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I_10_92

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Quick question:

I just tried hooking up power to my spectra, and well, nothing happens (nothing appears on the little screen). I dont have a speaker for it yet (on order) or an antenna. Would that make a difference? I'm not the most technical savy person out there, but any help would be great.

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It should power up without a speaker and antenna. You could hook up your antenna and speaker to see if it is just your display though.
 

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There is a red wire that comes out the accessory connector (same plug as the speaker wires), this is your +12v ignition. This has to have power for the radio to work.
 

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Just to elaborate on what SOUTH300 said: on the 15 pin accessory connector, you will need to put +12VDC on pin 5 in order for the radio to power up. FYI, speaker audio is on pins 6 and 7.

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