Stumped

[NICKYPOO]

OK, I've got an all Pioneer set up. HU, iPod interface, wired marine remote with display. Remote is buggin' out. Works perfectly when key is on ACC. While key is ON the only button that does anything is the + for volume and all it will do is turn the volume down. No other buttons do anything. Turn the boat off and turn the key to ACC, remote works fine.

[spharis]

Does that remote require external power?

[NICKYPOO]

Yes.

[spharis]

If the external power to the remote is switched, that is probably the culprit. Do you have a way to test it? The volume may not be tied to the power rail on it, so that may be why it is working when the key is off. Check to see that the power to the remote shares the switched power with the radio. Is this something new, or has it been installed for some time?

Is that a CD-MR70?

[Razzman]

Nicky, did you use the pioneer CD-MR70 or the 80? I set my MR70 up to unswitched power and it works just fine.

[NICKYPOO]

I pulled the entire assembly out (remote, interface, wiring) to have it bench tested this winter. I'm thinking back now and wondering if I hooked it back up to the ingnition switch. It was in all last season but froze up on me on last day out. I pulled it out over the winter and had it tested and it worked perfectly. Put it back in and it worked perfect. Took it to the lake and I hate electrical. I'm betting it's something simple, but this little remote has proven to be a fickle little bastard.

[NICKYPOO]

Oh yeah, I believe it's the MR80. The one with the display on it.

[spharis]

Hah...that's what you get for buying that fancy schmancy remote.

Razz, on your unswitched power, is it unswitched with the radio, or do you mean unswitched by ignition? On the remotes I have seen, the power only controlled the lighting. That MR-80 is way more fancy though.

[NICKYPOO]

Hah...that's what you get for buying that fancy schmancy remote.

Tell me about it.

[Razzman]

Crap, now you got me thinking! No mine definately has pos & neg leads and i hooked up to unswitched from the deep bat. I'll have to look at the instructions.

[Moki]

Have you checked the phased inverter next to the dipthong modulator?

[xpjim1]

this is definately not a flux capacitor problem

[spharis]

Crap, now you got me thinking! No mine definately has pos & neg leads and i hooked up to unswitched from the deep bat. I'll have to look at the instructions.

Cool, if it is hooked straight to the battery unswitched, then I would think the lights stay on all the time?

[Tequilasun]

Have you checked the phased inverter next to the dipthong modulator?

Just quoting this to get a second and third Dipthong in this thread.....

[Razzman]

Cool, if it is hooked straight to the battery unswitched, then I would think the lights stay on all the time?

Now you're gonna make me crawl in the hole and look as i'm now not sure what the hell i did!