F700BT - new install, only radio works - iPod, SD no sound

[1loudls]

your problem is that the installer hooked up the antenna wire instead of hooking up the amp turn on wire.

 

you old saab probably did not have the premium sound system (factory amp) and your new one does (this is why every thing is much louder now)

 

since the wire from the radio is only turning on the amp when the radio is on, your amp is not getting turned on for any other source. this is why there is two different wires at the back of the radio.

 

the blue wire is to turn on a power antenna, 12v is only sent down the wire when the radio is the active source so that a power antenna is not up the rest of the time (so it doesn't get broken off when going through a car wash)

 

the blue/white wire is the amp turn on wire, it has 12v going down the wire all the time the radio is powered up to keep any amps on no matter what the source is.

 

this is a simply mistake with a simple fix, resetting the unit is a waste of time, this has also been covered about 20-30 different times, I'm kinda surprised that with 15 replys, no one has even thought of this. weak sauce guys.

 

so you can either take the unit out and wire it correctly, or go into the menu and change the setting for "antenna" from "radio" to "power"

 

or better yet, take it back and slap the installer for not properly testing it out before returning the car to you, if you bitch enough, you might even get compensated for their rookie ass move.

 

 

 

DO NOT TRY TO MESS WITH THE SOFTWARE UNTIL THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED (i cant really believe this was even suggested)