aura to clarion stereo problem

[Justy]

Hello,

Recently took the basic aura tape player unit out of my Leon 1.6S and replaced with a clarion cd player.

So far so good. And the new cd player works fine. However, when I turn the engine off and remove the key the cd player does not switch off, I have to do it manually using the on/off button.

I can turn the cd player on and off from it's own power button regardless of whether the key is in the ignition or not. I wouldn't be too concerned but one day I'm going to leave the thing playing when I get out the car and come back to a flat battery.

Having looked at the fitting instructions and compared these to the suggested layout on a previous IceCavern posting, I wonder if the 'switched' and 'permanant' power supply to the cd player might need swapping?

Does that make sense? And if that's the solution how do I physically swap the little pins in the plastic cable block thingy? Do I yank them out with brute force or is there a cunning little way to remove them without ripping at the wires?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this...
Justy

 

[Paul TDI]

Yeah, you'll need to swap the power supply wires. My Alpine radio came with a bullet connectors on power supply wires so you can swap this easily, If you havent got one you could buy an adaptor from Halfords for about £10, or if your careful, get a small jewellers screw driver, and push the clip to release it, inside the relevant connector block, while pulling gently on the wire. and swap them around.

 

[Justy]

Thanks for the advice - the connectors came out fine using a jewellers screwdriver and a bit of encouragement.

However. Having swapped the two wires as discussed it's made absolutely no difference to the problem so I am still befuddled.

Any ideas what to do next? The only discrepancy with the clarion instructions is that they suggest cutting A-5 wire (auto antenna) on some models but don't make clear which models so I haven't done it. Could that be supplying continual power even when key is out of the ignition?

 

[Justy]

Ok so I've finally found out that the 'switched' power (yellow/red stripe) is supplying no power on turning the key.

Is there a little fuse somewhere which might have blown to cause this?

(power to the 'permanent' wire is constant as it should be)

Missing my tunes now!!

 

[BlackFR]

Sounds like the switched fuse has gone as you say.... open the drivers door and pull the trim off the side of the dash to get to the fuse box