Remote Wire

[Ormist 10+ year member]

What do I hook the remote wire to on my Head Unit

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

It is usually a light blue wire.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Depending on what type of head unit you have there should be either one or two blue wires in the harness that attaches to the rear of the deck.

If there are two one will have a stripe alongside the wire's insulation and the other will not.

I do not know if it holds true for all brands but on newer Kenwoods the one with the stripe is for amp/EQ/crossover/whatever activation and the wire without the stripe is for power antenna control.

If you have both make certain that you attach the amp's remote activation circuit to the proper blue wire as oftentimes the one meant for power antenna activation only holds current in tuner mode.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

What do I hook the remote wire to on my Head Unit

that goes to another piece of audio gear....EQ, Amp, etc. It'll turn it on when your HU is turned on.

 

[Ormist 10+ year member]

I have a blue, and a white and blue wire in the back of my head unit, so what yoru saying is I unhook those from my hu and hook them up to my remote wire to my amp?

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

I have a blue, and a white and blue wire in the back of my head unit, so what yoru saying is I unhook those from my hu and hook them up to my remote wire to my amp?

look in your manual and it'll tell you which one is the REM wire, the other is most likely power antenna lead. And yes, hook the REM to your amp.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

More than likely it is the one with a stripe.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

More than likely it is the one with a stripe.

That's why I asked him to read the manual and BE SURE.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

That's why I asked him to read the manual and BE SURE.

If he has a DMM he can positive on which wire it is.

 

[Lurius 10+ year member]

My kenwood has a blue wire with a white stripe for the remote.. The other was, I believe a solid blue power antenna wire(unused in my vehicle). I believe you can use power ant if the remote wire is not present, but unsure. Just make reference to both the head unit and the amplifier manual and you can figure it out probably.

-Lurius

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

My kenwood has a blue wire with a white stripe for the remote.. The other was, I believe a solid blue power antenna wire(unused in my vehicle). I believe you can use power ant if the remote wire is not present, but unsure. Just make reference to both the head unit and the amplifier manual and you can figure it out probably.
-Lurius

The power antenna lead shuts off when CD's are in...NOT GOOD.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Depending on what type of head unit you have there should be either one or two blue wires in the harness that attaches to the rear of the deck.
If there are two one will have a stripe alongside the wire's insulation and the other will not.

I do not know if it holds true for all brands but on newer Kenwoods the one with the stripe is for amp/EQ/crossover/whatever activation and the wire without the stripe is for power antenna control.

If you have both make certain that you attach the amp's remote activation circuit to the proper blue wire as oftentimes the one meant for power antenna activation only holds current in tuner mode.

Umm, guys? I covered everything that y'all are arguing about in my first post....

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

Umm, guys? I covered everything that y'all are arguing about in my first post....

doop! yeah, do what prowler said.

 

[topdogg069 10+ year member]

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