Aftermarket Stereo With Multimedia

[Sammie]

I have changed the VCR player to DVD in my mk2 Galaxy

When pluggin in headphone into the centre console I can hear the DVD but its very very quiet

 

Connected audio cable from centre console to AUX plug in my Sony stereo. I can hear the DVD sounds thrrough the stereo but after a minute or so its shuts off the DVD player and screens.

 

I know originally you needed the Ford stereo on to use the Multimedia player but now it seems i can only use the DVD player when i have the radio on and not CD or Ipod....

 

Also

When we took the Ford stereo out there was a lonely PURPLE wire into the back of the stereo....anyone have any ideas what thats for?

 

Sammie

[Steve_Mk1_2.3A]

I have changed the VCR player to DVD in my mk2 Galaxy

When pluggin in headphone into the centre console I can hear the DVD but its very very quiet

Connected audio cable from centre console to AUX plug in my Sony stereo. I can hear the DVD sounds thrrough the stereo but after a minute or so its shuts off the DVD player and screens.

I know originally you needed the Ford stereo on to use the Multimedia player but now it seems i can only use the DVD player when i have the radio on and not CD or Ipod....

Also

When we took the Ford stereo out there was a lonely PURPLE wire into the back of the stereo....anyone have any ideas what thats for?

Sammie

 

There are a couple of plugs that can have single violet wires running from the OEM ford radio depending on the other options. Telephone, Navigation and the RES all are options which change the looms up at the front end for the radio. The signal wire from a genuine ford radio keeps the rear system running - probably not to flatten the battery, maybe your system is turning off the feed and the back units are going to standby?

 

The option on a lot of non OEM systems is to use the feed for a electric aerial - which is live when the set is on to keep alive any systems that depend on it. Key off and you loose the 12v so that other systems once that has dropped will power off or sleep.

 

Your issue sounds like levels are too low for the headphone socket. They are probably "line level" which is designed to be fed to an amp then onto headphones or speakers.

 

If you've removed the VCR could the DVD player not use the OEM leads? I know you could get a genuine DVD player as a later option.