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DocumentDocumentJeep Wrangler PSS-20WRA Sound System Installation Manual Model: Wrangler Unlimited Model Year: 2007 2014 *Not compatible with factory amplified systems Jeep UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 1/20 Model Wrangler Unlimited Year 2007 - 2014 * The specified vehicles have been tested and have met compatibility specs at the time of testing. Compatibility is not guaranteed if the manufacturer has made production changes to the listed vehicles above. Warning: Before you begin wiring, remove the ground wire from the NEGATIVE (-) terminal of the battery. Failing to do so can lead to electric shock, injury or damage to equipment. Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the PSS-20WRA. This installation manual is designed to take you through the step-by-step installation of the PSS-20WRA into a 2007 - 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. Please familiarize yourself with the owners manual and if you still have additional questions please call 1-800-TECH-101. Note Design and specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement. To Ensure Safe Use, Always Follow These Precautions The installation of this product requires specialized skills and experience. We recommend that you have the product installed by an Alpine authorized dealer. Before you use this product, be sure to carefully read this installation manual and the separate user's manual so that you can use the product correctly. Alpine Electronics bears no responsibility for problems that arise as a result of failure to follow the instructions in the manuals. This manual includes a number of symbols that are intended to help you use the product safely, to prevent harm to you and others, and to protect against damage to property. These symbols and their meanings are listed below. Make sure you fully understand these symbols before you begin reading the main text. Explanations of Injury and Damage That May Result from Incorrect Use Warning Caution Ignoring the content marked by this indication and using the product incorrectly may lead to death or serious injury. Ignoring the content marked by this indication and using the product incorrectly may lead to injury or property damage. https://manual-hub.com/ Types of Precautions UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 2/20 Forbidden Forbidden Indicates actions that are forbidden (must not be performed) Indicates that disassembly is forbidden. Mandatory Indicates actions that are mandatory (must be performed) Marks content that should receive your full attention. Warning Do not disassemble or modify the product. Doing so could lead to an accident, fire, or electric shock. Forbidden Store screws and other small objects where small children cannot reach them. If one of these small objects is swallowed, consult with a doctor immediately. When replacing fuses, be sure to use fuses with the specified current rating. Failing to do so could lead to an accident or fire. Forbidden Mandatory Only connect the product to a 12 VDC negative ground car. Failing to do so could lead to an accident or fire. Mandatory Before you begin wiring, remove the ground wire from the negative terminal of the battery. Failing to do so could lead to electric shock or injury. Do not cut the insulation on a cord and take power from another device. Doing so could lead to fire or electric shock. Forbidden Do not install the product in a location where it will obstruct the driver's forward view; interfere with the operation of the steering wheel, gearshift, or the like; or pose a threat to passengers. Doing so could lead to an accident or injury. Forbidden When making a hole in the vehicle body, be careful to avoid damaging pipes, the fuel tank, electrical wiring, and the like. This kind of damage could lead to an accident or fire. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 3/20 When installing and grounding the product, do not use any of the bolts or nuts of the steering wheel, brakes, fuel tank, or the like. Doing so could make the brakes stop working or lead to fire. Forbidden Do not install the product near the passenger-side airbag. Doing so could interfere with the operation of the airbag and lead to an accident or injury. Forbidden Bundle cords so that they don't interfere with driving. Wrapping cords around the steering wheel, gearshift, brake pedal, or the like, could lead to an accident or damage equipment. Caution Connect the product properly according to the instructions. Failing to do so could lead to fire or an accident. Do not sandwich cords between the seat railing or allow them to touch protrusions. Resulting breaks or shorts could lead to electric shock or fire. Do not block vents or heat sinks. Doing so could lead to fire or damage equipment. Forbidden Use the accessories according to the instructions, and