Stereo Light On - Frozen HELP!

[FORDavid]

Hi all,
my Ford stacker (AU II Fairmont) red 'load' light wont turn off and the stereo wont turn on. The screen doesn't come on so it doesn't prompt me to enter the pin number.

Does anyone know what the heck is going on?

Please Help
Cheers
FORDavid

[aye you]

sounds like the unit is blown, which is standard for the stock unit. i'd be looking for a new one

[RG]

It's dead. You need a new one.

[Damien]

Yep, had the same problem. Try disconnecting the power overnight and then reconnect it in the morning. This worked for me and for one of the guys in the T-Series Appreciation forums.

[au2sw]

it seems to be a common problem with the factory in-dash stackers. your best off upgrading your system. there are plenty of options for double DIN or single Din out there. if you go with a single DIN option, you will need to consider getting the change pocket from a low series model though to fill the hole under the head unit. of course, if funds are tight (like mine) perhaps as suggested try disconecting power to the unit over night to reset it. you may just have to do that from time to time though. good luck

[FORDavid]

Thanks for all the advice everyone,

as for the suggestion to try disconecting power to the unit over night - how would i go about doing that? Does that mean disconnecting the battery from the car or just the unit itself, because i wouldn't know how to do the unit.

Cheers

FORDavid

[Bill M]

I had the same issue in my stacker, pulled the fuse and the unit reset itself and happily plays all my favourite tunes. Has performed well for many years since only rejecting a couple of my itunes burned CDs.
cheers
Bill.

[XRLNT-8]

Don't forget you will need the pin to unlock it when you power up again. I had same prob couple of months ago, worked for me but had to go to ford with rego papers to get the pin.

cheers,
Simon

[Smoke Pursuit]

happend my xr6 VCT when it was brand new all the time, just disconnect the battery and it was all good again, for af ew months..

[FORDavid]

Yep, i just disconnected the battery for an hour and all was good

Thanks for the advice everyone

[Rojo]

Originally Posted by Bill M

I had the same issue in my stacker, pulled the fuse and the unit reset itself and happily plays all my favourite tunes. Has performed well for many years since only rejecting a couple of my itunes burned CDs.
cheers
Bill.

I had the exact same thing happen this week !! What do mean by 'pulled the fuse' what did you do, how do you know which fuse it is please ??

Thanks

[Damien]

Originally Posted by FORDavid

Yep, i just disconnected the battery for an hour and all was good

Thanks for the advice everyone

Glad to hear that suggestion worked for you.

Originally Posted by Rojo

What do mean by 'pulled the fuse' what did you do, how do you know which fuse it is please ??

There is a fuse box near your right knee when you're sitting in the driver's seat. In your car's user manual is a diagram that outlines what all of the fuses in that fuse box are allocated to. There is also another fuse box under the bonnet near the battery, the user manual has a diagram for those fuses as well. You'll need some point nose pliers, or a 'fuse puller' (sometimes one of these is in the fuse box itself, a little white claw looking thing) to get the fuses out.

[Rojo]

Originally Posted by Damien

There is a fuse box near your right knee when you're sitting in the driver's seat. In your car's user manual is a diagram that outlines what all of the fuses in that fuse box are allocated to. There is also another fuse box under the bonnet near the battery, the user manual has a diagram for those fuses as well. You'll need some point nose pliers, or a 'fuse puller' (sometimes one of these is in the fuse box itself, a little white claw looking thing) to get the fuses out.

I had a quick look in the fuse box after I read Bills post, think I might leave it to some one who has a better idea of what they're doing than me.

Thanks for the explanation though !!

[TwistedEL]

Remove the fuse marked Radio 1 and leave the car turned off overnight
Reinstall the fuse in the morning. You will need the security code.

[Rojo]

Thanks every one for the advice, I looked up the fuse 'map' in my manual, pulled the fuse out and replaced it immediately, entered the code and it's working fine, didn't even have to re set the radio stations.

So damn happy I didn't have to spend $$$$ buying a new unit.

Thanks again !!

[FORDavid]

amazing how it just all of a sudden works again hey,
Why didn't FORD suggest this to me when i called them??????