System Remote Control, WTF? Options

[JoKeRkId613]

I'm wiring up my HU with the adapter harness to make things easier. Things are going well. Theres a blue wire with a white stripe coming from the new HU that reads "System Remote Control. Now there's a plain blue cable coming from the harness. I'm confused, where do these go? COOMER, HELP! lol.

Oh yea, theres also a wire coming from the HU that says MUTE. but theres no harness wire that goes to it. Its yellow w/black stripe.

This post has been edited by JoKeRkId613: Mar 22, 2005 - 3:05 PM

[Supersprynt]

System Remote Control is a wire designed for systems' amps. Its the wire you connect to your "remote." It turns the amp on and off. If you dont have an amp, just leave it alone you dont need it.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Mar 22, 2005 - 3:37 PM

[Coomer]

Make sure you don't just leave it hanging though. Tape it off at least, because that wire gets +12 volts when the music is playing, which could cause a short if that wire hit ground somewhere.

[Andason]

Make sure you don't just leave it hanging though. Tape it off at least, because that wire gets +12 volts when the music is playing, which could cause a short if that wire hit ground somewhere.
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i dont think the remote gets nearly 12 volts. it sends a small amount of voltage to the amp and still should be taped/crimped off. unless your deck operates diff or something?

[Coomer]

No, it gives off approximately +12 volts, or is supposed to, on every head unit(with the exception of some factory head units...I believe a couple of those give +5 volt signals.)

That's why you can use a standard SPDT automotive relay on a remote wire to power things such as fans for the amps, neon lights, etc.

[Andason]

No, it gives off approximately +12 volts, or is supposed to, on every head unit(with the exception of some factory head units...I believe a couple of those give +5 volt signals.)

That's why you can use a standard SPDT automotive relay on a remote wire to power things such as fans for the amps, neon lights, etc.
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mine only gives off .23, i just tested it with a voltometer

[Coomer]

.23 volts? Are you sure you're measuring DC voltage?

[Andason]

.23 volts? Are you sure you're measuring DC voltage?
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yup... good ground too.

i move over to the amp and it says 13.2

and over to the remote (with positive) and .23

[Coomer]

.23 volts? Are you sure you're measuring DC voltage?
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yup... good ground too.

i move over to the amp and it says 13.2

and over to the remote (with positive) and .23
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Weird...you're doing this with the amp on and running right?

[WannabeGT4]

.23 volts? Are you sure you're measuring DC voltage?
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yup... good ground too.

i move over to the amp and it says 13.2

and over to the remote (with positive) and .23
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Weird...you're doing this with the amp on and running right?
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My old pioneer deh-4100 was much less than 12 volts. The reason I know this is because I tried using the output to trigger a relay, like in your example, and it wouldn't work.