I have bad luck with car audio. 1 dead head unit, 2 blown 10" and 1 blown 12" sub. I bought a JVC KD-LH810 to go with a nice new 15" sub.
One day I took off the face plate and left it in the case on the car hood. I knew I would forget it. Next morning I see it on the road, quite a few feet from the case. My brother flung it off last night and it sat in the rain, front side on the pavement.
Well I'm like OH DAMNIT but it works perfectly. Worked for a long time. Now all the sudden my brother said he drove my car and it stopped working when he was almost home (hes the car guy i dont know much about this stuff). So not only is it broke, I wasnt even there to see it happen.
Now, the headunit won't respond to anything but pressing open making the head unit slide and the cd come out, or you can hit display and the time will display. Everytime after you hit these buttons, all the lights turn off like the entire thing is off. I tried resetting but it doesn't help. I tried tugging some wires, replugging things, etc. but nothing works. I dont know what I can do.
I've tried only plugging in the power connector and it doesnt help. If you take the cd out and feed it back in, it doesnt acknowledge it just shuts off. It seems like it should be fine. Everything seems to be in working order: display, cd eject, etc.
Please tell me what I can do to fix this expensive $200 pos.
Replies (9)
UKinstaller on 09/17/2005 03:11:28
usually whenever you've got power when you insert/eject a cd only, it's a blown fuse. you're radio is getting constant 12v power, but isn't seeing an ignition wire.
check the fuse boxes for a blown fuse. on older hondas, the fuse box should be in the driver kick panel, up under the dash. i can almost guarantee you've got a blown fuse.
-UK
swez on 09/17/2005 10:49:52
Sounds like you need some organizational assistance from the board on install practices and such. (to prevent common failures of gear etc.)
Bummer story on the HU faceplate. (left on hood, knocked about and getting wet too) Amazing it worked after all that abuse) Hopefully, it's just a fuse as UK mentioned.
If it turns out to be more than that, it might be a good time to re-evaluate the entire install to date. Installing gear properly is about 80% of the outcome. The other 20%, is the gear chosen. May I suggest that you read the DIY pages on this site for details on how things work and what methods are used by Pro Installers. These guys do this for a living. They have seen it all. (well, almost anyway) If anyone can follow instructions and ask "focused questions", they can do a pretty good job of installing most typical gear properly.
Finally, might want to quarentine the use of your ride to only you as the driver of same. When others are at the helm and you are not there to supervise what others do, your transportation situation (and audio gear) are at risk. The only person who gets the short end of someone elses mistakes, would be the driver of that car. If something breaks on you, you know what happened and why.
When in the hands of others, your car (transportation investment) is at the mercy of others. Since not all people are as careful and don't have to share the repair expenses, keep the keys in a safe place. I learned that lesson many years ago too. (the hard way) Learn from it and protect your stuff from others who arn't responsible enough to bring it home in one piece or repair what damages they cause.
Swez
PS If I sound like a nagging parent... it's because I am one. Well, not a nagging one, (I hope) but have learned not to turn valuable things over to the hands of irresponsible people. If one has to pay for it, one has the right (and power) to say NO !!!.... you cannot use my car, toys, wallet... fill in the blank. Just a word to the wise, protect your stuff from people that cannot pay to replace or repair any damages they may cause. Again, I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now, go do the right thing.
Victor on 09/17/2005 11:05:07
Nagging Parent....lol
lakecityransom on 09/17/2005 16:41:45
Oh no my brother installed it all, I was trying to get the point across that hes the audio guy of the family, so I dont think hes bs'ing me. I'll check and pray that its a fuse today, I never thought about that I just checked the one on the back of the player.
lakecityransom on 09/17/2005 18:03:16
You were right :) thank lord I came here and asked, because my brother was baffled and I thought I was doomed. Then I remembered to ask here like he did in the past. Don't have a fuse to replace it haha, I guess I'll have to go get one tonight.
Thanks for all the help. This place rocks.
UKinstaller on 09/17/2005 19:28:44
that's right. this place does indeed rock. glad you found the problem to be a 10 cent fuse instead of a $200 head unit. careful not to drop anything, especially metal, into that cigarette lighter. or, if you have a phone charger or something like that in there, that can really help blow a fuse.
take care,
-UK
swez on 09/17/2005 19:47:09
That is good news. A simple fuse problem is always a pleasent surprize, provided more don't blow in the future. Glad to hear you like the site. Our techs are some of the best on any free web sites.
Good luck and happy tunes,
Swez SMILE
ttocs on 09/19/2005 01:29:54
"Oh no my brother installed it all, I was trying to get the point across that hes the audio guy of the family, so I dont think hes bs'ing me. I'll check and pray that its a fuse today, I never thought about that I just checked the one on the back of the player. "
If yer audio guy is leaving yer faceplate out in the rain ya might want to start lookin fer a new audio guy. Glad to hear it was that simple. Always start simple and then move on
just kidding.
swez on 09/19/2005 11:22:08
Errr, uhmmm, d'oh.... ditto... what he said... SMILE
Swez
One day I took off the face plate and left it in the case on the car hood. I knew I would forget it. Next morning I see it on the road, quite a few feet from the case. My brother flung it off last night and it sat in the rain, front side on the pavement.
