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5th gen radio connectors

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by Thacrow, Jun 12, 2024.

  1. Jun 12, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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    Installing a new head unit and after connecting all the adaptors I have two extra plugs. Anyone know what this small blue and small white plug are? The white one looks a lot like the gps plug, but white

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  2. Jun 12, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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    Hmm, does one or both of them go to the DCM?
     
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    Probably. That white is the same style connector as one of the plugs on the DCM.

    That blue is the same blue as one of the DCM plugs. Albeit square in this pic and circular for the dcm.

    DCM is probably piggy backing the radios that the stock head unit is using.
     
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    The stock head unit also has a DCM status display, including signal strength. So I think the coax is an RF connector and the square one is a digital connector that takes SW updates from the DCM.
     
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    you sir, are a genius. thank you.
     
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    Well, I could be wrong. However, it seems consistent with your DCM photos. I was wondering why the DCM had three RF connectors instead of two. One would be for its cell phone antenna and the other would be for its GPS antenna, but I couldn't figure the third. Now I think maybe it just passes the DCM's cell antenna signal along to the head unit.
     
  7. Jun 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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    I think you're spot on. i was wondering why all the antenna connections as well
     
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    Is your new head a nav unit? Where is it getting GPS antenna from? Another possibility is that the coax is a GPS antenna feed, either relayed from the DCM or somewhere else.
     

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