Installed a clarion radio it powers up but no music thru speakers

Audio/Mobile Video
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery PINK (+) RADIO HARNESS
Accesory BLUE (+) RADIO HARNESS
Ground GRAY (-) RADIO HARNESS
THIS RADIO GROUNDS THROUGH THE CHASSIS MOUNTING BRACKETS.
Illumination RED/BLUE (+) RADIO HARNESS
Dimmer RED/YELLOW (+) RADIO HARNESS
LF Speaker (+) PINK
LF Speaker (-) BLUE
RF Speaker (+) WHITE
RF Speaker (-) BLACK
LR Speaker (+) LIGHT GREEN
LR Speaker (-) VIOLET
RR Speaker (+) BLUE
RR Speaker (-) PINK
Steering Cntrls NO
Speed Cntrl NO

This listing is for a 2004 Frontier
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depending on who did the install . if it was a shop take it back should have a warranty. If he owner who posted the question install clarion radio here are some ideas that need to be checked out to determine what is the problem...

1. did the installer fry the radio during install
2. you must have a good ground and (12.0 volts to 13.5 volts on the red ignition switched wire only when the ignition is on or cars running) and (12.0 volts to 13.5 volt on the yellow wire which is constant power wire at all times.. even when the cars not running this is what keep all the station save and clock working with correct time)


A. buy a digital volt meter
then remove radio from dash and check the for power with out damaging any harness or wires.

what you are going to do now is unplug the wire harness from the back of the radio to use this to check for power and grounds that will make the radio work...

1. turn on the car or truck set your voltmeter to dc voltage take the wire harness for the radio and find the black wire going into it and then (take the black test lead from the volt meter and slide it into the spot on the back of the wire harness where the black wire is make sure the metal tip of the test lead is all the way in and it is making contact to the metal pin to get a reading) the black wire at harness is the ground wire

take the red test lead from the meter and do the same thing but this time your going to find the red wire on the harness . which the red wire is the ignition switched wire which is controled by the cars ignition switch

once these to test leads are touching both the red and the black you should get a reading on the meter like 12.0 volts to 13.5 volts
remember what your reading is cause at this point you need to check one other power wire to determine that problem here .
now turn off cars ignition.

There is a yellow wire that is call constant power in the radio harness turn off the car at this point and move the red test lead to the yellow wire on the radio harness. now look at the volt meter to see if you are getting a reading like 12.0 volts to 13.5 volts

if nothing here either here are some things to check


1 ignition is not in proper postion to power up radio harness
2 test lead from volt meter not making contact to metal pins on wires in the harness ( must touch metal pin not the casing of the wire to get a reading)
3. blown radio fuse in the fuse panel of car or truck or suv
4. no ground for radio ..(with out a ground radio power circuit is not complete)

how to check to see if radio ground is good
A. find a pice of metal in the car that is attached to the frame of the car sometimes you might find that there is something behind the radio or the antenna casing will work because the way the antenna grounded.
B. now retest the red (ignition switched wire ) and the yellow (constant power wire) again using the new ground location take the black test lead and touch what you think is another good ground.. now take the red test lead and touch it to the yellow wire on the radio harness make sure it far enough up into the back of the harness to make contact with the metal pin at end of wire with out damaging anything.
C if you have found a good ground you get a reading,,, just like i told you before..12 volts to13.5 volts this mean getting power

D. now check the red (ignition switched wire again ) using the new ground location . don't for get this time you must turn on the ignition switch to power up this wire and when done turn off ignition switch.

if you find that you have power now by using the new grounding location change the radio harness ground wire to this location..

if you still have no power check all fuses in the car one of them may be blown ..

if you feel after reading this that you don't think you can do this simple task look for a mecp certified installer in your area to to this for you ...

You haven't indicated a YEAR for your F-250... but most 2000 era F-250s do not have an external amplifier to power on. The speaker amplification comes directly from the radio.

In this case - the remote turn-on wire is not used. Simply terminate it properly.

Thanks!

Ok, relax. The purpose of the harness is to wire you radio to it, then be able to plug into the factory harness without cutting wires. Let's start from scratch. The harness you have should have all the wires you need IF you told the retailer all the specifications of your vehicle. Basically the harness should have a positive, negative, switched power, and speakers (4 sets). Speaker wires are generally grey, green, white, and purple. Constant power is red, switched power is yellow, and ground is black. However, you unit may have other wires coming off of it, such as remote turn on (usually blue), RCA outputs, and will have an antenna jack that you may need an adaptor for. Sometimes factory harnesses have two plugs. Sometimes they are not required for the radio to be functional (it may be the output and return for an external amplifier that you are currently bypassing). So follow the instructions on the package. Don't feel like you have to be stuck in your car to hook your radio to the harness either. Hope this helps.

