Hi,

I am new to this forum and I need some help. Yesterday I opened the center console of my car (97 accord v6 lx AT) so that I could look into the space behind the radio/receiver. I was trying to find a good location to put brain of the new alarm I am going to install. During this tinkering, I removed the connecter(I guess it is called 16 pin connector) from the radio and put it back few minutes later. I did not unplug negative battery wire while I was doing this. Now my radio does not work, it can not scan any stations am or fm. attached cd player works fine. Can anybody tell what went wrong and can it be fixed. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

it sounds like an antenna problem to me

 

There usually should be no damage to the stereo by disconnecting the connector.
But there is a constant +12V source to the stereo, check the battery backup fuse.

Since you cannot scan the stations, confim the antenna lead is connected.

By the way, since you removed the stock stereo, it is a good time to get a nice aftermarket stero.

 

Thanks guys for the reply. I was gone for extended long weekend. Anyway, I will check the antenna and see if I can find anything.

fac90, I am not sure which fuse should I look for. Since the the player is getting power thats means 12v supply is not interrupted.

 

Confirm your preset settings remain after the car is off for a while. From your description of events, a short circuit may not have happened. As a precaution, disconnect the neg (-) terminal whenever you do electrical work on the car in the future.

 

if it's a factory cd player, you activated the anti-theft on the unit by removing the main harness. you need to locate your 5 digit source code to unlock the radio again.