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Radio not saving presets

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  • 16-11-2006 10:18am
    #1
    Chunks
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I recently bought a GTI 2000 1.8 golf. There was only the standard tape deck in it so I went out and bought myself a new Sony Xplod stereo. It plays MP3's, has an aux port etc etc.... Seems pretty cool.

    However, after installing it last night I found that it doesn't remember the preset stations correctly. For example, I save 104.4 as preset #5 and when I go back to the radio after the car's been off and turn on preset #5 it comes up as either 87.5 (the default I assume) or 104.00 (slightly off the stored frequency)

    Can anybody shed some light on this problem for me? :confused:

    Thanks in advance


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    franksm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭franksm


    Pull the radio out of the dash again, and swap around the red and yellow wires (they should have connectors built-in to allow you to do that). It's because the ISO standard isn't quite the same on all cars


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    kdevitt
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭kdevitt


    You're 12v memory wire isn't connected properly. I think on some radios you need to switch it with the 12v switched ignition wire.

    EDIT - what Franksm said :D


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    Chunks
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭Chunks


    Right, so you reckon it's as easy as that?

    Cool, I'll give it a shot when I'm home from work. Thanks guys. I'll let you know how I get on.


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    stifz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭stifz


    it should take its main from the battery not the ignition.. As other poster said swap red & yellow lines..


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    fletch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,398 ✭✭✭fletch


    Chunks wrote:
    Right, so you reckon it's as easy as that?

    Cool, I'll give it a shot when I'm home from work. Thanks guys. I'll let you know how I get on.
    Yeh it is as easy as that....they have nice little bullet connections too so no snippin wires....


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    am I right in saying the red wire is the fused one from the battery that needs to be connected for the memory pre-sets. The yellow wire is the one from the ignition. Sounds like you have not connected the red wire.


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    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Tipsy Mac


    franksm wrote:
    Pull the radio out of the dash again, and swap around the red and yellow wires (they should have connectors built-in to allow you to do that). It's because the ISO standard isn't quite the same on all cars

    Spot on, same thing happened with mine, was grand with the wires swapped.


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    Chunks
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭Chunks


    franksm wrote:
    swap around the red and yellow wires

    Puyfect! It worked a treat. Thanks for all the help


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