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by shadowfox » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:24 pm

ok...

by Ryan from Ohio » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:52 am

Most wiring is standard now a days. There are some oddballs out there still.

Now your adapter you bought that runs between the factory(cars) harness should have each wire labeled or came with a sheet that will tell you.

Likewise your head unit should come with a wiring schematic telling you what wire is what. If you DONT have the manual/schematic for the head unit find it.

What HU is it?

Usually the red wire is a switching 12V. THe yellow wires are constant power.

The reason your HU is reseting is because one of the constant 12V isnt hooked up or it isnt on a true 12V constant. Constant meaning there is 12V even when the car is OFF...

by lil_mexican32 » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:16 pm

I was searching the forum and i saw something about a Orange memory wire. My harness has one but my Deck doesn't. Is the orange the memory, if it is how do I connect it since my deck doesn't have one?

and if none of them have a constant flow then what do i do?

by JeremyC » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:13 pm

Your in serious need of a test light.

Once you acquire a test light or a volt meter try this. Check both wires (on the car harness side) and see which one is ONLY hot with the car ignition on, and which one STAYS hot with the car turned off.

Then tie the one thats hot all the time to your decks 12 volt constant wire. Then tie the other wire to your decks 12 volt ACC wire. That way your deck comes on when you start the car, and it won't loose the info when you take the keys out.

by JeremyC » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:13 pm

You in serious need of a test light.

Once you acquire a test light or a volt meter try this. Check both wires (on the car harness side) and see which one is ONLY hot with the car ignition on, and which one STAYS hot with the car turned off.

Then tie the one thats hot all the time to your decks 12 volt constant wire. Then tie the other wire to your decks 12 volt ACC wire. That way your deck comes on when you start the car, and it won't loose the info when you take the keys out.

by lil_mexican32 » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:39 pm

Well it erases all my setting and i don't want to have to set the sound everytime i get on Especially if i'm just going to the damn store. Enyways I tried what yall said but it still won't work. my deck won't get power unless its set up like this Red from harness to both red and Yellow from Deck. Thats in a Y formation. So should i Set it up in an X formation red and yellow form harness to red and yellow from deck?

by High Society » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:27 pm

Why would you not want your cd player to be off when the cars off? If you forget to turn it off when you get outta the car, then your stuck with a dead batt.

by lil_mexican32 » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:25 pm

Thanx I'll try that right now I have my shit open.

by Ryan from Ohio » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:09 am

If you wire it correctly you will have to have the ignition to acc or on to use the radio.

If you want to be able to turn the radio on at all times then you just put the switching 12V+ along with the yellow 12V+ CONSTANT.

Just dont forget to shut off the radio...

by JeremyC » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:38 am

Yeah it sounds like the power and ignition wires are tied in wrong. Make sure the power is tied into a wire that shows constant 12 volts, and the ignition (acc) is tied into something thats only hot when the key is on.

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