ASWC-1 VEHICLE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

**NOTE - If you cycle the ignition on and the ASWC

only shows one Green flash, press and hold the
ASWC-1 Connections: Vehicle Connector: Reset button for 3 seconds. This will force the ASWC-
1 into Rapid flash/Program mode. If the ASWC-1
 Connect the Black wire of the ASWC-1 and goes to a slow Green/Red flash you held the reset
the wire in Pin 20 of the vehicle’s radio button too long, repeat the 3 second press again.
harness shown, to Chassis Ground.
LED Feedback:
 Connect the Red wire of the ASWC-1 to 12v  Rapid LED flash Red/Green between 3-
accessory power. 5 seconds
This is the view of the radio harness in the vehicle.  Pause for 1-2 seconds
 Connect the Gray/Blue wire of the ASWC-1 (note: wire colors may vary between vehicles)
 Series of 7 Green LED flashes. (The
to the wire in Pin 19 of the vehicle’s radio ASWC-1 is detecting wires connected to
harness shown. the vehicle)
 Pause for 1-2 seconds
 Connect the 3.5mm jack to the SWC input on the  Series of up to 18 Red LED flashes
back of the radio. If the radio does not have a (The ASWC-1 is detecting the radio. List
3.5mm built in, please refer to Page 2 for wiring of radios on pg. 2)
instructions for the Axxess 2 wire adapter.
After this sequence one of two things will happen.
Either the LED will go solid Red, which means
the ASWC-1 has detected the vehicle, or the
ASWC-1 Resistive Wires Used: ASWC-1 will go back to a slow Red/Green flash.
Initial Installation: This means the ASWC-1 did not detect the
Gray/Blue vehicle, and connections should be rechecked, or
The first time the ASWC-1 is cycled on, the LED programming method should be verified.
will begin to “Rapid Flash”.
Additional LED information:
Programming Method: Programming: After the ASWC-1 stops rapid flashing, it will pause
Auto-detect, no additional actions required then go directly to 7 Green flashes. Short flashes
When the ASWC-1 begins to flash rapidly, it is in indicate wires that are not connected, Long flashes
auto-detect mode, at this time, do not press indicate wires that are connected. *NOTE – The
any buttons. The rapid flash will go out after ASWC always flashes Green 7 times, this is an
several seconds, then simply wait until the LED indicator of the ASWC-1 wires. After the green
goes solid. If it does not go solid, see the “LED flashes, it will pause then go to Red flashes; the
Feedback” section for information on how to number of flashes depends on the radio you are
proceed. installing.
 Connected Wires (Long Green Universal 3.5 Jack Connections: Universal 2 wire radios:
LED): Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred to as
Key-A or SWC-1, to the Brown wire of the connector.
1st LED = White/Green wire on the ASWC-1 Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire,
2nd LED = Yellow/Green wire on the ASWC-1
referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the Brown/White wire
3rd LED = Green/Orange wire on the ASWC-1
of the connector.
4th LED = Gray/Red wire on the ASWC-1
5th LED = Black/Green wire on the ASWC-1
6th LED = Gray/Blue wire on the ASWC-1 Universal 3 wire radios:
7th LED = Pink or Blue/Pink wire on the ASWC-1 Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred to as
Note: Quick green flash indicated wires NOT Key-A or SWC-1, to the Brown wire of the connector.
connected. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire,
referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the Brown/White wire
Some radios will have a 3.5mm port located on the
of the connector. At first, connect to the radio not using
back of the radio. For radios with this option, plug the
the KEY / SWC Ground.
Radio Type(Red LED): male 3.5mm jack directly into the back of the radio.

