Pioneer 8400 and poor reception
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After a big debate about what to get and some good advice from one of the other threads I finally got and installed my DEH8400 - excellent notes from Audio G Man !!! 
IMHO a top bit of kit and plays WMA and MP3 CD's very well. Excellent bit of kit, however the sound setup has that many options its going to take a while to set-up.
One problem outstanding is the Tuner reception is very poor. You can get Radio 1 (well if you wanted too
) ish but fails to pick anything up via a scan/seek. I have an STi Type UK which has the aerial in the rear screen.... is there a pre-amp that needs power or something ?
TIA
Ids
[Edited by ids - 6/25/2002 9:46:50 PM]
IMHO a top bit of kit and plays WMA and MP3 CD's very well. Excellent bit of kit, however the sound setup has that many options its going to take a while to set-up.
One problem outstanding is the Tuner reception is very poor. You can get Radio 1 (well if you wanted too
) ish but fails to pick anything up via a scan/seek. I have an STi Type UK which has the aerial in the rear screen.... is there a pre-amp that needs power or something ?TIA
Ids
[Edited by ids - 6/25/2002 9:46:50 PM]
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From: Swindon, Wiltshire Xbox Gamertag: Gutgouger
I fell into the same trap with my 8400. The reason you are getting naff reception is because you are not providing power to the internal electric aerial.
Basically there is a blue wire on the pioneer wiring which you need to connect up (it's disconnected by default). I haven't got the manual in front of me, but I think it has a remote control label attached to the wire. Once you connect the two halves of this wire together, everything should work fine.
Iain.
Basically there is a blue wire on the pioneer wiring which you need to connect up (it's disconnected by default). I haven't got the manual in front of me, but I think it has a remote control label attached to the wire. Once you connect the two halves of this wire together, everything should work fine.
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I don't know for sure but the screen aerial is probably powered (they normaly are) and it sounds like to me like the wire is not connected to the Pioneers electric aerial/remote output.
Check the blue/white wire (I think it's blue/white) in the Pioneers wiring loom, there is a plug halfway along it between the plug that goes into the unit and the ISO plug. When brand new the 2 plugs are not plugged together, they need to be.
Follow that wire from the head unit through the PC2-44-4 and into the cars wiring loom. Is there a break anywhere? Does it go to a wire in the cars loom?
Check the blue/white wire (I think it's blue/white) in the Pioneers wiring loom, there is a plug halfway along it between the plug that goes into the unit and the ISO plug. When brand new the 2 plugs are not plugged together, they need to be.
Follow that wire from the head unit through the PC2-44-4 and into the cars wiring loom. Is there a break anywhere? Does it go to a wire in the cars loom?
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Fellas,
I knew you would come thru..... Ill go down in a few mins and take the dash apart
and check it out.
I read the install guide again last night after posting and came accross something similar, however its not that clear.
Ill let you kow how I get on...
Ids
I knew you would come thru..... Ill go down in a few mins and take the dash apart
and check it out.I read the install guide again last night after posting and came accross something similar, however its not that clear.
Ill let you kow how I get on...
Ids
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