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[rotrex]

hi guys. I'm in proccess of retro fitting h/line in a tourer, every thing is working except nav. no navigation on screen. and no light on nav reader, does this mean the reader is dead or am I missing something ?

[MN190]

It does sound like the nav is dead.
Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting it.

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by rotrex

hi guys. I'm in proccess of retro fitting h/line in a tourer, every thing is working except nav. no navigation on screen. and no light on nav reader, does this mean the reader is dead or am I missing something ?

Nav unit should power itself up, as soon as car is disturbed - a door opened etc..

[suffolk boy]

Originally Posted by rotrex

hi guys. I'm in proccess of retro fitting h/line in a tourer, every thing is working except nav. no navigation on screen. and no light on nav reader, does this mean the reader is dead or am I missing something ?

hi tam assuming the unit worked b4 you removed it check the plugs at the rear of the unit.it is as suggested possible to insert them thinking they are fully home when in fact they are not.the black horse shoe shaped lug must be fully flat b4 inserting.they sholud go home with a resounding clunk.i only mention this because some folks have put these in using the previously mentioned black clip in the half way position and tryed feeding them in.the clip as you probally no is only to ease them out for removal.failing that it would seem the drive has had a bath

[rotrex]

Originally Posted by suffolk boy

hi tam assuming the unit worked b4 you removed it check the plugs at the rear of the unit.it is as suggested possible to insert them thinking they are fully home when in fact they are not.the black horse shoe shaped lug must be fully flat b4 inserting.they sholud go home with a resounding clunk.i only mention this because some folks have put these in using the previously mentioned black clip in the half way position and tryed feeding them in.the clip as you probally no is only to ease them out for removal.failing that it would seem the drive has had a bath

hi Philip.
unfortunately I didnt have the chance to check this one before removal so was a gamble {priced accordingly though}
yes plugs are properly home

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

Nav unit should power itself up, as soon as car is disturbed - a door opened etc..

hi Harry.
aye as soon as it didnt power up I had a bad feeling that this was one of them unlucky days

Originally Posted by MN190

It does sound like the nav is dead.
Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting it.

yep twas first thing I tried, then though I'd ask here incase I was missing something.
sorted now as replaced the nav reader with another {that I had tested before removal} and nav works as expected so I guese first reader is dead. now while there were no signs of water ingress in the 2 cars these systems were taken from, I have since had a close look inside the plug sockets on dead reader and can se very slight green sign of water damage imo.
so is it likely to be an easy repair or full meltdown does anybody know please ?
also on the working unit, when I ask it to eject disk it makes all the right sounds but does not give me the disk, looking inside the disk does lift up to eject level but does not come out. is this common ?
thanks guys. tam.

[Phil-T4]

The disc can "stick" to the rubber pads so it goes through the motion of ejecting but cant do it!
Try manually freeing the disc and check the rubber mounting pads aren't "sticky"

[rotrex]

Originally Posted by Phil-T4

The disc can "stick" to the rubber pads so it goes through the motion of ejecting but cant do it!
Try manually freeing the disc and check the rubber mounting pads aren't "sticky"

ok Phil, thanks I will check it out as disk has probably been in there for years

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by rotrex

sorted now as replaced the nav reader with another {that I had tested before removal} and nav works as expected so I guese first reader is dead. now while there were no signs of water ingress in the 2 cars these systems were taken from, I have since had a close look inside the plug sockets on dead reader and can se very slight green sign of water damage imo.
so is it likely to be an easy repair or full meltdown does anybody know please ?

There have been reports of these units being salvaged, even when they have had a swim. With nothing to loose, open it up and check with a magnifying glass for damage on the PCB. If there are any deposits, scrub them gently away with an old toothbrush.

[rotrex]

ok Harry. I was going to open it up today tbh but got busy with other stuff. I'll have a look and report back with my findings

[Greeners]

scrub with a tooth brush and toothpaste (gently), wash in cold running water (again gently) and pop in an airing cupboard for a couple of days.

Ive saved 2 or 3 now