For radios that don’t come with a 3.5mm port in the Operation:
radio, they will have their SWC wires pinned in the If after you’ve gone through your connection type and
harness. you’re still getting no functionality, go to the menu of your
Typically when going through troubleshooting and new radio to see if you have an SWC menu. These SWC
Menus sometimes need to be set to the vehicle, much like
programming on an ASWC-1 you can determine if you
the ASWC-1 was set to the vehicle. If after going through
are having a vehicle or a radio issue. If the LED on the
and using the SWC menu and having no success, there are
ASWC-1 is going solid Red at the end of
multiple things that can need to be done.
programming, the ASWC-1 is programmed to the
vehicle. You’re focus will now be on the radio. Switching the SWC 1 & 2 wires around (Universal 2 & 3
wire radios only), reset and reprogram, then retrying the
SWC menu is an option.
Notes:
Radios with a single SWC wire: Starting at radio type 1 (refer to Radio Type Change on
page 3), change your radio type, then go to the SWC
Connect only the Brown wire to the radios SWC (Steering
menu, and try your buttons. If this doesn’t work, move
Wheel Control) wire. *Note: Kenwood & JVC radios
through each radio type until your find the proper
sometimes list their SWC wire as a “Marine Remote”.
communication. If you never find the proper
Refer to your radio manual if you are unsure. “Typically”
communication, flip your wires, and start from type 1
single wire radios will auto detect as a Kenwood, or need
again.
to be force programmed to a Kenwood radio type (Refer
to Radio Type Change on page 3). There are times this If flipping your wires doesn’t work, along with going
isn’t the case. In those instances, please call Tech Support. through radio types, you can go with a single wire
connection to just the Solid Brown wire on the ASWC-1
3.5mm adapter.
 ASWC-1 Button Remapping ASWC-1 Changing Radio Type Troubleshooting:
ASWC-1 button remapping will be used for people In some cases, you have to change the radio type.  Verify 12 volt power & chassis ground have a
that want to change button function from one thing Below you’ll see how to do this. good connection. * Tip: If you have the ground
wire going to your radio harness, remove it and
to another, once the ASWC-1 has been auto
take it to a bolt or solid piece of metal located in
detected in a vehicle. Note: This is not programming, the vehicle dash.
this only changes your buttons.
Radio Type Sequence: 
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Verify your connections are proper and that the
 Cycle the ignition to the on position view of the connector was established properly
when finding your connections. (Pin view or Wire
ASWC-1 Remapping Sequence:  After 3 seconds, press and hold Volume Down view)
till the LED on the ASWC-1 goes solid, then
 Cycle the ignition to the on position ____________________________________
release.
 Within 20 seconds of turning the ignition  Verify the 3.5mm jack is secured in its proper
on, press and hold Volume Up until the location, and not in a secondary location.
 Tap Volume Up the designated times for your
LED on the ASWC-1 goes solid, then _________________________________________
radio code. *Note: Your radio code is below, and  Remove any aftermarket T-taps, or barrel
release the button (At this point volume up will correspond with the number beside it. connections, as these will add resistance to a
is mapped) resistance based system.
 You will need to follow the list below, in  Once you’ve tapped Volume up the proper _________________________________________
exact order. You may program any button amount of times for your radio code, Press and  If using a “2 or 3 wire” universal style radio, verify
you wish, in any location, other than hold Volume Down until the LED goes solid. that you’re using the proper connection to the
Volume Up and Volume Down, as long as radio using the female 3.5 jack.
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the button you are changing already has a Once the LED goes Solid, you have completed
 *Pioneer radio users* if you’ve installed your
function working on it. changing the radio type.
Pioneer, and the buttons are either mixed up, or
 To skip a function in the list, hold Volume not all working, do the following: Pop the 3.5 male
Up until the LED comes on then release it. jack in and out of the back of the radio 5 – 6 times.
This means you’ve skipped the function. On the last time, make sure it’s set in well. Once
 To complete the remapping process, press
Radio Type List: this is done, reset and reprogram the ASWC-1 (as
seen in the beginning of the instructions).
and hold the Volume Up button until the
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LED on the ASWC-1 goes out.  If you’ve made all your connections and the
ASWC-1 won’t connect, remove any and all
aftermarket connectors. T-Taps, Barrels
Connectors, and Quick Connectors will all add
resistance.
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 NOTE: Steering wheel controls must be the ones
that came with the vehicle when purchased. Axxess
does not support custom work to vehicles, i.e. adding
a new steering wheel with new / different buttons.
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 If you’ve exhausted every portion of troubleshooting,
as well as the installation guide, you can call Tech
Support at 800-253-8324, or email at
Techsupport@metra-autosound.com. Be aware, we
will go over everything covered in this installation
guide. Please have your vehicle apart, with your
vehicle, and ready to work.
Dual Assignment Instructions: Dual Assignment Legend:
Note: Seek Up and Seek Down are initially set to Button Press Button Action
Preset Up and Preset Down for a long button press.
1 Not Allowed
2 Not Allowed
 With the key in the accessory position. Press 3 Seek Up / Next
and hold down the steering wheel button, 4 Seek Down / Next
that you want to assign a long press function, 5 Mode / Source
for roughly 10 seconds until the LED 6 Mute
flashes green rapidly. At this point release the 7 Preset Up
button and the LED will go solid green. 8 Preset Down
9 Power
 Press and release the Volume Up button the 10 Band
number of times corresponding to the new 11 Play / Enter
button number selected (refer to the chart in 12 PTT
the next column). The green LED will blink 13 On Hook
rapidly when the Volume Up is pressed and
back to solid green when released. Then go to
14 Off Hook Harness Wire Locations:
15 Fan Up
the next step when the Volume Up button
16 Fan Down
has been pressed the desired number of
times.
17 Temp Up
18 Temp Down
 Caution: If more than 10 seconds elapses
between a Volume Up button press this *Note: All Remapping and Dual Press features can be
procedure will abort, and the LED will go off. done through the Axxess PC & Android app (Phones must
have hosting capabilities to configure ASWC-1), or on
 To store the long press button in memory, apple products using the AX-HUB. Visit
press the button that you assigned a long www.Axxessinterfaces.com to download, or Android
press button (the button held down in Step 1). Playstore to download.
The LED will now go off indicating it has been
stored.

 Note: These steps must be repeated for each

button you would like to assign dual purpose
action to.

 To reset a button, back to its original use,

repeat Step 1. Then press the Volume Down
button. The LED will go off and the long press
mapping for the button will be erased.