Where do i connect the orange ignition wire to the cd player to make it start when the car does?

hello sapphire pla,
sounds like you have no permanent 12 volt on the player. you need to connect to (usually) orange wire on player. if it is connected to the ignition key then every time you turn off all memory is gone.
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The orange wire is usually for a dimmer. MOst stereos will not have this connection.

Yellow
Connect to the constant 12 V supply terminal.

Red

Connect to terminal controlled by
ignition switch (12 V DC).

Orange
Power antanna

Most aftermarket cd players have the following wiring diagrams

(+)Red..............12v ignition
(+)Yellow...........12v battery (Memory) Constant Hot
(-)Black............12v Ground
(+)Blue.............12v Power antenna
(+)Blue/white.......12v Remote turn on
Orange...........Dashlight/dimmer
Orange/white.....Dashlight/dimmer
Orange/black.....Dashlight/dimmer
(+)White............Front left positive
(-)White/black......Front left negative
(+)Grey.............Front right positive
(-)Grey/black.......Front right negative
(+)Green............Rear left positive
(-)Green/black......Rear left negative
(+)Purple...........Rear right positive
(-)Purple/black.....Rear right negative

I hope this is what you were looking for.

2 wires for power- one that is ALWAYS connected (remembers time, preset stations, etc.), and the other one you hook up to your ignition circuit (allows your radio to come on only when the key has been turned to ACC or RUN).

When you have wired this correctly, your radio will only come on when the ignition key is in ACC or RUN, and will ALSO remember the preset radio stations and the time, etc., when the key is turned off then back on again.

If you look at your fusebox, look for an ACC (accessory) junction that you can tap into. Also, don't forget that it's important to put a fuse in any wire you connect to a 12v+ source; don't rely on the fuse you are tapping into.

Hope this helps.

ok, the red and yellow wires serve 2 different purposes.the yellow supplies constant power to your stereo, and the red is switched power. what youve done is combine the two, and connect them to a constant power source. like this, your stereo wont be switched with your ignition. so take off the red wire, but leave the yellow wire connected to the wire its already on. make sure your stereo fuse is good in the fusebox of the car. then, use a test light, with the ignition switch on, to find the second wire on your cars harness that has power. that will be your switched power. connect that one to your red wire, and that will solve your problem.

Its crazy but my tail lights went out also and I could not afford to have them fixed but I can tell you how I fixed mine. If you pull the cd player out you have to connect the orange wire also called the dimmer switch the wire is solid orange connect it to the red fire wire that you use to power the cd player and everytime you turn on the ignition switch the tail lights will come on but when the switch is off they will go off.

wire it to the live wire most older cars don't have 6 wire config while nearly all new stereos do connect all other wires as they were on the loome but wire the ignition wire to your cars live bypassing the ignition

This is a wiring issue that needs to be addressed by an auto electrician, one of the wires needs to be linked to the battery somehow.This is so that it can store it`s memory. had this problem with mine, auto elec guy sorted it for £25. Good luck.

I THINK THE ILLUMINATION WIRE (ORANGE)AND THE IGNITION WIRE (RED) ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER. THE SOLUTION IS DISCONNET THE ORANGE WIRE YOU NOT REALLY NEED IT.