topic My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? in Portable Audio https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177383#M458 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The problem is that you are connected to a switched live so no power is getting to the unit when the ignition is off.</P><P></P><P>normally if you swop the red and yellow connections in the sony loom that cures the problem- however in some cars you need to locate the permanent live </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:05:39 GMT kdipper 2010-11-29T20:05:39Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177380#M455 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Please Help! Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:26:28 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177380#M455 jade21 2010-11-06T15:26:28Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177381#M456 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Can the radio be turned on when the car ignition is turned off and the key removed?</SPAN></P><P></P><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.bg/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:40:02 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177381#M456 Blencogo 2010-11-06T17:40:02Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177382#M457 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No you cant turn the radio on when the ignition is off. I cant figure out whats wrong everything that needs to be connected is, i think.:smileyconfused:</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:39:14 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177382#M457 jade21 2010-11-06T18:39:14Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177383#M458 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The problem is that you are connected to a switched live so no power is getting to the unit when the ignition is off.</P><P></P><P>normally if you swop the red and yellow connections in the sony loom that cures the problem- however in some cars you need to locate the permanent live </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:05:39 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177383#M458 kdipper 2010-11-29T20:05:39Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177384#M459 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank-you i will give that a go.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:56:35 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177384#M459 jade21 2010-11-29T20:56:35Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177386#M460 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, mine is storing the preset stations, and keeping the time etc... but it appears that you can't have the unit playing without the ignition on (Ford Mondeo Mk3)</P><P></P><P>Is that correct?</P><P></P><P>Ive set up the 'auto-off' function thing to 30seconds, but I would really like to be able to switch the unit on without the key in ignition so that if (for arguments sake) I have a passenger who wants to listen to radio whilst I nip into a shop or something... at the moment it appears that it isn't possible. Or am I missing a setting somewhere??</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:18:53 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177386#M460 BlueMeany 2011-02-28T18:18:53Z My Sony cdx-gt540ui car radio isnt holding the pre set stations. Is it the main power supply? https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177387#M461 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The RED connection should be wired to your ignition switch terminal that is live when the key is in the accessory position.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The YELLOW connection should be wired to a source that is live <EM><STRONG>at all times</STRONG></EM>.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><EM><STRONG>If your ignition switch does not have an Accessory terminal connection, connect the RED wire to a source that is live at all times.</STRONG></EM>&nbsp; I always connect both the red and the yellow to a source live at all times so the ignition switch does not need to be turned to the accessory position to be able to listen to the radio - but this is personal choice.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">It sounds to me like your yellow wire is not connected properly or there is a poor earth connection.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.bg/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:59:31 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/portable-audio/my-sony-cdx-gt540ui-car-radio-isnt-holding-the-pre-set-stations/m-p/177387#M461 Blencogo 2011-02-28T18:59:31Z