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No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

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No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by drummerboy » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:33 pm

4.6is full spec comms etc


Seem to have lost power to my radio/music...the rest of the screen is cool with sat nav/ tv/computer fine...just the left hand side is dead..no orange power light on...non of the the left hand buttons functioning...when i look on the select screen i have lost my dynamic sound processor icons as well...checked all fuses which mostly run the whole screen etc and nothing...cd player in the boot is alive and ejects??? totally confused...

any thoughts or help gratefully received

Many Thanks

Lee
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Re: No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by Sanj » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:44 pm

Lee,

Know how to disconnect the battery? 15 minutes of that first...

Then disconnecting all the connectors, cleaning them and putting them back.
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Re: No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by x555 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:45 pm

Hi Lee and welcome ......sounds daft but try disconecting the battery for 10 mins and then re connecting as this can sort out many electrical glitches.
Is your battery good as this can be the main culprit for stuff like this with low power the electrics can do all sorts of wierd stuff. Try these first before any drastic measures..............ohh and when you get chance introduce yourself over in the other section and get some pics up of that 4.6 :thumbsup:
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Re: No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by x555 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:46 pm

[quote=""Sanj""]Lee,

Know how to disconnect the battery? 15 minutes of that first...

Then disconnecting all the connectors, cleaning them and putting them back.[/quote]
Ahh touchee.......your too quick for me fella :lol:
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Re: No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by drummerboy » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:26 am

Big thanks Guys your advice was perfect and has worked a treat...all functions restored and sounding beautifull :thumbsup:
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Re: No Radio??? power dead on one side of screen

Post by x555 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:36 pm

Ahhhh the old disconnect-reconnect :thumbsup: glad to be of assistance :thumbsup: .......i wonder how many people have had parts replaced due to the temperamental electrics in our x's :roll:
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