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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Car Audio / June 2004Blaupunkt Sacramento radio won't work in Kia Sedona!
Help! With the help of a few able assistants, I installed a Blaupunkt Sacramento receiver in my Kia Sedona. The CD player works with no problems, as does the AUX input. However, the radio receives nothing at all. No stations, not even a hint of a signal. Nothing but static. The antenna was plugged in, and everything else is hooked up correctly, as far as I can tell. Is there something I'm missing? -Brian > Help! With the help of a few able assistants, I installed a Blaupunkt > Sacramento receiver in my Kia Sedona. The CD player works with no [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -Brian Brian, I'd re-check the antenna connection and make sure the antenna plug wasn't damaged. The only other thing I can think of would be the tuning frequencies. Can you tune to frequencies like 97.1 or 98.5? Some decks can be set up for either US or European frequency spacing, and you might have accidentally selected the European frequency spacing. Other than that, I'm at a loss. Unless you live in a rural area that doesn't have any strong radio stations, a head unit will usually pick up *something*, even with no antenna connected to it at all. Scott Gardner > > Help! With the help of a few able assistants, I installed a Blaupunkt > > Sacramento receiver in my Kia Sedona. The CD player works with no [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Scott Gardner I spoke with a nice guy at Crutchfield, and he suggested unplugging the antenna and inserting a straighted metal coat hanger (I assume he meant into the head unit). We hooked up the factory radio again, and the radio worked with that. I looked over the wires for the Blaupunkt, and gave some second thought to the blue "Power Antenna" wire. Am I misunderstanding the concept of this? It's the only wire we didn't hook up, as I assumed it had something to do with an antenna that retracts into the vehicle when it's turned off. Could not having this wire hooked up be the cause of the problem? Thanks for your help! -Brian No sir, Thats for, Well exactly what you thought it was for. Did you try the coat hanger? It would serve as a "make-shift" antenna, and I believe he meant insert the straight end into the deck too. Buck > > > Help! With the help of a few able assistants, I installed a Blaupunkt > > > Sacramento receiver in my Kia Sedona. The CD player works with no [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > No sir, Thats for, Well exactly what you thought it was for. Did you try the > coat hanger? It would serve as a "make-shift" antenna, and I believe he > meant insert the straight end into the deck too. I didn't try the coat hanger yet, as I don't have the patience (it's already 12:30 AM, after all). I figured I was right about the power antenna wire. However, Crutchfield's website has this to say about the matter: Q: My new car stereo receiver can't get any AM radio stations, and the FM reception is very weak. A (excerpt): Many vehicles now have a "booster" amplifier on the antenna, to increase gain. This amplifier is energized by the factory receiver remote lead. If when the receiver is replaced, this antenna 'amp' is not powered up, the FM reception will be poor, and the AM reception will be non-existent. Hooking up the vehicle's antenna remote wire to the power antenna wire of the new receiver (usually a Blue wire) will solve the problem. Thoughts? -Brian You would at least get SOME reception even without the booster. But as far as the booster goes, I have no idea if there is one in your car or not. Buck > > No sir, Thats for, Well exactly what you thought it was for. Did you try the > > coat hanger? It would serve as a "make-shift" antenna, and I believe he [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > You would at least get SOME reception even without the booster. But as far > as the booster goes, I have no idea if there is one in your car or not. Well, I guess I'll give the blue wires a shot, unless you think it will blow something up. Thanks! -Brian Whoa whoa, What did you plan on hooking those blue wires up too? That crutchfield FAQ was saying that there should be a lead that runs to this "Booster" and thats where the power antenna wire goes. Buck > > You would at least get SOME reception even without the booster. But as far > > as the booster goes, I have no idea if there is one in your car or not. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > Whoa whoa, What did you plan on hooking those blue wires up too? That > crutchfield FAQ was saying that there should be a lead that runs to this > "Booster" and thats where the power antenna wire goes. Hmm...I was thinking about hooking up the blue wire from the head unit to the blue wire on the adapter from Crutchfield. It's identified in all instructions as "power antenna". Would harm come to the unit, car or me if I did this? -Brian Oh no, Sorry I didn't understand what you meant. It shouldn't do anything at all. Unless of course you need that particular "Booster:" powered. Buck > > Whoa whoa, What did you plan on hooking those blue wires up too? That > > crutchfield FAQ was saying that there should be a lead that runs to this [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > Oh no, Sorry I didn't understand what you meant. It shouldn't do anything > at all. Unless of course you need that particular "Booster:" powered. Okay. I'll give it a shot then. Better to try it rather than just return the thing with the false assumption that it's broken. |
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