My sister picked up a JVC head unit from Best Buy to replace Sony unit that was
ripped out by some crack head (funny story actually, he accidentally called her
house with the stolen cell from her car and left a message on her machine. We
could hear him trying to negotiate a deal for $80 worth of crack).
I'm not sure of the Model # off hand. It looks to be a cheapo, my guess is
about $120. Anyway, I was installing it for her and once I put power to it
turned on and immediately said "Good Bye" (or something similar) on the screen
and then shut down. After that, I could not get it to turn back on. When I
unplug the harness from the back of the head and let it sit for a few minutes,
plug it back in, it will turn on then shut down again. I've installed 20 or so
heads in the past and have never had this problem. Is there something stupid
I'm missing?

Check wires are connected properly(wires could have been damaged when the
thief took out head unit)..Check if the head unit is compatible with the
main unit.My advice is that you bought a broken piece of equipment or
faulty..
Hope this helps!

Regards- Chris
"Jcasey22" wrote in message
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My sister picked up a JVC head unit from Best Buy to replace Sony unit
that was
ripped out by some crack head (funny story actually, he accidentally
called her
house with the stolen cell from her car and left a message on her machine.
We
could hear him trying to negotiate a deal for $80 worth of crack).
I'm not sure of the Model # off hand. It looks to be a cheapo, my guess is
about $120. Anyway, I was installing it for her and once I put power to it
turned on and immediately said "Good Bye" (or something similar) on the
screen
and then shut down. After that, I could not get it to turn back on. When I
unplug the harness from the back of the head and let it sit for a few
minutes,
plug it back in, it will turn on then shut down again. I've installed 20
or so
heads in the past and have never had this problem. Is there something
stupid
I'm missing?

Check that the permanent 12V and Switched Accessory 12V lines are both
present. A few cars, VW in particular, omit the switched 12V line.

Colin

Jcasey22 wrote:

My sister picked up a JVC head unit from Best Buy to replace Sony unit that was
ripped out by some crack head (funny story actually, he accidentally called her
house with the stolen cell from her car and left a message on her machine. We
could hear him trying to negotiate a deal for $80 worth of crack).
I'm not sure of the Model # off hand. It looks to be a cheapo, my guess is
about $120. Anyway, I was installing it for her and once I put power to it
turned on and immediately said "Good Bye" (or something similar) on the screen
and then shut down. After that, I could not get it to turn back on. When I
unplug the harness from the back of the head and let it sit for a few minutes,
plug it back in, it will turn on then shut down again. I've installed 20 or so
heads in the past and have never had this problem. Is there something stupid
I'm missing?

Sounds to me like you may have a blown radio fuse in your vehicle's fuse
box. JVC decks will always do what you described when you plug them in,
provided the constant power is good; however, if it doesn't switch on, it
probably isn't getting its switched power input. Blown fuses are very
common during head unit installations, unless you disconnect the battery or
use a harness and do all your connections outside the vehicle.

"Jcasey22" wrote in message
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My sister picked up a JVC head unit from Best Buy to replace Sony unit
that was
ripped out by some crack head (funny story actually, he accidentally
called her
house with the stolen cell from her car and left a message on her machine.
We
could hear him trying to negotiate a deal for $80 worth of crack).
I'm not sure of the Model # off hand. It looks to be a cheapo, my guess is
about $120. Anyway, I was installing it for her and once I put power to it
turned on and immediately said "Good Bye" (or something similar) on the
screen
and then shut down. After that, I could not get it to turn back on. When I
unplug the harness from the back of the head and let it sit for a few
minutes,
plug it back in, it will turn on then shut down again. I've installed 20
or so
heads in the past and have never had this problem. Is there something
stupid
I'm missing?