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Doc
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Put a new battery in my truck yesterday and after the power was off my stereo is all messed up. I can't turn it off. Power button only switches between tuner and Aux. Won't power off. I set the clock but it won't display the time. It keep flashing and cycling a colorful light show. I set the buttons so it plays but the constant brightly colored light show is irritating and distracting. It irks me greatly that I can't control it. Can't find instructions online. Didn't come with a manual. Ready to smash it with hammer.
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If so it has a anti theft device in it.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
or anything else on the car would never have lost battery power.
There are a few rules for replacing a battery:
Always make sure the radio and any other electrical devices are switched off before beginning.
Apply 12 volt power to the vehicle either through the data link connector under the dash
or by jumpering wires to a battery powered circuit at the fusebox or other connector.
This is probably what you did wrong.
As far as fixing it, you might want to consider professional help.
If proper battery replacement practices were followed then the radio, clock, or anything else on the car would never have lost battery power. There are a few rules for replacing a battery:
Always make sure the radio and any other electrical devices are switched off before beginning.
Apply 12 volt power to the vehicle either through the data link connector under the dash or by jumpering wires to a battery powered circuit at the fusebox or other connector.
A little late for this. Doc has no patience slackers. Don
PS: Or me for that matter!
Pull the fuse.
How will that help?
If proper battery replacement practices were followed then the radio, clock,
or anything else on the car would never have lost battery power.
There are a few rules for replacing a battery:
Always make sure the radio and any other electrical devices are switched off before beginning.
Apply 12 volt power to the vehicle either through the data link connector under the dash
or by jumpering wires to a battery powered circuit at the fusebox or other connector.
This is probably what you did wrong.
As far as fixing it, you might want to consider professional help.
That does not work on a 2000 GMC the radio has a theft deterrent built in. If it was set before the battery went dead , pulling and replacing a batter even if it was off will trip the safety and make the radio inoperable most of the time the rest of the time it is very irritating.
If I knew the year he had and if it was a stock radio I may be able to lookup how to reset the radio.
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Pull the fuse.
How will that help?
I set the buttons so it plays but the constant brightly colored light show is irritating and distracting.
It will disable it completely .
I didn't do the work, a professional garage did. Telling me NOW how to prevent the problem really doesn't help much.
I will call the garage and ask if they know what happened and how to fix it, and I can go back to the stereo shop and ask for help (Pioneer aftermarket stereo, not what came in the 2006 Colorado).
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Or - Do a yahoo/google search with "(Makers name) (model #) demo mode"
You'll most likely have your pick of links to click for help.
I am probably wrong, but it is a possibility.
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Turned out when the light show was on the stereo was off and controls would work. I assumed that with lights on it was turned on. Not so.
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