cd player resetting when the cars turned off

[Dtrickz 10+ year member]

i put a sony cd player in my buddys car and he didnt buy a harness so i just wired it into the factory harness. Now when you turn the car off and turn it back on all the settings reset. Like the bass goes back to 0 along with the treble, fade, balance, etc..What wire do I have wrong? Hes coming over this afternoon for me to look at it so help me out guys

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[60ndown 10+ year member]

gotta connect 1 of the power wires to a permanent on, not the key.

prolly the red or yellow wire.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Sounds like your constant power and switched power might be backwards.

Or just don't have a constant power. Thus, you lose all your memory when turning off the key. Common problem.

 

[Special K]

You should have two power leads. One is red and one is yellow. Connect as follows and your problem will be solved:

Red: "Switched power" (Key On)

Yellow: "Constant power"