roccobladr

im installing my alpine 9886 today and i have it all wired up correctly according to the diagram and everything, but im not getting any sound.

the system turns on and everything fine, i can switch sources, etc. but no sound comes out of the speakers...

any advice?


also, how do i install the steering wheel control thing?

best buy watend 150$ to do everything so i thought id do it myself, but ive only done like one other install before.

cooljake73

hmm?? ive never heard of that b4....you sure the unit isnt junk or something i dont know what to tell u?

roccobladr

its brand new...i bought it off of crutchfield.

outtamymind

are you using the wiring connector? cuz a buddy of mine told me that its possible that some of the connectors are messed up and if you get the cheap one that no sound would happen due to the stock amp.

roccobladr

im using the one that crutchfield provided. it was free lol so i cant imagine they would give me a premium one.

so what should i do? get a new harness? my brother might have an extra amp i can use...would that help at all?

SS SCHGD

do you have the Pioneer 7 speaker system? if so you probably need to send a signal to the Factory Amp to turn it on...

Preowner

If your car has the seperate amp it needs low level inputs. I hope you didn't wire the Head unit's internal amp speaker outputs to it.

The wheel control depends I guess on the unit you purchased. Looking at the pinout of the 24 pin connector; depending on your car it appears to be either pin B3, a light green wire; or pin A9, a dark blue wire.

Spun

iTrader: (1)

mkulrey13 had the same problem and said to put the blue and blue/white wires together, take a look at the thread "No Sound" thats where I got it from.

Preowner

As said before there is a pink "radio on" wire that is essentially an amp on wire when used with an aftermarket HU. There should be an "antenna power" wire on the new HU that you can use to connect to that pink one on the stock harness.

roccobladr

oh ****. yes i do have the 7 speaker pioneer system. im a complete n00b with this stuff lol thanks for the help. so i need to connect the antenna power wire to something?

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

connect the remote wire to the pink radio on... or connect both the remote and antenna to that wire (like mk13 did)

TripleHDX7

I Have the same Problem I even did the blue wire from the HU to the Blue/white on the Harness end. Lights up works but no sound. And how do I turn on the factory amp Which wire is it and how is it done? And one more thing anybody know how to get it out of there!!! Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

roccobladr

i did the blue to blue white and it works great!! it sounds soooo good, but i was hoping i could bypass the bass to just the sub like alpine says i could. anyone know how i could do that?

mkulrey13

iTrader: (39)

Glad my troubles could help you

roccobladr

haha + imaginary reps

anyone wanna help with the steering wheel control adapter? lol

Spun

iTrader: (1)

Set the x-over freq. in the subwoofer section of the menu to 80hz there should only be a couple of settings ranging from 80hz to 120hz. If its like mine you'll have to do this for every source that the HU plays from (CD, Radio, USB, ect.)

roccobladr

when i change the subwoofer setting, nothing happens. i have the 7 speaker pioneer stock system...will it work with that?

TripleHDX7

I Have the same Problem I even did the blue wire from the HU to the Blue/white on the Harness end. Lights up works but no sound. And how do I turn on the factory amp Which wire is it and how is it done? And one more thing anybody know how to get it out of there!!! Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bgbearcatfan

if you got the steering wheel control adapter and didn't get it working yet. Don't follow the guide they mailed with the parts. Go to their website. They have car specific guidlines and much more well written instructions for it... It's what i used, and helped a hell of alot....

Preowner

TripleHDX7: (edit) Nevermind, I'll deal through pm.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

no...

Preowner

Sounds like the sub settings ONLY affect the sub preamp out... Which you can't use with the stock pioneer amp. This is because the stock amp takes the front and rear channel inputs and splits out the sub itself. There is no real way to change the sub Crossover frequency. In the end you will be doing no more "harm" to any of the speakers than the stock radio.

If there is a way to turn off the sub settings and preamp that would be good; to make sure it is outputing true fullrange to the amp. The only thing you can do to change the sound is mess with the EQ on the Head unit.

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

you may be able to switch off the sub output but its not going to do anything. preowner is correct in saying the sub output only effects the sub preamp (rca jack) which cannot be used with the stock amp

roccobladr

so if i get an aftermarket amp, it would allow me to control the sub level directly from the head unit?

Dj_BuCa

I'm jumping on the "no sound" bandwagon with my new Alpine IVA-W205. What baffles me, is that my pioneer Screen in it before this one, worked fine, with no special wiring required....that i know of. I think we'll have to try some of these solutions you guys posted.