subs and amp wont work?

[GMHCalais]

hey all.

yesterday i bought a clarion dvd head unit. single din bla bla bla..

the rear speakers which are hooked up to the head unit are working fine.

but my amps not working, nor my subs and front splits which are connected to the amp?

ive wired mostly everything up bar the illumination cord and parking brake cord..

which shouldnt make a difference as im only wanting to see if everything works at this point..

any help would be appreciated!

[ethann]

Checked all the fuses?
Are the lights coming on, On the amp?

[GMHCalais]

Checked all the fuses?
Are the lights coming on, On the amp?

ive checked the fuses on the amp,they seem to be fine.

and no lights are coming on the amp..

[ethann]

Got the remote wire hooked up right?

If needed, Maybe just jump a bit of wire from the remote on the amp to the power on the amp and see if that turns the lights on and if you get anything then you can double check the connection on your headdeck?

Just sounds like your amps not getting the hole 'Ok I gota turn on now' bit.

[GMHCalais]

Got the remote wire hooked up right?

If needed, Maybe just jump a bit of wire from the remote on the amp to the power on the amp and see if that turns the lights on and if you get anything then you can double check the connection on your headdeck?

Just sounds like your amps not getting the hole 'Ok I gota turn on now' bit.

dont quite get what your saying mate..

the remote on amp? that being the wire thats supposed to power the amp?
or the 12v accesory wire which if i unhook turns the whole headunit off..

[ethann]

For example,
See this picture, http://www.steynfamily.com/images/ul...ine-amp-02.jpg
On the top right hand side of that amp theres 3 wires, Negative, Remote turn on and Positive.

What Im trying to get at is do you have that remote wire hooked up right?


Also, What model is the head unit/amp?

[GMHCalais]

For example,
See this picture, http://www.steynfamily.com/images/ul...ine-amp-02.jpg
On the top right hand side of that amp theres 3 wires, Negative, Remote turn on and Positive.

What Im trying to get at is do you have that remote wire hooked up right?


Also, What model is the head unit/amp?

the head unit is a Clarion VRX485VD

the amp is a cadence. not 100% sure what specs tho..

the remote wire is hooked up properly.

two wires intertwined but its not working.

[Verynice]

he means put a bit of wire from the REMOTE terminal to the POSITIVE terminal, amp should power up

[ethann]

Not sure then.
Just sounds like the amps not getting power?
Checked the fuse up near the battery?

I blew one of them on the weekend, Well it looked abit old that may of had something to do with it but sus that out i guess.

[ethann]

he means put a bit of wire from the REMOTE terminal to the POSITIVE terminal, amp should power up

Yeah, Because there is sometimes two blue wires on the back of head decks, A blue and a Blue/white one. Can't remember what the other one does but yeah.

Just got to try to eliminate things.

[GMHCalais]

Not sure then.
Just sounds like the amps not getting power?
Checked the fuse up near the battery?

I blew one of them on the weekend, Well it looked abit old that may of had something to do with it but sus that out i guess.

checked out the fuse near the battery and seems to be fine. and switched the blue/white with the blue..

the blue wire isfor the auto antenna.

the amp/subs were working fine up until i disconnected the old head unit and went to wire up this unit..

[ethann]

Out of curiosity did you put abit of wire on the remote/positive?

[brinz96VS]

some get the remote wire and the power antenna wire mixed up, perhaps double check those, amp fuses and the amps ground connecition.

[m05tw4nt3d]

have you checked your earth? i wan running an amp and it was working perfectly then bought a new one connected it the same n it wouldnt work, after checking everything it was the earth cable that never changed yet woldnt run the newin . just an idea

[holdenboy]

Think about what he's saying guys......" the amp/subs were working fine up until i disconnected the old head unit and went to wire up this unit ".

Get yourself a multimeter or test light and check for power at the REM and + terminal of the amp. If there is power at both terminals (obviously with the key turned to acc and head-unit on) then the amp should be powering up. Next thing to check is RCAs, did you connect them properly to the new head-unit?
If youve connected the RCAs to the subwoofer preouts, make sure theres not a setting in the head-unit to turn the subwoofer on / off etc.

Model number of new Clarion head-unit?

[ethann]

Model number of new Clarion head-unit?

the head unit is a Clarion VRX485VD

Yeah, Maybe go through the settings and make sure everythings turned on?

Although the fronts should still allow it to power up shouldn't it?

[holdenboy]

Well ive got ahold of the manual and cant find anywhere to turn the sub ON or OFF, so thats probably out of the equation. You could try plugging the RCAs into the front or rear outputs as ethann suggests but i dont think this will work.

Best to check theres power going to the amp first.

[ethann]

Well ive got ahold of the manual and cant find anywhere to turn the sub ON or OFF, so thats probably out of the equation. You could try plugging the RCAs into the front or rear outputs as ethann suggests but i dont think this will work.

Best to check theres power going to the amp first.

First thing I'd do is just double check that the amp is powering up fine by putting a wire from the remote turn on and the power (On the amp) because that should trick it into the headdeck telling it that it needs to be turned on.

[GMHCalais]

thnks everyone for the input..

i tried everything last night till 12:30 but with no luck am going to have to spend the money and get an installer to do it...

if anyone knows a good cheap installer. id love to know. i live eastern suburbs campbelltown