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I figured you would likely have checked all the wiring
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NEVER a safe assumption with me, mate
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Yes the lighting wire = the illumination one you mentioned - you have noise the number of faulty installs i had to correct in the mid nineties because of this lol, it was a new thing back then)
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I remember a company car I got in 1992 (Astra GSI 16V – real fun) had both that and the other one which made the volume speed-dependent – when I discovered them, I thought I was a spaceship pilot
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Looking at wiring diagrams.of.other double dins, they mention handbrake (assuming for safety) and reversing wires. I am.guessing these are either fly leads from the unit or sockets in it.
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Yes the fly leads from the unit include handbrake, reverseing light sensor to trigger the rear camera etc, but I haven't connected any yet, as I don’t want to complicate things – and my camera hasn’t been delivered yet. Orange and blue fly leads are for illumi and amp, but they are duplicated in the Rover-specific harness they made me buy, so I haven't connected them. They do work – radio quality is very good, and the device dims when I put the lights on.
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I haven't had a chance to read the original post through (nor this one fully yet)
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No, you don't want to, trust me – have a nice cup of tea instead.
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but I assume your car is iso compatible, and you are using an iso adapter, which then goes to the loom of the stereo. If so, follow the switched and perm lives to the plug of the stereo, then it's corresponding pin on the unit, to confirm it is not damaged and actually there lol.
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And that just MAY be the problem – permanent live only goes to the little aux harness with all the other fly leads etc, and not to the main plug into the stereo from the ISO connector, so I do wonder if the unit is simply getting no power when it’s supposed to be sleeping. I’ve asked Erisin, but not holding my breath for any kind of intelligible answer – more like “Hi hope your fun day is shining, yes when you connecting the wires, is light good!”
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If you switch the stereo off, by its knob/button, before turning the key of the car off, does it retain its memory then I wonder?
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Thought of that one too
The more I mess with it, the more I think it’s either a firmware problem, or the lack of permanent power to the stereo. But as they don’t provide a wiring diagram for the main socket, I may never know…