Miata Mailing List: December 1999, Message #631

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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott <mrmiata@icx.net>
To: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>
Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: Audio Question Again


>>There should be two wires (well, more than two, but these are the two that
>>we're concerned about) coming out of your head unit. One should be
labelled
>>"antenna" and one should be labeled "remote." The antenna wire is what
>>(obviously) trips your power antenna motor. The remote wire is what tells
>>your amp to turn on.
>
>There is one blue/white wire coming out of the head unit. It is labeled
>"System Remote Control" There is no "antenna" wire. On the factory harness
>there
>is a wire labeled "antenna" but no remote wire. I have 17 ft. of remote
>wire, so I can tap into the head unit, but I can't find a way to have the
>head unit trigger the antenna. This is how it is worded on the instruction
>sheet:
>
>Amp sheet: Blue [RD-223] (sold separately) Connect the male terminal of
>this wire to the blue wire of the car stereo. (System Remote Control). The
>female terminal can be connected to the auto-antenna relay control
>terminal. If the car stereo does not have a system remote control terminal,
>connect the male terminal to the power terminal through the ignition
switch.
>
>Head Unit sheet: Blue/white To system Control terminal of the power
>amp or Auto-antenna relay control (Max 300 mA 12 V DC)
>
>When an external power amp is being used with this system, be sure not to
>connect the blue/white lead to the amp's power terminal. Likewise, do not
>connect the blue/white lead to the power terminal of the auto-antenna. Such
>connection could cause excessive current drain and malfunction.
>
>**********
>So I'm back at square one. I can't find an antenna lead that will work with
>my
>amp lead. The amp lead is going to have to be fished under the
>carpet/through
>the rear deck. No big deal on that part. But trying to find a way to
trigger
>the
>antenna to go up upon FM/AM usage is looking to be problematic. This is a
>brand new, modern Pioneer head unit and new Pioneer amp. You would think
>there would be a provision for power antenna. I'm getting a little
>frustrated.
>
>HEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!! My car's in pieces and I'm at an impasse. :^)
>
>Scott and Woody
>President, Roadster Association of the Great Smokies (RAGS)
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>
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