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No audio from radio stations???

By bird333 · Sep 02, 2008in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 9 posts👁️ 1,056 views
Posted Sep 02, 2008 · 04:16 UTC#1

I just installed a N-4 and I don't get any audio from ANY radio stations. The signal seems to be coming in (i.e. the word 'stereo' shows up). I did the video bypass. I didn't connect the blue power antenna wire because my antenna is built into the rear window. I played a CD and I can hear it fine (well one speaker is not playing but that is probably a bad connection).

 

Car '96 Honda Accord

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

Posted Sep 02, 2008 · 06:16 UTC#2

Hook up the blue antenna power wire.Your rear window antenna has an amplifier/booster that needs power to amp the am/fm signal.

Posted Sep 02, 2008 · 23:24 UTC#3

Ok, I hooked up the blue wire but it didn't change anything. Reading in this thread http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12834 it seems I should hook up the blue/white wire to the antenna. Is this correct? The Avic-N4 install guide seems contridictory. For the blue/white wire it says 'Do not connect this lead to auto-antenna control terminal' for the blue wire it says, 'If vehicle has glass antenna, connect to the antenna booster power control terminal' Also, I plan on running two amps. If I connect the blue/white wire to the antenna, do I just split off this wire for the remote turn-ons for my amps?

Posted Sep 03, 2008 · 01:02 UTC#4

The blue/white wire is for the amps and yes you can split it for the 2 amps.The blue wire is for the antenna.Everything should be hooked up correctlyand running.Are you sure your antenna end is snuggly fitted in the antenna slot?

Posted Sep 03, 2008 · 02:07 UTC#5

No, I meant if I used the blue/white cable for the antenna could I also use it to turn on two amps? I assume you mean the big black antenna cable. I will double check it. The guy in the other thread seemed to have success with the blue/white cable??

 

The blue/white wire is for the amps and yes you can split it for the 2 amps.The blue wire is for the antenna.Everything should be hooked up correctlyand running.Are you sure your antenna end is snuggly fitted in the antenna slot?
Posted Sep 04, 2008 · 11:33 UTC#6

I checked the antenna cable, it seems fine. It works fine with the stock radio I took out.

Posted Sep 04, 2008 · 19:12 UTC#7

Other people have problems with the radio signals on the pioneer units, why I don't know.You can try the hook-up.It shouldn't hurt anything and yes you can still split the blue/white wire from the antenna to the amp.

Posted Sep 07, 2008 · 19:22 UTC#8

It was a defective unit. Thanks for the help.

Posted Sep 07, 2008 · 19:32 UTC#9
It was a defective unit. Thanks for the help.

 

Thanks for chiming in and letting us know the cure.Now we know what to do when all else fails.