Headunit

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

All the headunit needs to come on is the +12volt and a ground? Well i just got my new cd player in and hooked up the +12, ground and the Illumination wire. And nothing. Checked all fuse, they were good so i busted out the mult. meter and tested the +12v and im getting 14.1volts. So i try and new ground spot and still nothing. I even go as far as running a new +12 and ground from the battery and nothing. The fuse in the back of the headunit is still good. Is it safe to say the headunit is a dud? I want to make sure and test everything before i call for an RA #.

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[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

Did you forget about the ignition wire?

 

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

Im gonna go try again once the rain passes

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

ya gotta connect that ign. wire

 

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

/me jumps off a cliff

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

/me jumps off a cliff

seriously..

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Yellow= constant 12v+, Red= switched/ignition 12v+, Black= ground..

dont forget the speaker wires and the rem turn on wire!!

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Yellow= constant 12v+, Red= switched/ignition 12v

Actually that's backwards

 

[speedfreak28 10+ year member]

Actually that's backwards

actually thats not...

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

Actually that's backwards

you read it backwards then

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

seriously..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Yellow= constant 12v+, Red= switched/ignition 12v+, Black= ground..

dont forget the speaker wires and the rem turn on wire!!

Yep.

On every single headunit I have it's the same way.

Actually that's backwards

Umm, what???

actually thats not...

Winnar!

 

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

ok i connected the + 12 acc and grounds and still nothing. the +12 has power and so does the acc when the car is switched on. Is it dead?

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

You need to connect 3 wires in order to turn it on.

A red one, a yellow one, and a black one.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

MY bad. Grey hair moment.

 

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

You need to connect 3 wires in order to turn it on.
A red one, a yellow one, and a black one.

Yea thats what i did yellow +12 constant Red +12 switched and black ground. Thats what i had hooked up when i went back outside after the rain stopped. Not sure why i kept calling it the illumination wire :/