Well I'm like OH DAMNIT but it works perfectly. Worked for a long time. Now all the sudden my brother said he drove my car and it stopped working when he was almost home (hes the car guy i dont know much about this stuff). So not only is it broke, I wasnt even there to see it happen.
Now, the headunit won't respond to anything but pressing open making the head unit slide and the cd come out, or you can hit display and the time will display. Everytime after you hit these buttons, all the lights turn off like the entire thing is off. I tried resetting but it doesn't help. I tried tugging some wires, replugging things, etc. but nothing works. I dont know what I can do.
I've tried only plugging in the power connector and it doesnt help. If you take the cd out and feed it back in, it doesnt acknowledge it just shuts off. It seems like it should be fine. Everything seems to be in working order: display, cd eject, etc.
Please tell me what I can do to fix this expensive $200 pos.
Replies (9)
UKinstaller on 09/17/2005 03:11:28
usually whenever you've got power when you insert/eject a cd only, it's a blown fuse. you're radio is getting constant 12v power, but isn't seeing an ignition wire.
check the fuse boxes for a blown fuse. on older hondas, the fuse box should be in the driver kick panel, up under the dash. i can almost guarantee you've got a blown fuse.
-UK
swez on 09/17/2005 10:49:52
Sounds like you need some organizational assistance from the board on install practices and such. (to prevent common failures of gear etc.)
Bummer story on the HU faceplate. (left on hood, knocked about and getting wet too) Amazing it worked after all that abuse) Hopefully, it's just a fuse as UK mentioned.
If it turns out to be more than that, it might be a good time to re-evaluate the entire install to date. Installing gear properly is about 80% of the outcome. The other 20%, is the gear chosen. May I suggest that you read the DIY pages on this site for details on how things work and what methods are used by Pro Installers. These guys do this for a living. They have seen it all. (well, almost anyway) If anyone can follow instructions and ask "focused questions", they can do a pretty good job of installing most typical gear properly.
Finally, might want to quarentine the use of your ride to only you as the driver of same. When others are at the helm and you are not there to supervise what others do, your transportation situation (and audio gear) are at risk. The only person who gets the short end of someone elses mistakes, would be the driver of that car. If something breaks on you, you know what happened and why.
When in the hands of others, your car (transportation investment) is at the mercy of others. Since not all people are as careful and don't have to share the repair expenses, keep the keys in a safe place. I learned that lesson many years ago too. (the hard way) Learn from it and protect your stuff from others who arn't responsible enough to bring it home in one piece or repair what damages they cause.
Swez
PS If I sound like a nagging parent... it's because I am one. Well, not a nagging one, (I hope) but have learned not to turn valuable things over to the hands of irresponsible people. If one has to pay for it, one has the right (and power) to say NO !!!.... you cannot use my car, toys, wallet... fill in the blank. Just a word to the wise, protect your stuff from people that cannot pay to replace or repair any damages they may cause. Again, I learned that lesson the hard way too. Now, go do the right thing.
Victor on 09/17/2005 11:05:07
Nagging Parent....lol
lakecityransom on 09/17/2005 16:41:45
Oh no my brother installed it all, I was trying to get the point across that hes the audio guy of the family, so I dont think hes bs'ing me. I'll check and pray that its a fuse today, I never thought about that I just checked the one on the back of the player.
lakecityransom on 09/17/2005 18:03:16
You were right :) thank lord I came here and asked, because my brother was baffled and I thought I was doomed. Then I remembered to ask here like he did in the past. Don't have a fuse to replace it haha, I guess I'll have to go get one tonight.
Thanks for all the help. This place rocks.
UKinstaller on 09/17/2005 19:28:44
that's right. this place does indeed rock. glad you found the problem to be a 10 cent fuse instead of a $200 head unit. careful not to drop anything, especially metal, into that cigarette lighter. or, if you have a phone charger or something like that in there, that can really help blow a fuse.
take care,
-UK
swez on 09/17/2005 19:47:09
That is good news. A simple fuse problem is always a pleasent surprize, provided more don't blow in the future. Glad to hear you like the site. Our techs are some of the best on any free web sites.
Good luck and happy tunes,
Swez SMILE
ttocs on 09/19/2005 01:29:54
"Oh no my brother installed it all, I was trying to get the point across that hes the audio guy of the family, so I dont think hes bs'ing me. I'll check and pray that its a fuse today, I never thought about that I just checked the one on the back of the player. "
If yer audio guy is leaving yer faceplate out in the rain ya might want to start lookin fer a new audio guy. Glad to hear it was that simple. Always start simple and then move on
just kidding.
swez on 09/19/2005 11:22:08
Errr, uhmmm, d'oh.... ditto... what he said... SMILE
Swez
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