The following may help you. The first is for the vehicle the second for the stereo. Good Luck.
Battery WHITE/YELLOW (+) RADIO HARNESS Accesory WHITE/RED (+) RADIO HARNESS Ground BLACK (-) RADIO HARNESS Illumination RED/BLACK (+) RADIO HARNESS Dimmer RED (-) RADIO HARNESS Power Antenna YELLOW/WHITE (+) RADIO HARNESS Amp Turn On YELLOW/WHITE (+) RADIO HARNESS LF Speaker (+) WHITE LF Speaker (-) ORANGE RF Speaker (+) YELLOW RF Speaker (-) BROWN LR Speaker (+) RED LR Speaker (-) GREEN RR Speaker (+) BLUE RR Speaker (-) BLACK Amp Location MOUNTED TO BRACKET IN RIGHT SIDE OF TRUNK Steering Cntrls YES THIS VEHICLE MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ONSTAR® TELEMATICS EQUIPMENT. USE AN APPROPRIATE INTEGRATION HARNESS OR INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION OF THIS EQUIPMENT. Speed Cntrl NO Radio Security YES Security

the wiring diagram is out dated for the cassett player ....

here is what i know

red is ignition swichted
yellow is contstant power
black is ground
blue power antenna
blue with white strip amp turn on

gray + f right speaker
gray/black strip - f right speaker

white is + L front speaker
white with black strip is - L front speaker

green is + L rear speaker
green with black strip - L rear speaker

purple is + r rear speaker
purple with black strip - r rear speaker

your orange with white strip is illumanation not used

100% of all aftermarket radios are color code this way if you have install diagram for new radio it will be the same as old clarion radio ..

but make sure u have a digital volt meter to check power on red and yellow wire and comming from the factory harness be for you connect new radio just to make sure it does have powers and check other wire for power also just so you dont blow up new radio ... you can blow up a radio by connecting a wrong wire faster than you can blink your eyes ..... if you need a wire diagram for you modle car email me with it a http://www.tintingbyfredjohnson.com and go to contact and send email

It sounds like they messed up your installation. You can confirm their work by verifying that each wire was attached properly.

2005 Pontiac Sunfire Car Radio Wiring Diagram Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Orange
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Yellow
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Gray
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Brown
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: Pink
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: Pink
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Tan
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Gray
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Light Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Dark Green
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Brown
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue

Click on this link for a PDF of the installation instructions of the radio (If you don't have the installation guide that came with the radio).

Illumination is the grey wire from the car to the orange with white stripe from the radio.

I suspect that the yellow wire from the car is not connected properly. When the orange wire (constant power from the car) is attached, but not the yellow wire you can insert and eject cds, but it will not turn on. Constant power is used for maintaining the clock and preset radio stations.

If everything looks correct, I would take your car back to the installer and have them correct the issue.

yellow constant
red switch
black is ground
blue power antenna if any
dimmer i/illumination is optional

front- right-red/green-+
front-left-blue/green-+
rear-right-red/yellow-+
rear-left-blue/yellow-+

these are all the positive side wire for all your spkr

here,

When I did this truck I had to go to the amp under the center console. Good luck

#510564: 2007 GMC SIERRA C1500 2DR TRUCK
Audio/Mobile Video
WIRE COLOR POLARITY LOCATION
Battery ORANGE (+) RADIO HARNESS
Accesory (CLASS 2 DATA) (+) RADIO HARNESS
THE RADIO HARNESS DOES NOT PROVIDE A SWITCHED POWER SOURCE. RUN A WIRE TO THE FUSEBOX FOR SWITCHED POWER. THE ACCESSORY TURN-ON AND AMPLIFIER TURN-ON ARE CONTROLLED BY THE CLASS 2 SERIAL NETWORK.
Ground BLACK/WHITE (-) RADIO HARNESS
Illumination GRAY (+) RADIO HARNESS
Dimmer BROWN (+) RADIO HARNESS
Amp Turn On PINK (+) RADIO HARNESS
LF Speaker (+) TAN
LF Speaker (-) GRAY
RF Speaker (+) LIGHT GREEN
RF Speaker (-) DARK GREEN
LR Speaker (+) BROWN
LR Speaker (-) YELLOW
RR Speaker (+) DARK BLUE
RR Speaker (-) LIGHT BLUE
Amp Location UNDER CENTER CONSOLE
Steering Cntrls OPTIONAL
THIS VEHICLE MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL ONSTAR® TELEMATICS EQUIPMENT. USE AN APPROPRIATE INTEGRATION HARNESS OR INSTALLATION PROCEDURE TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
Speed Cntrl OPTIONAL
Radio Security YES

Yellow - +12V Constant Power Red - +12V Switched (accessory) Power Blue - Power Antenna Blue/White - Amp Turn-on White - Left Front Positive Speaker Wire (LF+) White/Black - (LF-) Gray - Right Front Positive Speaker Wire (RF+) Gray/Black - (RF-) Green - Right Rear Positive Speaker Wire (RR+) Green/Black - (RR-) Purple - Left Rear Positive Speaker Wire (LR+) Purple/Black - (LR-)