Really wierd deck problem - amp power

[AP0C552]

This is my first post so.......Hi my name is Scott, nice to meet you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I just installed an Alpine CDE-100 in my car. I bought it to use with USB drive. I have knowledge sufficient to install a car stereo, but am still beginner level I guess.

I installed it an everything worked.

I then hooked up my USB drive and was listening to music, and I slowly noticed (I keep sub level very low) that my subwoofer was not working.

I looked at my amp, and it was not getting power. Through the process of elimination I got down to the remote wire - I think that is what it is called - either way it is the blue one that the deck uses to tell the amp to power on. I checked the splice and then the amp and sub started working again. But I removed the USB drive to remove the deck and tested it on radio.

Then when I turned on the USB drive, the amp powered off.

So as far as I can tell, the deck stops sending signal to the amp through the remote wire when I select the USB source. This seems REALLY weird to me. Right off the bat, I thought that this deck is defective. How could switching sources affect power to the amp?

Anyone have insight on this?

Thanks you very much.

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[nateberrier 10+ year member]

oooops, posted in the wrong thread. Sounds like youre using the wrong wire. amp wire is blue and white. solid blue is power antenna. switch to usb, antenna goes down and no power lol.

 

[AP0C552]

oooops, posted in the wrong thread. Sounds like youre using the wrong wire. amp wire is blue and white. solid blue is power antenna. switch to usb, antenna goes down and no power lol.

See told you I was beginner LOL

 

[gmanguy 10+ year member]

lol figured the same thing. happens sometimes