electric aerial question?

BFD83 · 17-09-2006, 12:06 AM

hey guys, i have had my head unit (model: kenwood MP8533) in my car for a while now but there is 1 thing that shits me...as soon as the unit comes on the aerial goes up even when i have cd's playing which is not what i want it to be doing it should stay down and only go up when the tuner is pressed. i have already writted to kenwood and asked about it but they aint replied yet..does anyone no if this option can be done on this model? it says something about it in the manual but i dont really understand all that wiring and stuff lol!

cheers!

JC · 17-09-2006, 12:32 AM

Can you scan the bits in the manual and post it up? We might be able to work it out from there. What model number is your headunit - may be able to find the manual in PDF format somewhere.

Just to make you jealous, I have a JVC headunit that only puts the aerial up when the radio is on. When DVD/aux is chosen, the aerial goes down.

xr8man83 · 17-09-2006, 08:57 AM

it shouldnt go up mate it meens that it has been instaled wrong my eclipse head unit dont go up when im not listining to the radio but to me it just sounds like it has been installed incorrect i would be taking it back to the shop and telling them the problem they should be able to fix it

XR6Stu · 17-09-2006, 11:17 AM

My old pioneer head unit used to do it, and my new pioneer head doesnt put the arial up at all. I listen to the radio every now and again,but not anymore! I'll have to work something out.

TwistedEL · 17-09-2006, 02:32 PM

Some head units have an aerial output and a remote, others just have remote.

If your's has both then it's wired wrong, if you just have remote then it is always up, nothing you can do about it.

XR6Stu · 17-09-2006, 02:45 PM

Mine has remote, and I didnt wire it up, because I got told "you dont need it, it doesnt do anything" Maybe one day I will get motivated and fix it. MAYBE!

BFD83 · 17-09-2006, 02:54 PM

i just went to autobarn where i got it done and the guy checked the model below mine and it has 2 diff colured wires which is 1 for the radio and one for the amp, the guy said he must have hooked it up through both and not realised. im goin back on tues and they are gonna fix it for me!

S3SR · 17-09-2006, 08:51 PM

good stuff, make sure you dont pay for the stuff up but be thankful they do it.

i was gonna say its a sign to sell it to me(ive always wanted one)

GlennBA · 17-09-2006, 09:34 PM

I just fitted an electric antenna to my forte (never had one) and wired it into my head unit. I've got a problem with it, it'll go down when CD is selected, and go up when radio is selected, but when i turn the car off it stays up. I've got to put it onto CD to get it to go down. Any ideas? There were two wires, antenna and remote iirc.. they were what i wired it to.
Have i wired it incorrectly? If so where should i wire it to?

Cheers,
Glenn

JC · 17-09-2006, 10:03 PM

Just wire it to the antenna one, not remote. Remote is for an amp.

BFD83 · 17-09-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

good stuff, make sure you dont pay for the stuff up but be thankful they do it.

i was gonna say its a sign to sell it to me(ive always wanted one)

lol! they aint that ekky dude you should get one i recommend the units to anyone they are great!

jimt3te50 · 17-09-2006, 11:32 PM

the reasons they do this is that (alot of) these later decks have RDS and the unit is picking up radio signals for traffic etc whist the unit is playing CD's as well, so there is constant supply to the aerial feed.....

shame, but a manual switch is the only way around it sorry mate.

TwistedEL · 17-09-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

I just fitted an electric antenna to my forte (never had one) and wired it into my head unit. I've got a problem with it, it'll go down when CD is selected, and go up when radio is selected, but when i turn the car off it stays up. I've got to put it onto CD to get it to go down. Any ideas? There were two wires, antenna and remote iirc.. they were what i wired it to.
Have i wired it incorrectly? If so where should i wire it to?

Cheers,
Glenn

I would suspect it is wired incorrectly, i.e to accessory power not constant power

GlennBA · 18-09-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JC

Just wire it to the antenna one, not remote. Remote is for an amp.

But theres like 2 wires coming off the antenna... Where do i put the other wire?

GlennBA · 18-09-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

good stuff, make sure you dont pay for the stuff up but be thankful they do it.

i was gonna say its a sign to sell it to me(ive always wanted one)

Get one from the wreckers, they're not that expensive.

JC · 18-09-2006, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

But theres like 2 wires coming off the antenna... Where do i put the other wire?

From memory, mine has 3 wires - one to earth, one to radio "antenna" wire, and one to battery. The battery one I hooked into a circuit that is always live in the fuse box. That way, when you turn the car off, the radio sends a signal to put the aerial down, and the power wire going to battery means it has the power to be able to comply.

Au2falcons · 18-09-2006, 01:55 PM

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think all aftermarket stereo's will bring the aerial down when playing cd's. I've got a middle range Pioneer deck & had the same issue with the aerial being up all the time.

To combat the issue I installed a switch in the aerial control signal line. So if I don't want the aerial up, I simply turn the deck off, the aerial comes down, flick the switch (cuts off the circuit) & turn the deck back on, this way the aerial doesn't come up.

To hide the switch I mounted at the back of the din pocket below, this way it's easy to get to & can't be seen.

Cheers

Adrian.

**Mechan1k** · 18-09-2006, 02:02 PM

Most Pioneer units don't have the feature ... mine doesn't do it either ... but then again it could have been the installer that didn't connect the wire up ... or was too lazy.

Mine stays up when the car is on ... and goes down when i turn it off. Radio and CD ... it stays up all of the time.

I have the US-spec DEH-P1Y Pioneer unit.

S3SR · 18-09-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

Get one from the wreckers, they're not that expensive.

all 4 au's in tville with them fitted are broken at the mounting brackets and antenna's are snapped...ive been there a few times to see if i could fix them..

GlennBA · 19-09-2006, 08:13 AM

Mate see if FTG has one, they post. I got mine from a wreck.
I really would have thought SR's had them standard! S packs did.. hmm

alpineau · 19-09-2006, 10:12 AM

I have an alpine run of the mill head unit and when i put a cd in the aerial goes down and when i put it over to the radio the aerial goes up. the unit in the car at them moment is only a $350 cheape

Cheers
Alpineau

GlennBA · 19-09-2006, 01:09 PM

I got it sorted. I wired one wire onto the antenna remote, then spliced the other onto an accesorries wire. Works fine now, thanks guys!

BFD83 · 19-09-2006, 04:21 PM

just been to autobarn, the guy fixed it! woohoo!

Sapper · 19-09-2006, 05:55 PM

In the interest of avoiding starting another aerial topic (hope you don't mind brent)...

I seem to have some grit in the innards of my aerial which is cuasing to not extend and retract fully. It will do so with some minor assistance from me but not on its own power. I spent an hour trying to lubricate and clean it which helped a little but it still needs work.

: Anyone have any tips to clean it successfully? I don't want to have to fit a new aerial if possible.

JC · 20-09-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

I got it sorted. I wired one wire onto the antenna remote, then spliced the other onto an accesorries wire. Works fine now, thanks guys!

No worries. That was the easiest fix all year!

ask.smurph · 26-09-2006, 10:36 PM

I'm trying to remove my aerial, to replace it with a powered one. Can't seem to be able to remove the old aerial from the AU fender. Any tips?

superroo · 29-09-2006, 02:04 PM

It seams everyone's doing this at the same time. The ute only just copped a power ariel recently.
It seams i'm the only one game enough to wire up to height adjustment buttons. The way i've got it, turn the car on, nothing happens. You gotta push the up height adjustment button to get the ariel up, and height down to go down. Beauty is turn the car off, and the ariel comes fully down.
If anyone wants how to do this, pm me

Cheers