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Old 01-10-2006, 05:50 AM
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System goes off and On. What's going on?
Ok I have a Pioneer dvd player (AVH-P5700DVD). I recently installed a Phonix Gold Xenon 1200.1 Mono block and Two 12" Xenon subs. I have a Stinger 1.0 Farad cap as well. For the past week my system has not given me any problems. Just yesterday I was driving and my system when off then on. After a while it happened again and my track selection buttons didn't work. I got home turned off the car and back on and it my buttons where workng again. My volume workd fine. I chckd my wiring and everythng looks fine. It happened again today except that I turnd the volume all the way down when droping off my bro to school and when I got there i raised the volume and again my track selector was not workng. I turnd the HU off and back on again and finally workd. I'm confused. Wht the hell is going on? Sorry for the long thread.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2222452. Here are some pics of my install.
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Old 01-10-2006, 06:28 AM
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When the selections go out is it ONLY the specific buttons or does the entire face go out?
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Old 01-10-2006, 06:33 AM
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loose ground/power wire? check the main fuse to battery? do you use a breaker?
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Sounds like a problem with the HU.
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Old 01-10-2006, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Cant_Get_Ryte
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When the selections go out is it ONLY the specific buttons or does the entire face go out?
entire face goes out as if I turned off my car and then it goes back on. My volume works, but the other buttons dont not untill I manualy turn the radio off and then back on.
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Old 01-10-2006, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mendon99
loose ground/power wire? check the main fuse to battery? do you use a breaker?
Just using a waffer fuse (120amp)
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i would check all connections behind hte HU.
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Sounds like a problem with the HU.
power wouldnt cause only certain functions. I have to go with don on this one.
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Old 01-10-2006, 11:10 AM
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dang double post.
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Def HU related. Doesn't sound like a power issue.
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Ok well I found the problem. Don was right. My battery terminal was kinda loose so when ever I would hit a bump while driving the terminal would come loose. Thanks for ur help guys
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huh, well, I am glad you found the issue. Much better than a new HU.
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Originally Posted by myer84
Ok well I found the problem. Don was right. My battery terminal was kinda loose so when ever I would hit a bump while driving the terminal would come loose. Thanks for ur help guys

I dont think it was me that was right then. I blamed the HU itself. Although a loose terminal doesnt explain some buttons not working, while others constantly do work.
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