I just finished installing a XTL 5000 in a 2005 Ford F-150 in the dash mount configuration. Everything installed fine and it was up and running, well while i was doing some programming in the CPS i accidentally switched the Ignition Switch setting from Soft Power Off to Required and now my radio wont turn on. The accessory cable is connected, the ignition wire is tapped to a switched fuse but even during ACC or IGN mode the radio wont power on. Is there something that I can do to get it to power on just enough to read the radio or what are the requirements to have the radio power on during this mode
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Try starting the vehicle and see if the radio comes alive.
I did, I tried every setting as well as checked the faces. It appears that the screen is turning on but then turns off shortly before the self test, like its not getting enough power but the radio is. Connected directly to the battery
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That's strange. If you have all of the positive wires hooked up to 12-volt then it would be sensing "ignition" or "required". Perhaps you blew an internal fuse or fried something inside?
Just read on another forum that the ignition sense wire should be connected to a 12V switched source, if I were to connect that wire to the battery briefly to attempt to turn on the radio, is that a troubleshoot possibility. Just trying to figure out a solution, I apologize ahead of time if thats completely wrong
You can put +12v on the accessory and the main power connector and it should power up. If it doesn't then you might have bigger problems. The radio doesn't really care if the accessory power is "switched" or not, just as long as it's 12 volts.
With the help of a mechanic over at our departments motor garage I wired the ignition cable directly to the battery and the radio turned on, so that fuse i had it connected to was not a reliable 12v source. Thanks to everyone on here that offered their help to me, it really helped me troubleshoot to find the solution. I'm overwhelmed with joy that the radio isnt bricked
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