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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Arrolman on 14 March 2007, 17:47:15

Title: No Radio reception?
Post by: Arrolman on 14 March 2007, 17:47:15

Hi,

I've just replaced the standard head unit on my 96 2.5 CD for a nice shiny DVD player, as it had the old aerial jack I went and bought an adaptor, I tested it when I got it and it picked up Radio 1 etc, but now that my unit has been installed, everything checked and double checked, theres no reception at all?

Thoughts?

Cheers,
Iain

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 15 March 2007, 09:08:27

I suspect that either the aerial connector has come off the adaptor or the wire has been damaged when the unit was inserted....

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Admin on 15 March 2007, 12:10:16

Having experienced this very same problem I will say that is exactly what the problem is.

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: bogit on 16 March 2007, 07:59:59

i 3rd that statement, have done just that this week  :-[
remove radio,refit to find no radio, pull back out to find plug adrift from rear of cage

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Arrolman on 24 March 2007, 16:54:37

Had stereo out, all wires checked and ok, radio jack is seated fine, no visible signs of damage, think it'll be heading to an auto electricians next week

Cheers,
Iain

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: TheBoy on 24 March 2007, 17:01:41

Where does the aerial amp get its power from?  The head unit's electric aerial signal?

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Arrolman on 24 March 2007, 18:59:42

Hi,

Im presuming so, it worked fine the first time I connected it up.

Cheers,
Iain

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 25 March 2007, 20:59:21

Tape wire to radio it falls off otherwise

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: nixoro on 26 March 2007, 13:51:27

Could be that the Amplifier power cable needs moving in the ISO block I had a situation where the Amplifier was not getting any power so I moved one of the cables over in the ISO block and got radio.

Think its the Blue/White wire was in the wrong place you could have a similar problem.

Title: Re: No Radio reception?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 March 2007, 23:43:06

It could also be that the output from the radio isn't man enough to power it. IIRC, the power wire to the preamp is fastened to the antenna wire along its' length. You could try connecting this to the ignition switched 12v feed to the radio directly.

Edited to say: You might want to put a low value (1 amp?) inline fuse in the connection because the wire is a bit weedy and the feed to the radio is fised at 10a IIRC.

Kevin