How to Install VM9312 Jensen

The Jensen VM9312 lets you enjoy DVDs in your car.

Adding the Jensen VM9312 to your vehicle's stereo system is a great way to enjoy DVDs and other video while your vehicle is parked. When you're ready to listen to music, the Jensen is capable of playing your favorite CDs or connecting to your MP3 player. If you choose to expand your stereo system, the Jensen offers front, rear and mono subwoofer preamp outputs, all controlled through a 7-inch touchscreen.

Things You'll Need

• Custom wiring harness
• Screwdriver
• Electrical tape
• Mounting kit

Instructions

Installation

1. Locate the battery within the engine compartment of your vehicle. The battery has two thick cables connected to it. The red cable is the positive (+) battery cable. The black cable is the negative (-) battery cable. Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery.

2. Pull the factory stereo from the dashboard by following the directions in the vehicle's owner's manual and removing any part of the dashboard necessary, as indicated.

3. Unplug the factory stereo from the plastic wiring harness that connects the stereo to your vehicle's electrical system. The wiring harness is a plastic plug that joins the wires from the back of the stereo to wires within the dashboard.

4. Attach the metal sleeve that was included with the Jensen radio to a mounting kit that was made specifically for your vehicle by following the instructions that accompanied the mounting kit. This process will involve the use of a screwdriver to bend the tabs of the metal sleeve in order to secure it to the mounting kit.

5. Match the colored wires coming from the back of the Jensen radio to the colored wires of a custom wiring harness that is specifically manufactured for your vehicle. Connect the matching colored wires by twisting the bare ends together and wrapping them securely in electrical tape. Using a custom wiring harness ensures a seamless transition from your factory stereo to the Jensen radio.

6. Locate your vehicle's parking brake wire by using the wiring diagram in the vehicle's owner's manual. Splice the Jensen's video switch wire to your vehicle's parking brake wire by stripping the protective plastic coating from the parking brake wire and wrapping the bare wire end of the video switch wire around the bare parking brake wire. Cover all bare wire by wrapping it tightly with electrical tape. The video switch wire ensures that the parking brake is engaged before the video of the Jensen is allowed to be turned on.

7. Place the mounting kit into the dashboard of your vehicle where the factory radio was located. Secure the mounting kit using the hardware that was removed with the factory radio. Plug the the wiring harness from the Jensen radio in to the wiring harness from your vehicle.

8. Test the installation of the Jensen VM9312 by reconnecting the negative battery wire to the negative terminal of your vehicle's battery and powering on the radio.

9. Install the backstrap that was included with the Jensen VM9312 by screwing it to the back of the radio and securing the other end inside the dash.

10. Finish the installation by sliding the radio into the mounting kit and reinstalling any parts of the dash you initially removed.

Tips & Warnings

• The Jensen radio must be mounted as close to horizontal as possible it to operate properly.

• Failure to disconnect the battery may result in electrical damage.

References

• Jensen VM9312 Instruction Manual
• Crutchfield: Car Stereo Installation Guide