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how can you get your cd player to remember your settings on these old cars on my 72 C10 tried everything and it wont keep my settings like I like

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It sounds like you don't have the memory wire(yellow on an aftermarket player) hooked up to a constant 12V source.
Red needs to go to a source that is switched to only provide power with the ignition on or in accessory, yellow to a source with constant 12v regardless of key position.

If it is wired correctly, then it is most likely a problem with the player.

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I got it wired like that and still nothing

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sounds like an internal prob- memory chip may be smoked

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Guess that means Im SOL

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Could be
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what you mean by could be

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what i mean by ''could be'' is you just might be SOL unless you wanna take it apart and see if there is sumptin loose or broke in it .
ya might be able to pick up one cheap at a swap meet

my 02centavos worth

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oh ok I get what ya mean now

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I would double check your wiring to be sure that the yellow wire receives constant 12v, even with the switch off, sounds like it is hooked to a wire that has power cut with the ign switch.

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like he said above, some vehicles cut power to acc when you turn the key to start
this turns off the power to blowers and accessories when your starting
hook up a test light to your memory wire and see that it stays on when you go to start position

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no power with it off and full power with it on and I checked all over the fuses fuse box and the wiring

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Ok, that's how the red wire should be, what about the yellow? If it is wired up the same way, that is your problem.

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I checked every wire I could...and its tied in with the red wire which is weird and my quess is it shouldnt be

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That's your problem. Re read our responses. The first reply to your question had the answer. The yellow wire MUST be constant 12v, must have power when the key is off or on. That is the memory wire that retains all of your settings, if power is cut to it when the key is off, you lose everything. The red wire is just the wire that tells the radio to turn on.

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so just run a wire to the memory from the fuse box

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Yes, but it HAS to be a circuit that has power at all times NOT an ign circuit that has power only with the key on. Something such as the interior lights circuit should work.

Personally I do not like piggybacking off another fuse, these old truck's wiring harnesses are stressed enough as it is, I prefer to run a wire directly from the battery to a second fuse panel and run power for accessories such as this radio off of that, keep in mind you are running a ~200w radio off a power source designed for a ~30w radio :waah: