Chefboski
New Member
I bought a new radio (Sony Xplod CDX-GT550UI) for my car (2005 Civic LX). Hooked everything up but when you turn it on it beeps and shuts off.
I unplugged the antenna from the radio and it then it stays on and everything works fine (except you don't get any radio reception).
The support line at Crutchfield had me stick a hanger in the antenna input to see if that shorted it out. With the hanger inserted the radio turns on and works fine. Crutchfield said there's something wrong with my antenna and I need to have it replaced.
My old factory radio works fine with the antenna. The support person at Crutchfield said that the factory radio wouldn't have problems because didn't have any mechanisms to protect it from the short circuit.
Is there a way I can check that the antenna is causing the short before going through the trouble of replacing it? Thanks for the help!
I unplugged the antenna from the radio and it then it stays on and everything works fine (except you don't get any radio reception).
The support line at Crutchfield had me stick a hanger in the antenna input to see if that shorted it out. With the hanger inserted the radio turns on and works fine. Crutchfield said there's something wrong with my antenna and I need to have it replaced.
My old factory radio works fine with the antenna. The support person at Crutchfield said that the factory radio wouldn't have problems because didn't have any mechanisms to protect it from the short circuit.
Is there a way I can check that the antenna is causing the short before going through the trouble of replacing it? Thanks for the help!
