Problems with my Keenwood..

[tahoen]

I have a kenwood KVT-817..I'm having a problem with it, It stays in stadby mode, But I am to use(access) my navigation, But everything else I try to access(tuner, Settings, DVD..) It just dies..I then hit the reset button and it gets me back to a standby reading..

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Keenwood? Hmm, weird issue

 

[tahoen]

Keenwood? Hmm, weird issue

Yeah, Weird! How I added that extra "E" to kenwood!

Great help, Thanks!

 

[koolwhipman 10+ year member]

I can't offer you any help with your problem, but I can say that everyone is very critical on spelling lately.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

i think the problem is that you have a keenwood...

 

[tahoen]

Wow, I'm really glad I stumbled into this forum! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/awesome.gif.4430a219d9aaaa6cadc75e9290979dfb.gif

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[1991Brougham 10+ year member]

If a computer gives me a "hard time", I reboot.

Since I don't own a HU like yours but I can figure on it being heavily software-based, why not get the owner's manual out and see if anything along the lines of a reboot can be done?

Rick

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

unplug the power that will reset it, if that doesnt work buy a new one

 

[tahoen]

Thanks guys!

There is a reset button on the front, And I have tried it a hundred time by now...I did get it to work, 5 out of them hundred times...But, After awhile it would go blank and I'd have to reset it just to get it to say "standby"....

One time I shut the door and that made it stop, Another time I punched the door and that stopped it..I'm not blowin any fuses...Even when it goes blank there is still power, I know this because, When I hit the eject button I can hear motor going, But I still have to hit the reset button to get it to light up and give me the "standby" message..

I'm not sure if there is a wiring problem somewhere or if a wiring problem would cause this..

It was working fine when I last listened to it, Last summer..

 

[tahoen]

Any thoughts?

 

[savagebee 10+ year member]

Maybe a short on the speaker leads in the door that you "hit"

if they are plugged into the h/u

does the problem only ocurr when you are trying to do something with sound?

try disconnecting the battery for a few minutes, that may give it a chance to reboot

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

do u have any amps pluged in to the lead for the ant. if there is a short in that wire somewere and u turn on anything audio related that would bring up the electric ant. that would do it. just for poo's and giggles, try unhooking the speaker leads from the back of the HU. it could also be what savagebee said.

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

is your HU detachable face? you may be having connection issues from the face to the rest of the HU.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

call up "keenwood" and see if they have heard of the problem

sides from that id send it in to get looked at

I really hate when my headunit isnt working properly

 

[tahoen]

Maybe a short on the speaker leads in the door that you "hit"if they are plugged into the h/u

does the problem only ocurr when you are trying to do something with sound?

try disconnecting the battery for a few minutes, that may give it a chance to reboot

I will disconnect the speakers to rule that out..

The problem happens when I try and access the, Tuner, DVD, Nav, TV Tuner, I pick one, Then a sec later it goes blank..

do u have any amps pluged in to the lead for the ant. if there is a short in that wire somewere and u turn on anything audio related that would bring up the electric ant. that would do it. just for poo's and giggles, try unhooking the speaker leads from the back of the HU. it could also be what savagebee said.

No amps plugged in at this time...Will do on the speakers..

is your HU detachable face? you may be having connection issues from the face to the rest of the HU.

Yes it is..That could be also!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

call up "keenwood" and see if they have heard of the problem
sides from that id send it in to get looked at

I really hate when my headunit isnt working properly

I'll look in to that!

Thanks for the help guys!