attach them securely. Failing to do so could lead to an accident or damage equipment. Forbidden Do not install the product where it may be exposed to water or in a place with high levels of humidity or dust. Doing so could lead to fire or damage equipment. Forbidden The installation and wiring of this product requires specialized skills and experience. Have the product installed by an Alpine authorized dealer. https://manual-hub.com/ Tools Required Panel Removal Tool 9/32" Drill Bit Torx T15 T30 T45 Accessory List Parts List Subwoofer UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 4/20 Sockets 7mm 10mm 18mm Extension Power Drill #2 Phillips Screwdriver Ratchet Wire Cutters Amplifier Subwoofer Level Remote Amplifier Mounting Bracket R/L Subwoofer Mounting Brackets (8) M4 Screws (2) Dash Tweeter Mounting Caps (4) 6.5" Speaker Adapters (4) M6 Screws https://manual-hub.com/ Accessory List Parts List (4) 8/32" Phillips Screws UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 5/20 (4) 12" X 12" Polyfill fiber sheets Main Wiring Harness SPT-70C Rear Component Speakers SPT-71C Front Component Speaker Hi/Lo RCA Adapter TWEETER SLIDE || OPEN INPUT TWEETER SLIDE || OPEN INPUT OEM T-Harness Adapter Power Cable (4) RCA Adapters (10) Cable Ties (8) 1" Truss-Head Phillips Screws (8) 1/2" Truss-Head Phillips Screws Anti-Vibration Foam NOTE: Please align them as top left image Velcro NOTE: Please align them as top left image (4) 6.5" Speaker Wiring Adapters https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 6/20 Factory Unit Disassembly Process (2007-2010 Only) 1 Remove top panel by releasing (2) clips on the rear of the top panel and then pull panel forward. 2 Remove (2) 7mm screws from the top of the radio bezel. 3 Release (2) clips on the top of the bottom panel. This will expose (2) 7mm screws. Remove using a 7mm socket with ratchet & extension. 4 Use panel removal tool to remove dash panel by releasing (6) clips (3 per side). 5 Extract (4) 7mm screws and remove the factory radio. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 7/20 Factory Radio Removal (2011 2014) 1 Remove the rubber cover from the top storage area and extract (1) 7mm screw. 2 Remove the knee cover panel and extract (2) 7mm screws located to the right and left sides of the steering wheel column. 3 Remove the window switch pod using a Panel Removal Tool and extract (1) 7mm screw. Left side of steering wheel column. 4 Remove the dash panel. Right side of steering wheel column. 5 Extract (4) 7mm screws and remove the factory radio. https://manual-hub.com/ Passenger Seat Removal 1 Using an 18mm socket, extract the (4) seat bolts from the passenger side seat. UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 8/20 2 Using a T45 Torx extract (1) bolt from the seat belt anchor. Front view Confirm that the Battery has been disconnected before continuing to step 3. Rear view 3 Unplug the two connectors and unclip them from the base. (2011-2014 Only) 4 Remove the passenger seat from the vehicle. Use caution when removing the seat. https://manual-hub.com/ Top Dash Tweeter Removal 1 Remove top dash speaker grill using a panel removal tool. UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 9/20 2 Gently open the (3) lock tabs to release the factory tweeter. Front Speakers Removal 1 Using a Panel Removal Tool, remove the dash side covers by each door. 2 Remove the driver side knee cover by releasing the (2) top clips. Driver Side Passenger Side 3 Extract (2) 10mm screws from the metal steering wheel column cover and remove it. 10mm Driver Side 4 Extract (2) 7mm screws from the lower dash. '07 - '11 Models have (4) screws. 7mm '07-'11 Models have (2) additional screws https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 10/20 Front Speakers Removal 5 Remove glove box by pushing both left and right sides inwards. 6 Extract (2) 7mm screws from the lower dash. '07-'11 Models have (4) screws. 7 Extract (2) 7mm screws from the side of each respective dash enclosure. '07-'11 Models have (2) additional screws 8 Remove (1) 10mm screws from under the each enclosure. Driver Side Passenger Side 9 Disconnect the speaker enclosure (connector located on the back). 10 Pull the dash towards the back of the vehicle and remove the enclosure by turning towards the back. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 11/20 Sound Bar Speaker Removal 1 Remove (3) T15 Torx screws from the speaker grills. 2 Disconnect and remove the factory speaker. Tweeter Assembly 1 Connect the tweeter to the X-Over network. 2 Insert the SPT-10WRA tweeter into the factory tweeter grill. Insert the mounting cap to secure the tweeter. *Front SPT-71C Tweeter and Network as shown. Amplifier Mounting Bracket Use the (4) 8/32" Phillips screws to attach the amplifier to the mounting bracket. Face the RCA connectors towards the open tab as shown. