New to me bike. I thinnk the radio is toast

[muaymendez1]

So I have checked fuses, power on the mcu 18 pin connector as per service maual. I am even getting a small amount of power on the connector to the controller.

What can be the problem 99 venture radio wont turn on, No cb either. The biggest thing about this bike was finnaly getting a radio again and now no radio.

 

 

Are there any mods to add a radio if this one is no good?

[bongobobny]

From our tech library, hopefully this will help you troubleshoot...

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42357

 

and this...

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=62016

[muaymendez1]

I have the wiring schematics from the book but it doesn't say what the pin layout is. I'd like to jump some wires to see if the radio will pay without the controller.

I would hate to buy parts and have it not be the problem.

[djh3]

I gather there is no display in the hand controller. If you take it out of the system, how you going to make it turn on, volume up etc?

[Flyinfool]

Is it completely dead or do the lights and display at least come on?

[muaymendez1]

I gather there is no display in the hand controller. If you take it out of the system' date=' how you going to make it turn on, volume up etc?[/quote']

 

 

I don't want to remove it I am trying to diagnose its the controller is the problem by jumping the posts on the connector

[muaymendez1]

Is it completely dead or do the lights and display at least come on?

 

Completely dead. P,O said he was riding along one day and it just quit. No display, no sound, no cb

[csdexter]

The radio will not turn on unless given a command by the handlebar controller. Unfortunately, that command is not the closing of a switch but a command word sent down the C-Bus interface (round DIN-13 connector). You can thank Clarion and the stupid copyright/patents/industrial secrets doctrine for the fact that, despite the product being defunct, no documentation was ever released by Clarion.

 

There is no way for you to debug it unless you can borrow known-good components from another bike and exchange them one by one until you find the broken part on your bike.

 

Alternatively, find somebody who works (or worked) at Clarion and beat the information out of them.

Alternatively, find somebody who is privy to the construction of the VentureMP3 and maybe they'll start talking if you ask them nicely with a six-pack of their favourite beverage.

Alternatively, find somebody who works for iSimple (AAMP) ...

[muaymendez1]

Had anyone replaced the radio with an aftermarket type abd amplifier?

[dacheedah]

you checked both fuses? the one behind left side side cover marked "10 amp backup " will cause this and has been known to blow from trying to crank it with a battery tender attached.

Edited March 22, 2014 by dacheedah

[muaymendez1]

All fuses are fine