Technical '02 reg Stilo Head unit not working

[andreist31]

I know there has been a few threads about the head unit radio not working, but no fix has worked for me to be honest. I think it might actually be dead on the radio bit. It is the stilo's HU Visteon with tape and radio.
Well the HU works on tape (using an jack to tape adapter in the car from my phone), but radio is not. It just doesn't pick up any frequencies, all I can hear is static noise.

I have done the tests (turn the HU on by pressing on the on/off/volume button longer than 1 second, then press 3 and 6 simultaneously then press other buttons for diff info), and it came up that my antennae signal is 0.4-1.0V where it should be 1.4 or 1.5V can't quite remember. Anyone know any fixes? or does anyone has the schematics for the hu?

Thanks for the support,
Andy

 

[TangerineTractor]

Sounds more like the aerial to me. Check the base of the aerial is properly grounded and not corroded. Also check the aerial connection into the head unit.

 

[Shadeyman]

Does your car still have the original aerial?

Quite a few Stilo's have had their aerials replaced with short cheap and nasty ones that don't work with the original HD.

 

[roy lovelock]

yeah i agree, the original aerials do eventually wear out, and any other aerial just dosent work as well as the oem.
heres what i replaced both of ours with last year
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300612702371?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

thats the same seller, they are actually cheaper.
both of our aerials were broken by a thief that broke them, they tried to remove them and broke the internals - maybe this is what happened to you, or did you go though a car wash as they bend them all over the place.
roy

 

[andreist31]

Thank you all for the reply, I am looking at getting a CN+ and will see, when I'll fit it in, if the radio works. If not that means the antennae is gone.

Andy

 

[volxstu]

Dont bother with the CN+. Just buy an aftermarket unit. Its cheaper, easier and a lot lot better.

 

[Shadeyman]

I have to agree with Stu. Fitting an aftermarket HD will be much easier.

However, I think the double din type head units fill the space in the dash much better. The single din ones look lost is a sea of plastic.

 

[andreist31]

I do get your point, but I'm curious about it, plus it double as a phone which is brilliant! If I won't get along with it, maybe then I'll change it for an aftermarket one... or even go back to the tape HU haha

Andy

 

[volxstu]

Its truly rubbish. Who is going to think to phone your car? Just buy an Aftermarket unit with Bluetooth.

 

[andreist31]

Its truly rubbish. Who is going to think to phone your car? Just buy an Aftermarket unit with Bluetooth.

If you got two phone numbers like me, it would be useful, I know it would be a bit of a nuisance to take the sim out every time but I travel a lot so it would help

 

[Davren]

Its truly rubbish. Who is going to think to phone your car? Just buy an Aftermarket unit with Bluetooth.

What was rubbish about your CN+ Stu?

Had mine for 3½ years ever since I bought the Stilo.

The SatNav gets me all the way across Europe to Constanta on the Black Sea, and to Greece every year (and anywhere else I go in Europe and the UK). The radio and CD works adequately. The voice controls always work. The phone always works and as said above, it's useful having 2 phone numbers.

Perhaps yours was just a dud one.

 

[nikkiy9]

andreist, where are you based? if you were near me, then we could of tried swapping head units to see if your unit had the same problem in my car or if mine had the issue in yours, then that might of helped track down the issue

 

[volxstu]

What was rubbish about your CN+ Stu?

Had mine for 3½ years ever since I bought the Stilo.

The SatNav gets me all the way across Europe to Constanta on the Black Sea, and to Greece every year (and anywhere else I go in Europe and the UK). The radio and CD works adequately. The voice controls always work. The phone always works and as said above, it's useful having 2 phone numbers.

Perhaps yours was just a dud one.

Ive never had one. Just for the money you can get a much better result. The sat nav cant compete with the likes of TomTom which can be had for very little money and interchangeable between cars.

 

[Davren]

Never a good idea to condemn something you don't have first hand knowledge of.

Bit like the saying "I don't like Guinness so I've never tried it"

 

[volxstu]

I didn't say I havnt used one. It's out dated. Technology has moved on since it was released over 10 years ago. It has no connectivity, doesn't play MP3s and there are considerable benefits to the sound using an Aftermarket unit.

 

[andreist31]

andreist, where are you based? if you were near me, then we could of tried swapping head units to see if your unit had the same problem in my car or if mine had the issue in yours, then that might of helped track down the issue

mid-wales, Aberystwyth to be more exact, what about you?

@Dave Off-topic: I love Guinness!

@Stu I think it actually has mp3 player, isn't it right Dave?

Andy

 

[Davren]

I think it actually has mp3 player, isn't it right Dave?

Andy

I've never tried playing mp3 CDs with it because I have a SD card reader attached to mine instead of the CD Changer to play mp3s.

According to the Connect Nav+ handbook it does:

CONNECT Nav+ can recognize the
type of Compact Disc inserted. During
the reading procedure to recognize
the disk the display shows “Reading
CD...”. If the inserted CD is a MP3 one,
a specific management is activated.​

.

 

[nikkiy9]

mid-wales, Aberystwyth to be more exact, what about you?

i'm based in Lanark, BUT i'm thinking about heading down to the bulldog rally in welshpool (23/24th march)

 

[andreist31]

i'm based in Lanark, BUT i'm thinking about heading down to the bulldog rally in welshpool (23/24th march)

Oh my god, you got a long way to welshpool. I don't know yet what I am doing on those dates but will keep you updated.
Cheers,
A

 

[nikkiy9]

Oh my god, you got a long way to welshpool. I don't know yet what I am doing on those dates but will keep you updated.
Cheers,
A

not really, i'll be heading down to service for my mate with his rally car (if he enteres the BRC Challenge this year), i was down at Rally GB last year, took the other half's focus and within a weekend added 3k onto it