Antenna goes up for everything, including cd and aux

[PuZo 10+ year member]

How come my antenna goes up when Im listening to a cd or aux? I have a pioneer, about a year old and im too lazy to find the model name. But Im pretty sure I connected it correctly. All I know/remember is that I had to splice another wire to put on it, I think it was on the remote starter, ie cable from head unit to harness, and then I spliced my remote starter to there also. Should I open it up and check again? How should it be connected? Thanks

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

You apparently have your antenna lead connected to the REM output, which provides a 12V output for any source.

If your HU has a dedicated antenna output wire, then you can connect the antenna wire to this output if you so desire and it'll go up/down with the source selections.

If it doesn't have an antenna output then you have two options; Deal with it or put a switch in-line with the wire that goes to the antenna

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

I believe it has its own, because there is this pretty thick wire, atleast when compared to the ones from the harness that connects somewhere on its own, and I know its that antenna because of the connection to my previous hu. Basically I had a sony one before, and the antenna worked perfectly, it didnt have and rca out, so I got a new pioneer one, and Im pretty sure I connected it the same way, and well didnt bother changing t cause I didnt want to take out the hu. But now since the weather is better, I wanna get it fixed

 

[canyouhearmatt 10+ year member]

i believe you wired to the blue wire..

you want the blue/white wire buddy...

the straight blue is for the amp..

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

sounds like you connected rem. for an amp to your power antenna

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

K well ill take a look and see. So how should it be connected? Im kinda confused now

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

what head unit?

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

How come my antenna goes up when Im listening to a cd or aux? I have a pioneer, about a year old and im too lazy to find the model name. But Im pretty sure I connected it correctly. All I know/remember is that I had to splice another wire to put on it, I think it was on the remote starter, ie cable from head unit to harness, and then I spliced my remote starter to there also. Should I open it up and check again? How should it be connected? Thanks

On my x889 if I switch sources to fast it will make my antenna stay up also and I have to reset the deck and it is back to normal

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

K well ill take a look and see. So how should it be connected? Im kinda confused now

um....disconnect the rem. wire and connect the power antenna wire

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

um....disconnect the rem. wire and connect the power antenna wire

The power antenna is plugged in, nm, I think what is spliced is the rem starter to the blue cable for the hu, so the amp knows when to turn on. and then I had to splice another since I have 2 amps, so its not that.

Now I remember, ya it was just the power antenna, I plugged it in, and it would always stay up. So I dunno what to do.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

There is only one blue wire on the pio's, this is why the antenna comes up always..

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

There is only one blue wire on the pio's, this is why the antenna comes up always..

So how do I fix it? I just checked and the blue wire coming from the harness is plugged into the blue/white going into the hu, and theres a sticker attached to it labeled system remote starter. My remote starter cable connected to my amp, is also attached to this cable. So what do I do? Its a deh-p5900ib

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Either leave it, or put a switch on the antenna wire.

 

[PuZo 10+ year member]

Either leave it, or put a switch on the antenna wire.

whats a swith look like and what is the specific name for it?

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

http://cgi.ebay.com/On-Off-Toggle-Switch-Replacement-4-brewmatic-cecilware_W0QQitemZ380013880874QQihZ025QQcategoryZ53306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Something like that, or a simple toggle switch from an electronics store like radioshack would work fine.