Jaguar XJ (X300) 1994–1997 Radio Pinout and Wiring Diagram — Stereo Wire Colours

Radio Head Unit · 1994–1997

Jaguar XJ (X300) head unit connector IC1 pinout — 19 pins with wire colour codes and circuits, 1994–1997 — Full-size sheet — open it, save it or post it anywhere. It carries the connector drawing, the wire colours and the document they came from.

Modules for this car

Jagaux Bluetooth Adapter for Jaguar XJ (X300) 1994 - 1997~~€ 149.00~~ € 139.00

On the Jaguar XJ (X300) of 1994–1997 the Radio Head Unit sits on connector IC1. Wire colours are Jaguar factory codes.

Which model years this covers

This pinout covers the XJ (X300) of 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. One table serves every one of those years: within a head unit generation the connector and the wire colours do not change.

Other years of this model carry a different head unit — 2004–2009 on CC8. See that pinout.

Radio connector pinout

IC1 20-WAY MULTILOCK 070 / WHITE

Jaguar XJ (X300) head unit connector IC1 — pin, wire colour code and circuit
#	Colour	Circuit
1	NS	BATTERY POWER SUPPLY: B+^*
3	RW	NOT IDENTIFIED^**
4	RO	NOT IDENTIFIED^**
5	LGB	ANTENNA UP / AMPLIFIER ON SIGNAL: B+ active, ground inactive
6	SR	LH FRONT SPEAKER –
7	SP	LH FRONT SPEAKER +
8	BS	LH REAR SPEAKER –
9	KP	LH REAR SPEAKER +
10	NS	BATTERY POWER SUPPLY: B+^*
11	LGO	BATTERY POWER SUPPLY: B+^*
12	U	SPEED SIGNAL
13	B	GROUND
14	PO	TELEPHONE
15	PK	TELEPHONE
16	PR	TELEPHONE
17	SO	RH FRONT SPEAKER –
18	SK	RH FRONT SPEAKER +
19	BW	RH REAR SPEAKER –
20	KG	RH REAR SPEAKER +

Wire colour codes

Colour letters used on this connector
Code	Colour
B	Black
G	Green
K	Pink
LG	Light Green
N	Brown
O	Orange
P	Purple
R	Red
S	Slate
U	Blue
W	White

A two-letter code is base colour then tracer: NW is brown with a white tracer.

Speaker wire colours

Speaker channels, pins and wire colours
Channel	Pin	Code	Colour
LH FRONT SPEAKER –	IC1 6	SR	Slate with Red tracer
LH FRONT SPEAKER +	IC1 7	SP	Slate with Purple tracer
LH REAR SPEAKER –	IC1 8	BS	Black with Slate tracer
LH REAR SPEAKER +	IC1 9	KP	Pink with Purple tracer
RH FRONT SPEAKER –	IC1 17	SO	Slate with Orange tracer
RH FRONT SPEAKER +	IC1 18	SK	Slate with Pink tracer
RH REAR SPEAKER –	IC1 19	BW	Black with White tracer
RH REAR SPEAKER +	IC1 20	KG	Pink with Green tracer

Common questions

What are the speaker wire colours on the XJ (X300)?

LH FRONT SPEAKER – — pin 6, SR; LH FRONT SPEAKER + — pin 7, SP; LH REAR SPEAKER – — pin 8, BS; LH REAR SPEAKER + — pin 9, KP; RH FRONT SPEAKER – — pin 17, SO; RH FRONT SPEAKER + — pin 18, SK; RH REAR SPEAKER – — pin 19, BW; RH REAR SPEAKER + — pin 20, KG.

What connector does the XJ (X300) head unit use?

The head unit sits on IC1. Jaguar colour codes are not the aftermarket standard, so match an adapter by pin number, not by wire colour.

Notes and caveats

Verified. Seventeen of the twenty pins are confirmed against Jaguar circuit data, with nothing contradicted.

Speaker polarity. Documented on the speaker terminals, not inferred from the pin order.

* Pins 1, 10, 11. Three feeds on the battery side: pins 1 and 10 share NS, pin 11 is LGO. Which is permanent and which is switched with the key is not stated. Measure before using one as a memory feed.

** Pins 3, 4. Not identified.

*** Pin 2. No wire in this cavity.

Which head unit is fitted

Head units this fits. Alpine — LJA4100AA (AJ9600R), LJA4100BA (AJ9600A), LJA4100CA (AJ9600J), DBC 10425 (AJ9500R), DBC 10427 (AJ9500A), DBC 10429 (AJ9500J). XJ (X300) 1994–1997. This car had two Alpine families, not one: the AJ9600 units on LJA4100 numbers and the AJ9500 cassette units on DBC numbers, listed for 1995–1997.

Not sure which unit is in the car? Look it up by part number.

Not sure of the model year? Decode your VIN — on this car it decides which head unit you have.