🔇Car Stereo Help Needed🔇

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Σχϲιѕιøη May 25, 2013

I recently bought a Kenwood DDX419 head unit(Double DIN Touchscreen) from a friend of mine. I'm installing it in my 95 240sx. Yesterday I kept getting a 'Miswiring DC offset' message when turning the unit on. So I checked all my wiring today and retried it. I'm no longer getting that message, but now the touchscreen isn't responding. The unit turns on fine, and goes to the initial setup screen, but won't respond to me pushing anything on screen. I've tried resetting it, and that doesn't help. I can't find any answers on Google. Can anyone help out?
davey da kidd May 25, 2013

Put a cd in
Push play
Σχϲιѕιøη May 25, 2013

davey da kidd wrote:
Put a cd in
Push play

If only it was that easy
davey da kidd May 25, 2013

Raise the antennae
Σχϲιѕιøη May 25, 2013

davey da kidd wrote:
Raise the antennae

Lol do you install stereos at Walmart or something? 😜
Doctor B May 25, 2013

Red wire is switched power
Yellow wire is battery constant
Black is ground
Blue is amp remote or anntenna
Grey green purple and white wires are for the speakers
Did you use a install kit or just wire it in
Doctor B May 25, 2013

Does the faceplate detach if so remove it and re install it
Σχϲιѕιøη May 25, 2013

Kingbeaver420 wrote:
Red wire is switched power
Yellow wire is battery constant
Black is ground
Blue is amp remote or anntenna
Grey green purple and white wires are for the speakers
Did you use a install kit or just wire it in

Faceplate does not remove. And the install kit that was used on the previous stereo fit the current stereo, so I just plugged in the old one, did no extra wiring
davey da kidd May 25, 2013

Does the car still start ?
Doctor B May 25, 2013

Sometimes there is a reset button on them im not familiar with that exact model though
Σχϲιѕιøη May 25, 2013

Yes the car still starts, and I've already tried resetting it. Doesn't work
mathamatics May 25, 2013

✯ㄕ⼁⼕✯ wrote:
Kingbeaver420 wrote:
Red wire is switched power
Yellow wire is battery constant
Black is ground
Blue is amp remote or anntenna
Grey green purple and white wires are for the speakers
Did you use a install kit or just wire it in

Faceplate does not remove. And the install kit that was used on the previous stereo fit the current stereo, so I just plugged in the old one, did no extra wiring
Sometimes the harness fits but the wires are in different places that happened to me.
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ May 26, 2013

Get a new wiring harness. Yours is probably wrong.
Σχϲιѕιøη May 26, 2013

☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Get a new wiring harness. Yours is probably wrong.

I was hoping I could avoid that, but I guess I'll pick one up tomorrow and re-wire it all
Novas May 26, 2013

✯ㄕ⼁⼕✯ wrote:
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Get a new wiring harness. Yours is probably wrong.

I was hoping I could avoid that, but I guess I'll pick one up tomorrow and re-wire it all
Yes and get a test light to make sure your connecting the right wires.
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ May 26, 2013

✯ㄕ⼁⼕✯ wrote:
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Get a new wiring harness. Yours is probably wrong.

I was hoping I could avoid that, but I guess I'll pick one up tomorrow and re-wire it all
Just rig it. You don't really need a wiring harness.
☠ℂɿ₹✰ℕΞM̸✰ℕ☠ May 26, 2013

The wiring shouldn't have any effect on the touch screen because the wiring is for power and speakers. It sounds like your friend rippled u off and u need to take it to a stereo shop, it could be something simple but my guess is its probably gonna have to be replaced
Σχϲιѕιøη May 26, 2013

☠ℂɿ₹✰ℕΞM̸✰ℕ☠ wrote:
The wiring shouldn't have any effect on the touch screen because the wiring is for power and speakers. It sounds like your friend rippled u off and u need to take it to a stereo shop, it could be something simple but my guess is its probably gonna have to be replaced

This is my thinking, but I've known this guy for so long, I don't think he's the type of person to do that. But you never know. If re-wiring doesn't somehow fix the problem, I may take it in to get it looked at
☠ðůﾅ⌖ʟḁẘ☠ May 26, 2013

✯ㄕ⼁⼕✯ wrote:
☠ℂɿ₹✰ℕΞM̸✰ℕ☠ wrote:
The wiring shouldn't have any effect on the touch screen because the wiring is for power and speakers. It sounds like your friend rippled u off and u need to take it to a stereo shop, it could be something simple but my guess is its probably gonna have to be replaced

This is my thinking, but I've known this guy for so long, I don't think he's the type of person to do that. But you never know. If re-wiring doesn't somehow fix the problem, I may take it in to get it looked at
Get a refund and kick the asshole in the nuts.
〓ＤＲＥＡＭＳＭＡＳＨＥＲ〓 May 26, 2013

Count the pins on the back of the deck and look too see if there are any blank slots on your old harness
ىん ن ق ه ท May 27, 2013

☠ℂɿ₹✰ℕΞM̸✰ℕ☠ wrote:
The wiring shouldn't have any effect on the touch screen because the wiring is for power and speakers. It sounds like your friend rippled u off and u need to take it to a stereo shop, it could be something simple but my guess is its probably gonna have to be replaced

👆 the Touchscreen is a function of the head unit, and is independent from external wiring to the car.