of the car. There is no necessity to connect it to the head of the input of the antenna. The black wire is to be connected to the black port and in the same way a yellow one to the yellow port. This set should be led to the chassis of the car.

A paint free clean location is chosen first. There are pieces that come along with wiring and it can be used. The yellow line is then connected to the terminal which has a supply of 12 v . it is a constant supply. It also consists of the inline for the fuse.

Now you should see to that the auto antenna control terminal of your car is connected to the blue coloured or white coloured cable that is coming out of head unit. This cable is meant for the control signal. Use your car’s instruction manual or documentation to do this. All the wiring and joints are insulated with the electrical insulation tape.

HD radio is mounted in the most convenient place in the car. Hook and loop fasteners are used to fix the HD radio under any seat to the car’s carpet. The reason why the radio is fixed under a seat is that the radio is controlled by the head unit in the dash board and not by the radio itself. The negative terminal of the car’s battery is reconnected and the radio is tested.

Hence this article teaches how to hook up an HD radio to your car.

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