Clock Resetting Everytime After Switching Off And On The Car?

[looking for a skyline]

i have just installed a new alpine head unit in my R33 s2. the head unit works alright, but the clock on the dash seems to be resetting itself every time when i start my car. even my head unit pushes the cd out and is in off-mode every time i restart my car. the previous head unit was also an alpine. did i do something wrong with the installation? help needed.

[iseekool]

i have just installed a new alpine head unit in my R33 s2. the head unit works alright, but the clock on the dash seems to be resetting itself every time when i start my car. even my head unit pushes the cd out and is in off-mode every time i restart my car. the previous head unit was also an alpine. did i do something wrong with the installation? help needed.

I'm guessing there is a "memory wire" (+) that should connect straight to the battery and not via the ignition...

[08r3308]

yeah memory wire is not connected properly , check your head unit wiring

[looking for a skyline]

yeah memory wire is not connected properly , check your head unit wiring

where to look for the memory wire? thanks in advance

[08r3308]

usually yellow wire

i bet you connected memory (yellow) to power (red )

what headunit you have?

[looking for a skyline]

usually yellow wire

i bet you connected memory (yellow) to power (red )

what headunit you have?

i had an alpine unit previously. so i bought a new alpine unit and connected the exact same wires to the new unit. yellow to yellow, etc. what should i do now?

[Chris Rogers]

start looking for blown fuses. you have 3 fuse panels - pick one

[08r3308]

use this and hoop it up this way

then like Chris suggested check your fuses

[looking for a skyline]

start looking for blown fuses. you have 3 fuse panels - pick one

i found one fuse box just beside/beneath the steering wheel. where can i find the other 2 fuse boxes?

[honan]

dodgy earth was causing it in my old car

[discern]

Prob a blown 10amp fuse, just had the same prob in my car.

[micsvinyls]

i know its a late post but im having the same dramas, but i know what the problem is but cant the the bloody fuse for the back up, where is it??? am i missing something, in my car tho everything resets, air con, clock, cd player

[Chris Rogers]

fuse is in the rear fuse box

[micsvinyls]

fuse is in the rear fuse box

which fuse is it?

[Chris Rogers]

pull them till you find a blown one. I can't remember placement in that panel.

[micsvinyls]

pull them till you find a blown one. I can't remember placement in that panel.

i did this like 2 or 3 times, thats y im confused cause i cant find a blown fuse anywhere, i must be missing something, its driving me nuts

[YZ250ftw]

I reckon youve mixed up the Constant power and switch Power wires, or the fuse has blown for either of them. Only installed a few alpine units( dont sell them at work) sorry mate

[Crimpage]

Get a cable tester (little sharp point thing with the little light in it) and start going through your dash with the ignition off and find your constant power & ignition power cables and make sure you've wired up the head unit properly.

If it's affecting aircon, stereo & clock, then it would have to be a fuse.

[ywa17]

surprisingly the yellow wire on headunits are are constant power and the red wire is power/memory.

weird, i know, but i had learnt that by experiment