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 12/20 Tweeter Installation 1 Connect the dash tweeters to the factory harness and mount X-Over network using a cable tie as shown below. 2 Push the X-Over through the tweeter opening and snap the tweeter into place. Front Speaker Installation NOTE: Polyfill installation is critical to the sound quality of the system, please do not skip this step 1 Mount the 6.5" speaker adapter using the factory screws. 3 Connect the speaker and mount it using the provided (8) 1" Truss-head Phillips screws. 2 Stuff the speaker enclosure with the supplied polyfill fiber. Separate the center creating an opening and pass the speaker cable through. Sound Bar Speaker Installation NOTE: Polyfill installation is critical to the sound quality of the system, please do not skip this step 1 Mount the speaker to the 6.5" speaker adapter using the (8) ½" Truss head screws. 2 Stuff the speaker cavity with the supplied polyfill fiber. Separate the center creating an opening and pass the speaker cable through. 3 Connect and mount the 6.5" coaxial speakers using the factory T15 Torx screws. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 13/20 Subwoofer Installation (passenger side seat) 1 Position the seat in a secure manner to gain access to the bottom of the seat. 2 Using a T30 Torx, remove the OEM harness mounting plate as shown below. Use a panel removal tool to remove the two plugs from the mounting plate. 3 On the left seat bracket, use a 9/32" drill bit to enlarge the two outer mounting holes of the OEM harness mounting plate. 4 Use a #2 Phillips screw driver to attach the mounting brackets to the subwoofer with the M4 screws. 5 Secure the connector plugs using cable ties to the left side of the seat as shown below. 6 Attach the subwoofer to the seat using the M6 screws. Do not tighten until the seat is inside the vehicle and the amplifier mount is attached. https://manual-hub.com/ Amplifier Installation 1 Use a 10mm socket to connect the power cable to the POSITIVE (+) battery terminal. Note: The NEGATIVE terminal should remain disconnected until the installation is completed. UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 14/20 2 Route the power cable following the OEM harness as shown below. 3 Route the power cable along the vehicle's frame following the OEM harness towards the back until reaching the rubber grommet under of the passenger side seat. 4 Route the cable through the rubber grommet and seal with silicone. (silicone not supplied) View from passenger underside of vehicle 5 Route and secure the power cable along the factory harness using the supplied cable ties as shown below. 6 Using a 10mm socket attach the (black) NEGATIVE (-) ground cable to the factory ground point under the seat. View from cabin. Passenger seat area. View from inside cabin. Passenger side seat area. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 15/20 Amplifier Installation 7 Attach the anti-vibration foam to the amplifier, make all the necessary connections following the corresponding wiring diagram. See pages 16, 17 or 18. 8 Route the main harness along the center console as shown below. Rear of vehicle Front of vehicle Rear of vehicle Front of vehicle 9 Route the main harness up to the headunit cavity as shown below. 10 Make all the necessary connections to the headunit following the corresponding wiring diagram. See pages 16, 17 or 18. Be sure to make all sound adjustments to both the subwoofer and amplifier before proceeding to the next step. (refer to sound setting sheet or wiring diagram) 11 Return the passenger seat to into the vehicle and attach the amplifier bracket between the subwoofer and seat mounting brackets. 12 Connect the subwoofer and passenger seat connector. https://manual-hub.com/ Exploded View UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 16/20 Passenger door side Center console side Bass Level Control Installation Mount the bass level control to an easily accessible location. We recommend mounting the control on the center console as shown below using the Velcro provided. https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 17/20 PSS-20WRA Wiring Diagram For Alpine Restyle Headunit To Vehicle Connectors To OBDII Connector OEM Audio Power/Speaker 20-pin Gray Connector 16-pin Green Connector Alpine Restyle Headunit Recommended Sound Settings Front 63Hz Level +5 Medium 140Hz Level +6 Medium 200Hz Level -8 Medium 450Hz Level -1 Narrow 560Hz Level -10 Narrow 1.1kHz Level -04 Medium 4kHz Level +2 Medium 8kHz Level +2 Wide 16kHz Level +2 Wide Rear 56Hz Level +5 Wide 80Hz Level +8 Wide 200Hz Level -10 Medium 500Hz Level -2 Narrow 800Hz Level +3 Medium 1.8kHz Level +5 Medium 3.6kHz Level +4 Wide 8kHz Level +2 Wide 11kHz Level +3 Narrow X-Over Front 63Hz Slope 18db Level -2 63Hz Slope 18db Level -4 125Hz Slope 12db Level 0 Time Correction FL 1.2 FR 0 RL 2.4 RR 0.7 SL 0.8 SR 0.8 4 PIN WHITE CONNECTOR Front Front