Installation help for a newbie.

[Markstopher]

I'm new to doing this, and I'm looking for some help. I'm trying to install this receiver I bought today in my 2003 Hyundai Accent. I connected all the wires except for two blue ones and an orange one, which I didn't need for my last unit, so I assumed I wouldn't need them for this one either. I turn on the car and the unit doesn't turn on. Have I done something wrong here? The unit is a Sony CDX-GT650UI.

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[schackel 10+ year member]

its hard to know without being there. can you discribe it anymore? generally the blue one without the white stripe should be connected to another. Are the red and black wires connected?

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

did you connect them all to the corresponding color?

 

[destined2race 10+ year member]

blue/white is usually remote turn on for an amp, blue is usually power antenna.

 

[LUV2BHATED 10+ year member]

did u use a wire harness or tapped in to the wires already there?

 

[Markstopher]

Here are the wires I have connected to their corresponding wires on the harness:

White

White with black stripe

Green

Green with black stripe

Purple

Purple with black stripe

Grey

Grey with black stripe

Black

Red

Yellow

Here are the wires I left unconnected and capped:

Blue

Light blue

Orange with white stripe

Everything in my car is factory except this new receiver and the harness.

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

Here are the wires I have connected to their corresponding wires on the harness:
White

White with black stripe

Green

Green with black stripe

Purple

Purple with black stripe

Grey

Grey with black stripe

Black

Red

Yellow

Here are the wires I left unconnected and capped:

Blue

Light blue

Orange with white stripe

Everything in my car is factory except this new receiver and the harness.

-orange is illumination i believe...? maybe the deck has power but the face is not lighting up?

-my other guess would be check the fuse on the back of the deck. (if it has one)

 

[Markstopher]

-orange is illumination i believe...? maybe the deck has power but the face is not lighting up?-my other guess would be check the fuse on the back of the deck. (if it has one)

I checked the fuse and it's good. Should I try connecting the orange, then?

 

[LUV2BHATED 10+ year member]

check ur fuse that SHOULD be your problem if not check the fuses behind the radio

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

did u accidentally touch any wires? anything to the frame or anywhere...my friend did this while installing his deck and he just poped a fuse and that was it

 

[Markstopher]

did u accidentally touch any wires? anything to the frame or anywhere...my friend did this while installing his deck and he just poped a fuse and that was it

I took care to securely crimp and cap every wire and tie them, but I'll go ahead and check the fuse box anyway.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

I had to run a separate ground wire for my HU because the one in the harness didn't work.

 

[Markstopher]

I had to run a separate ground wire for my HU because the one in the harness didn't work.

How would I be able to tell if that's the problem?

 

[happe626 10+ year member]

You should only need 3 wires to get that HU to turn on.

Red / Black / Yellow

Get a volt meter set to measure DC Voltage (+20V setting on the dial)

1. Unplug the harness from H/U

2. Turn ignition to ACC/ON

3. Measure voltage across Red & Black and then Black & yellow by sticking the probes into the harness.

Both should read +12v or -12v if you flipped the probes... it doesn't matter long as its 12 .

If it does not read +12 then go back and verify your connections.

If it does read +12 for the harness then your H/U should power up when you plug it back in or it may be defective H/U.