Pioneer Car Stereo Wiring Diagrams & Color Codes

If you’re looking for wiring diagrams and color codes for Pioneer car stereos you’ve come to the right place. All the info we’re using is from manuals which can be found at Pioneer’s official site. Although most of the Pioneer car stereos are using the same wiring diagrams, we advise you to find the original manual specifically for your model so you can be sure you’re using the correct info.

In this article, we’re gonna explain wiring diagrams for certain car radios including double din Pioneer FH-X720BT, and single din Pioneer FH-X720BT.

Pioneer FH-X720BT (Double DIN)

Wiring diagrams & color codes

The wiring when connecting a rear and front speaker.

Diagram when using a subwoofer with front speakers.

1. To power cord input
2. Left
3. Right
4. Front speaker
5. Rear speaker
6. White
7. White/black
8. Gray
9. Gray/black
10. Green
11. Green/black
12. Violet
13. Violet/black
14. Black (chassis ground)
    Connect to a clean, paint-free metal
    location.
15. Yellow
    Connect to the constant 12 V supply
    terminal.
16. Red
    Connect to terminal controlled by the
    ignition switch (12 V DC).
17. Blue/white
    Connect to the system control terminal
    of the power amp or auto-antenna relay
    control terminal (max. 300 mA 12 V DC).
18. Subwoofer (4 Ω)
19. When using a subwoofer of 70 W (2 Ω),
    be sure to connect the subwoofer to the
    violet and violet/black leads of this unit.
    Do not connect anything to the green
    and green/black leads.
20. Not used.
21. Subwoofer (4 Ω) × 2
22. Orange/white
    Connect to a car’s illumination signal.
23. Yellow/black (Only for FH-X520UI)
    If you use equipment with a Mute
    function, wire this lead to the Audio
    Mute lead on that equipment. If not,
    keep the Audio Mute lead free of any
    connections.

When connecting to an amplifier.

1. System remote control
   Connect to blue/white cable.
2. Power amp (sold separately)
3. Connect with RCA cables (sold
   separately)
4. To rear output
5. Rear speaker
6. To front output
7. Front speaker
8. To subwoofer output
9. Subwoofer
10. To rear output or subwoofer output
11. Rear speaker or subwoofer

Connections

1. Power cord input
2. Microphone input
3. Microphone (4 m)
4. Rear output or subwoofer output
5. Front output
6. Antenna input
7. Fuse (10 A)
8. Wired remote input – Hard-wired remote control adapter can
   be connected (sold separately).

All info taken from Pioneer FH-X720BT manual.

Pioneer MVH-290BT (Single DIN)

Wiring diagrams & color codes

When connecting a rear and front speakers.

Connecting a subwoofer without the additional amplifier.

1. To power cord input
2. Left
3. Right
4. Front speaker
5. Rear speaker
6. White
7. White/black
8. Gray
9. Gray/black
10. Green
11. Green/black
12. Violet
13. Violet/black
14. Black (chassis ground)
    Connect to a clean, paint-free metal
    location.
15. Yellow
    Connect to the constant 12 V supply
    terminal.
16. Red
    Connect to terminal controlled by the
    ignition switch (12 V DC).
17. Blue/white
    Connect to the system control terminal
    of the power amp or auto-antenna relay
    control terminal (max. 300 mA 12 V DC).
18. Subwoofer (4 Ω)
19. When using a subwoofer of 2 Ω,
    be sure to connect the subwoofer to the
    violet and violet/black leads of this unit.
    Do not connect anything to the green
    and green/black leads.
20. Not used.
21. Subwoofer (4 Ω) × 2

When using the optional amplifier.

1. System remote control
2. Connect to blue/white cable.
3. Power amp (sold separately)
4. Connect with RCA cables (sold
   separately)
5. To rear output or subwoofer output
   Rear speaker or subwoofer

Connections

1. Rear output or subwoofer output
2. Antenna input
3. Power cord input
4. Fuse (10 A)
5. Microphone input
6. Microphone 3 m
   (9 ft. 10-1/8 in.)

   All info taken from Pioneer MVH-290BT manual.