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I posted this tread on my local site wondering if anyone here could shed some light on my problem.

Well I bought the Pioneer DEH-P8500MP off of eBay a couple of weeks back. I haven't got to test it out until last weekend. This is the deck that has a motorized face plate with another screen at the back. Anyways, when testing the HU the back OEL screen doesn't display anything! In fact none of the buttons on the back screen work either. The HU plays CDs and radio stations and everything on the front face works but I was mainly going to use the deck to play songs from my iPod. It would be pretty hard to find a song with no screen.

I was wondering if anyone had any info on this deck to fix my problem or if it would be a waste of money to fix (already spent over $200 on it). I hate getting ripped off on eBay.

 
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that deck had a major design flaw. I had one and after two years it quit working. Dump it and get another one

 
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Yes, time for a different deck for sure..
E-Bay = Hit or miss, no in between.

 
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It would of been nice to at least use the deck after paying over $200 before throwing it the trash. Just wondering if there is a switch or trigger that activates the back screen.

 
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You might try cleaning the contacts with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. I have a Pioneer 7600MP, and every so often, my OEL display doesn't come on. It's been either (a) I didn't click the faceplate into place firmly, or (b) the contacts are dirty.

Hope that helps.