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The radio reception is very bad, seems like a poor signal. No radio keys so I cant get the radio out to check. Looks like we will get the dealer to sort it under warranty.
Any ideas / bad connections?
Any comments from Swift?
It also seems to forget what you were tuned to (tried to tune too!) when turned off!
New (2010) models use a JVC headunit, which has a non-volatile memory, meaning that even if turned off or all power is removed, it should not loose the stored stations, etc.
The poor radio reception is something we have investigated in the past, and moved away from the Fiat wing mirror aerial for this exact reason. It could be something as simple as a poor connection on the radio, which maybe linked to the first issue.
I think it does require further inspection from your dealer.
Hi ours was the same from new, Swift did send someone out to have a look, also Fiat checked it out.......in the end we had an auto electrician fit one of those screen aerials.
I think our problem was something to do with it being in the mirror, we never did get it sorted properly but as we don't use the radio that much I guess it never bothered us too much...........thats wrong of us really.
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Its interesting to hear from Swift that the power is off on the JVC unit. If that's the case why is there a dim light permanently illuminated from the area of the on/off switch when the radio is turned off?
I could only detect this when lying in bed in the pitch black; otherwise you can't see it. Surely this means that there must be some power drain.
Its interesting to hear from Swift that the power is off on the JVC unit. If that's the case why is there a dim light permanently illuminated from the area of the on/off switch when the radio is turned off?
I could only detect this when lying in bed in the pitch black; otherwise you can't see it. Surely this means that there must be some power drain.
Sorry gelathae, I think you mis-understood me, maybe I should have been clearer.
Grant raised the issue of the unit (assuming it is the JVC) loosing the tuned memory stations when turned off.
My point was that even if all power is removed from the unit, it will still "remember" the tuned stations.
The JVC unit does indeed draw a small amount of power when turned off, the reason for this is to keep the other settings such as the clock.
Thanks,
Ash
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By sheer coincidence, our Kontiki radio has never worked properly, ie very poor signal - OH has taken mirror apart, no aerial so he has taken the front monitor down and low and behold the aerial isn't connected to anything at all!
The JVC unit has two 12V connections on the rear, one is the permanent live, used to power the unit when the ignition is off, so that the memory stores the time, etc.
The other is the 12V ignition supply (which can run off the leisure battery).
From your symptoms, it sounds like the 12V permanent live is not connected.
With regards to the removal keys, we give the dealer the unfitted JVC unit in the original box, with all the manuals, etc. I believe the removal keys are in the box with all the packaging.
If yours is a 2010 model, then you will not have the Fiat wing mirror aerial, it will be a dedicated 12V aerial, mounted by the pod legs. Again, assuming the aerial CO-Ax is connected to the JVC unit, then further investigation is required to find the cause of the poor reception.
Finally, your vehicle build number should be a MH code followed by 3 or 4 numbers (i.e. MH XXXX).
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