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Newbie Stereo Questions (1999 FD201)
cpferris
Member Posts: 6 ✭
Hi All. Glad to have joined the group. I just purchased a 1999 FD201 from the original owner which has seen very little use. Its got the 5.0 Volvo I/O with 200 hours. I purchased from an older couple and the gentleman has had a stroke, so the deal was facilitated by the wife. Unfortunately, she doesn't know much about the boat. It did come with the owners manual, but it is pretty much useless.
I got it home and charged the batteries and all lights, blower, bilge seem to work. It looks to have the stock stereo which is a Sony CDX-1200. I have had I/O bowriders/pontoons before and had to turn on the accessory switch to enable the radio to work. When I flip the ACC switch the switch does light up, and the depthfinder turns on, but the radio does not. I have tried all buttons to no avail. I also tried with the key on, and that made no difference either.
I unplugged the wiring harness from the back of the deck and re-plugged it, that didn't work wither.
Is there some basic thing I am missing here for stereo operation? I am not sure if I have a wiring issue from the battery or if the deck itself just doesn't work. I don't mind buying a new deck, but i want to confirm that is the issue before going that route.
Also, could I turn the acc switch on, unplug the radio then use a test light to ensure the "power" line going into the harness is hot?
Any other debugging tips?
I got it home and charged the batteries and all lights, blower, bilge seem to work. It looks to have the stock stereo which is a Sony CDX-1200. I have had I/O bowriders/pontoons before and had to turn on the accessory switch to enable the radio to work. When I flip the ACC switch the switch does light up, and the depthfinder turns on, but the radio does not. I have tried all buttons to no avail. I also tried with the key on, and that made no difference either.
I unplugged the wiring harness from the back of the deck and re-plugged it, that didn't work wither.
Is there some basic thing I am missing here for stereo operation? I am not sure if I have a wiring issue from the battery or if the deck itself just doesn't work. I don't mind buying a new deck, but i want to confirm that is the issue before going that route.
Also, could I turn the acc switch on, unplug the radio then use a test light to ensure the "power" line going into the harness is hot?
Any other debugging tips?
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My 2009 220 has a separate radio power switch. Perhaps your's has one and the label is off ? Its two ACCY switches power up the two "cig lighter" plugs
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I don't think that's the case. I will check this again when I get back home. Even grab a pic of the control panel.piney said:My 2009 220 has a separate radio power switch. Perhaps your's has one and the label is off ? Its two ACCY switches power up the two "cig lighter" plugs
I thought this as well. Oddly, I can't see an inline fuse. When I unplug the adapter from the back of the deck and try to track it back I can't pull anymore slack, but can't see any further back under the console (atleast through the access door). Wish there was easier way to access the wires.omar174 said:Did you check the inline fuse? -
Ok, so I got this figured out. The inline fuse wasn't inline at all. There was a slot for a 10a fuse right below where you plug the wiring harness into the receiver. The fuse was missing altogether. I popped a new one in and that did the trick!
Still might pop the deck out in favor of something more modern with Bluetooth.
thanks for the insight.
