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HI I cant get my cd player to power on until I hook the yellow and red wire together.Is there any way to fix it I checked all my fuses nothing is blown is there anywhere else to check.PLus another thing the clock on the dash wont stay set everytime I turn the car off it starts over.With my radio though my friend said I can leave it like that but I would have to turn it on and off manually when I turn the car off.Can somebbody help me out.

 
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7th Gen Civic ??

Back up fuse in under-hood box.

 
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Ok, let's see here. The battery wire is the yellow one. You need that to keep your memory settings, and to keep your clock (on your deck). The red wire is your constant 12v wire. It turns on your deck when you have the ignition on.

You need both wires to have a properly working deck. Nothing is wrong with your car, there are no fuses blown. You have to have those wires hooked up to keep your deck working properly. Those 2 wires provide power to your deck.

I don't understand why you don't want to hook up these 2 wires. Every deck I' ve ever installed required these 2 wires. If you don't hook up these wires, you won't have any power at all.

Anyways, I don't understand your problem.

 
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what im saying is that the radio wont come on if hooked up properly to the harness.It dosent come on until I hook the yellow and red together.I have checked the fuses under the hood too there good.

 
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There was a similar post a while back (no constant power source at deck & fuses o.k.) They were going to tap into alternate constant power source, I think.

 
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Ok, I see now.

Its probably your battery wire (on the cars harness) that doesn't work properly. You need to find another wire to hook it up to.

Its the battery wire, because that keeps your memory settings on your deck, including your clock.

 
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How did you check the fuses to see if they were blown?

Hook the yellow and red together.
Can the radio be turned on immediately or do you have to put in the key and turn the car on for the radio to fire up?

 
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run a new power wire from the yellow on the deck directly to the battery. make it a thicker wire too for better performance.