Pioneer Avh X3600bhs Wiring Harness Diagram Access

Used to trigger external power amplifiers or an auto-antenna.

| Wire Color | Pin Location | Function | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Pin 1 | Reverse Gear Signal | Connect to reverse light. Enables rear camera trigger. | | Black | Pin 2 | Subwoofer (-) Pre-out | For active subwoofer (Non-amplified). | | Violet | Pin 3 | Subwoofer (+) Pre-out | | | Green/Purple | Pin 4 | Steering Wheel Control (SWC) Ground | | | Brown | Pin 5 | Steering Wheel Control (SWC) Input | Aftermarket adapter (Metra/Axxess) connects here. | | Pink | Pin 6 | Microphone (+) | For the included external mic. | | Black | Pin 7 | Microphone (-) | | | White | Pin 8 | Aux Video Input (Yellow RCA) | For backup camera or external video source. | | Red | Pin 9 | Aux Audio Right (Red RCA) | | | White | Pin 10 | Aux Audio Left (White RCA) | | | Yellow | Pin 11 | Parking Brake Detection | Must ground to bypass (illegal) or connect to parking brake switch (legal). | | Green | Pin 12 | System Remote Control Input | For wired remote controllers (rare). | | Blue/Black | Pin 13 | Backup Camera Detection | Usually jumpered with reverse signal. | | Light Green | Pin 14 | Speed Sense (VSS) | For navigation accuracy. Not used on base model. | Pioneer Avh X3600bhs Wiring Harness Diagram

| Wire Color | Function | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | System Remote Control (Amp Turn-On) | Connect to the remote turn-on lead of external amplifiers or powered subwoofers. | | Blue | Power Antenna | Connect to the vehicle's power antenna (if equipped). Note: This only outputs voltage when the Tuner (Radio) mode is active, not when playing CDs/USB. | | Violet/White | Reverse Gear Signal | Connect to the vehicle’s reverse lamp circuit (Required for automatic backup camera switching). | | Pink | Car Speed Signal Input | Connect to the vehicle speed pulse wire (Used for Navigation correction if using optional GPS module; often unused in basic installs). | | Light Green | Parking Brake Lead | Connect to the parking brake detection circuit. See Section 4 for critical warning. | Used to trigger external power amplifiers or an auto-antenna

Must be connected to the parking brake switch side to allow video playback while the vehicle is parked. | | Black | Pin 2 | Subwoofer

The next section of the diagram pertains to audio output. The Pioneer AVH-X3600BHS is capable of driving four speakers (Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right). Standard wiring conventions utilize striped wires to distinguish polarity. For each speaker, there is a positive (+) and negative (-) wire. For example, the Front Left speaker utilizes a for positive and a White/Black stripe wire for negative.