Time for an Integrated XM Tuner...

While I was installing the Pioneer CD-IB100II iPod Adapter, the XM radio caught my attention too.  Why was I going to leave the Roady XT XM radio hanging off the dash when I had done such a good job getting the iPod completely integrated?  There was no good reason.  I found the part number for the Pioneer GEX-P920XM XM tuner component and ordered it.

The beauty of the IP-BUS connectors on the Pioneer is that you can daisy chain from one external devices to the next using the single IP-BUS input on the back of the head unit.  Each component requires its own power and ground but with the auxiliary fuse panel I installed, that was also very easy - just plug the yellow into the "always on" side and add the ground wire to the ground post, run the satellite antenna and Poof!  Done.

In the process I removed the Harman/Kardon Drive + Play items.  I will install them in the Jeep since the Pioneer head unit there does not support the iPod Adapter and I had found that using the iPod with a cable and separate power cord was cumbersome.  So I can reuse the Drive + Play and have only one redundant XM Radio (that cost me $9 in an online promotion).  With the Drive + Play and XM radios removed, the wiring scheme is greatly simplified.

I left the AUX mini jack available outside the dash for guests or future indeterminate devices.  It took me longer to update the wiring charts (below) than to do the actual work.  But given the slight complexity, it will be handy later when my memory fades, what's going on with all this stuff!

Pioneer GEX-P920XM Operation Manual

Pioneer GEX-P920XM Installation Manual

 

Updated Fuse Box Layout

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Here is a logical view of the stereo system

Pioneer / Infinity Sound System   Radio Devices   External Devices   Sat Antenna   Antenna   USB Device iPod Music Phone   Generic Device   Cable   Cable Splitter   USB Cable iPod Cable Blue Tooth   Mini Cable                                         Source XM   External 1   External 2 iPod   BT Audio Phone   Aux                               XM Satellite Radio   HD Radio   USB                                           AM   FM     CD                                                                                                                                                               Sub     Head Unit IP-BUS                                     Out               Rear   Blue Tooth In                                           Front  Auxiliary Stereo Cable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Factory Tweeter                   Factory Power Amp           Factory Tweeter Front Factory Mid-range                               Factory Mid-range   Factory Sub-Woofer                 Left Added Speakers Right         Factory Sub-Woofer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Rear Speaker Array                                 Speaker Array                                                                                                                                                                                   Sub         Powered Sub-Woofer

 

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The wiring chart below illustrates the configuration and additional pages added to the web site explain the Pioneer DEH-980BT head unit, iPod Adapter, XM Tuner, HD Radio, USB Adapter, Infinity 3022cf rear speaker array, and Infinity Basslink installations. 

Here is the updated component layout and wiring.  The major components may be clicked to see more details about them.

 

The de-cluttered dash