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Right channel audio missing in ipod mode only

By joeybeanz · Oct 10, 2011in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 2 posts👁️ 935 views
Posted Oct 10, 2011 · 21:19 UTC#1

Hey guys. I have a F90BT that has been working great since I bought it on release day. No problems what so ever. Recently, I replaced all of my amplifier's wiring (power wires, patch cords, speaker wires) as well as removed the f90bt from my dash to double check that all the wiring was secure and to hook up the new patch cords. Now after doing all that, everything was working like a charm. But 2 days later I got in my car and noticed I was no longer getting any audio out of my right speakers, front and back. I thought maybe the amp was malfunctioning or the patch cables were faulty or loose... but when I use the FM radio, all 4 speakers have sound. The right channel audio is only missing when I am using my ipod (5.5 gen) as the audio source. I double checked all the connections between the ipod and the avic, all are solid. AQnd the ipod does not have a left/right fader setting. Does anyone know what could be the problem here?

 

EDIT: By the way, all the system chimes and the nav voice can be heard out of all 4 speakers while in ipod mode, so the unit is definitely putting out audio on all 4 channels while in ipod mode, only the ipod audio is missing on the right channels.

Edited Oct 10, 2011 by joeybeanz
Posted Oct 10, 2011 · 23:14 UTC#2

OK nevermind, I found the problem. One of the female (ipod side) connectors on the ipod harness was loose so I crimped it a little with a pair of pliers so it would grab and then taped up all 3 of the connectors so they stayed tight. Missing audio problem solved.

 

Now to track down and alleviate the horrible interference whine I'm getting. Hopefully it's just a matter of grounding my RCA cables, as all the connections are good, the amp and radio's grounds are rock solid, and the RCA cables aren't routed near anything that should be causing a problem.