Rear Rear Front 4 PIN BLACK CONNECTOR NOT USED Rear LR LR Front Rear L R Connect to Alpine Restyle headunit low level output Subwoofer WHITE/GRAY RCA Adapter GREEN/PURPLE RCA Adapter RED/WHITE RCA Adapter Front Rear Subwoofer iDatalink MAESTRO Module Blue/White Amp Turn-on Blue Amp Turn-On RED/WHITE L R RCA Adapter For a detailed Alpine Restyle headunit wiring diagram refer to it's corresponding installation manual. BLACK To Chassis Ground RED To Battery Cable MRV-F300 Amplifier Speaker Wiring CH 1 - White (+) White/Black (-) CH 2 - Gray(+) Gray/Black (-) CH 3 - Green (+) Green/Black (-) CH 4 - Purple (+) Purple/Black (-) To Speaker Output RED BATTERY BLACK GROUND BLUE REMOTE To Vehicle's Battery POSITIVE (+) Terminal POWER AMPLIFIER MRV-F300 Hi/Lo L R L R Adapter Input Signal CH 1 - White (L) CH 2 - Gray (R) CH 3 - Green (L) CH 4 - Purple (R) SUBWOOFER PWE-S8 NOTE: FOR BEST PERFORMANCE SET AMPLIFIER AND SUBWOOFER TO RECOMMENDED SETTINGS AS SHOWN ABOVE https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 18/20 PSS-20WRA Wiring Diagram Aftermarket Headunit To Vehicle Connectors Power/Speaker 16-pin Green Connector OEM T-HARNESS ADAPTER To 3rd party wire harness and radio replacement interface * Wire Harness and Interface sold separately Front Speakers 4 PIN WHITE CONNECTOR Rear 4 PIN BLACK CONNECTOR Front Rear Subwoofer High Level Out NOT USED Blue/White Amp Turn-On Blue Amp Turn-On Front Front Rear WHITE/GRAY RCA Adapter Rear GREEN/PURPLE RCA Adapter Subwoofer Subwoofer RED/WHITE RCA Adapter LR LR LR Connect to aftermarket headunit low level output RED/WHITE L R RCA Adapter BLACK To Chassis Ground RED To Battery Cable Subwoofer main connector MRV-F300 Amplifier Speaker Wiring CH 1 - White (+) White/Black (-) CH 2 - Gray(+) Gray/Black (-) CH 3 - Green (+) Green/Black (-) CH 4 - Purple (+) Purple/Black (-) To Speaker Output RED BATTERY BLACK GROUND BLUE REMOTE To Vehicle's Battery POSITIVE (+) Terminal POWER AMPLIFIER MRV-F300 Input Signal Hi/Lo L R L R CH 1 - White (L) Adapter CH 2 - Gray (R) CH 3 - Green (L) CH 4 - Purple (R) SUBWOOFER PWE-S8 NOTE: FOR BEST PERFORMANCE SET AMPLIFIER AND SUBWOOFER TO RECOMMENDED SETTINGS AS SHOWN ABOVE https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED PSS-20WRA Wiring Diagram For Factory Headunit To Vehicle Connectors Power/Speaker 16-pin Green Connector To OEM Headunit OEM T-HARNESS ADAPTER Front Speakers 4 PIN WHITE CONNECTOR Rear 4 PIN BLACK CONNECTOR High Level Out Front Rear Subwoofer Front Rear Subwoofer Blue Amp Turn-On Jeep Wrangler 19/20 Subwoofer Level Remote High Level Pass Through BLACK To Chassis Ground RED To Battery Cable Subwoofer main connector MRV-F300 Amplifier Speaker Wiring CH 1 - White (+) White/Black (-) CH 2 - Gray(+) Gray/Black (-) CH 3 - Green (+) Green/Black (-) CH 4 - Purple (+) Purple/Black (-) To Speaker Output RED BATTERY BLACK GROUND BLUE REMOTE To Vehicle's Battery POSITIVE (+) Terminal POWER AMPLIFIER MRV-F300 To Speaker Level Input SUBWOOFER PWE-S8 NOTE: FOR BEST PERFORMANCE SET AMPLIFIER AND SUBWOOFER TO RECOMMENDED SETTINGS AS SHOWN ABOVE https://manual-hub.com/ UNLIMITED Jeep Wrangler 20/20 Troubleshooting Guide Symptom 1 System will not turn on 2 Volume is too loud with aftermarket headunit. 3 Subwoofer sounds very low. 4 One of the speakers has no sound. 5 Airbag light is on 6 System turns on only on radio source 7 No Sound and amplifier light is blinking Red 8 No Sound and amplifier light is solid Red Possible Cause Missing or blown fuse at the battery Radio's Remote Turn-On wire may be disconnected. Speaker level out is connected at the T-Harness. Amplifiers gain control has not been properly adjusted. Gain level may be down to the lowest setting. Audio Phase may be reversed. Disconnected pin or loose connection. Failed to disconnect the battery while working on the vehicle. Aftermarket Power Antenna wire is connected to amp Operating temperature is high. Amplifier circuits abnormal. An electrical short has occurred, or supply current is too high. Remedy Insert or replace fuse Verify that Remote Turn-On wire is connected. Ensure that the low level RCA adapters are used in aftermarket headunit system (refer to the corresponding wiring diagram). Refer to the corresponding system diagram. Adjust level to reccommended setting (refer to the corresponding wiring diagram). Ensure that the PHASE is set to 0°. Check all connections to the speaker, loose pins, disconnected terminals etc.. Disconnect the battery and re-connect after 5 minutes. If problem is not solved, the vehicle will have to be taken to a Jeep dealer. Connect the Remote Turn-On wire (Blue/ White) to the Blue wire on the amplifier harness. Decrease the vehicle's interior temperature to a normal level. The indicator color changes to blue. Turn off the power and correct the short. Then turn on the unit and verify that the indicator color has changed to Blue. https://manual-hub.com/