New HU won't store presets.

[Greg94Red392]

Turn the car on, find station, hold button down *beep* station is stored. Turn car off. Turn car back on, no presets stored. Whats going on?

[Big Tymer]

the memory wire ;) its not hooked up to a constant

you probably hooked it up to the accessory wire, which is cut off then the car is turned off

[Greg94Red392]

Ok. Which one is the memory wire?

[FlamespikeMST1]

correct me if im wrong but isnt it the red wire from the harness that came with the radio?

[dmw319]

yellow = memory.

[Greg94Red392]

But on my HU the yellow wire is labeled "Battery" and if it wasnt connected I wouldn't be getting any power so it doesnt make sense.

[96firebird311]

The "battery" wire allows your headunit to retain power even though the headunit is turned off. This will allow your headunit to keep your presets, clock, etc.

You now have the "battery" wire from the headunit connected to an ignition wire on the car. When the ignition is on, your headunit gets power and plays like normal. But as soon as you remove that power by shutting off the car, your headunit goes dead.

[Greg94Red392]

So which wire do I connect the battery wire to? It's connected to the other yellow one now.

[Big Tymer]

did u use a wiring harness or just hardiwre it in??
if u used a harness, just wire it up to the red wire from the harnes., if not, find the wire in there thats always hot...

[Greg94Red392]

I had a harness, but the hot wires didnt match up. The volt meter told me. SO I have it hotwire in now.

By always hot, do you mean even when the car is off?

[Alt space n]

If you want hot when the car is off you wind up having the same problem dmw319 is having about the headunit not turning off. ;)

[96firebird311]

Originally posted by Alt space n:
If you want hot when the car is off you wind up having the same problem dmw319 is having about the headunit not turning off. ;)

Don't confuse him anymore.

You need to connect the battery wire on the headunit to the orange wire on the car. Simple as that.

[Greg94Red392]

Originally posted by 96firebird311:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Alt space n:
If you want hot when the car is off you wind up having the same problem dmw319 is having about the headunit not turning off. ;)

Don't confuse him anymore.

You need to connect the battery wire on the headunit to the orange wire on the car. Simple as that. </font>[/QUOTE]Thank You. I'll try this and post here.