Pioneer head unit switching on problem

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:25 am

Installed a Pioneer head unit in my car, works great just the head unit doesn't switch on when i switch on the car...i have to turn it on 'manually' and it loses all its saved settings. Remote cable is connected to the the pin where the last head unit's remote cable was. Also tried other pins but can't get it to work. What might i be doing wrong?

Thank u all

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:26 am

Do you have to turn it off manually 2?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:28 am

no. Its doesn't stay on when i turn the car off its switches off with it.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:31 am

Its definitely a wiring issue. Usually you have your switched power and 12+ mixed up or partially wired. it sounds as though your constant wire is wired incorrectly.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:33 am

so you say i should try switching places of those 2 wires?

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:44 am

No, Figure out which one is correct. Make sure you have them both wired correctly. the 12v+ should be wired to a constant source and is yellow. The red is a switched source and should be wired to something that switches on with the ignition.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:44 am

and when i turn it off the car's clock light loses its brightness and gets it back of the head unit is off

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:46 am

yes i know but all this is made through those pins. can't see where the wires go beyond that.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:13 am

g-man wrote:yes i know but all this is made through those pins. can't see where the wires go beyond that.

What do you mean made through the pins? You cant get to the wires to check them?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:22 am

wires from the head unit all end in a 'socket' type thing same as the cars wires do. and those 2 attach to eachother connecting the wires