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New Motor, Locked Radio

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  • 21-09-2004 7:23pm
    #1
    Lorddrakul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭


    I have just spent a lengthy time sorting out the ownership of a recently acquired 96 Almera. Now that it is in my name and taxed, I need to unlock the stereo. It powers on and is set to a specific radio station but that's it. It will not respond to any input bar on/off.

    I suspect it is code locked. It is a Philips RC248, anyone any ideas on how it can be unlocked back to working order with aminmum of fuss/expenditure?

    Apologies if this is in the wrong place BTW.

    Cheers,

    LD


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    Redshift
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    Normally if a radio is locked it won't tune to any station and the display will simply say "CODE" "SAFE" or have a series of dashes "----" if it has removable buttons it may be a connector fault or the button module might be faulty.


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    Lorddrakul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Lorddrakul


    Yup,
    part of the console is detachable. It used to work intermitently and now its buggered. I thought it may have become locked. TBH, I know bugger all about car stereos.

    Any ideas?

    LD


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    Redshift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭Redshift


    I would say thats your problem I was looking at some radio decoding forums just now and the philips will say "SAFE" when it's locked. Sometimes the button modules are coded to the set as well TBH I think it will have to go in for repair. unless you can see anything wrong on the connector that you can sort yourself.


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    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,310 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    If the connectors look in any way corroded, try giving them a rub with very very fine emory cloth and see if this makes any difference.


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    comanche_cor
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭comanche_cor


    Is it the origional car radio? If so it is prob just a case of going to a nissan garage. with alot of cars once the battery or anything is disconnected you need to recode the radio?


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