Stereo on every time battery connected.

[vision]

I typically disconnect my batteries when I pull the boat out of the water. When I then reconnect the batteries and turn on the ignition, the stereo comes on at near full volume. It is highly annoying. The stereo is turned before I pull the boat out of the water and disocnmnect the batteries, but defaults to on and high volume as soon as I connect the batteries.

The stereo remains at it last settings if I just turn off the ignition and do not disconnect the batteries.

How can I stop the stereo from defaulting to on and loud after a battery disconnect? Thanks.

[X-5 Driver]

I think I saw this on that movie Christine years ago about the haunted car. Anyone ever die in the boat?;)

[cbryan70]

There should be a setting in the radio where you can tell it at what volume you want it to start at.

[brucemac]

isn't there an "always on" hot wire coming off the head-unit? this may not help with a battery switch, but i would think you could wire it so it's always getting power. i know i had one on my clarion M475. it's my understanding this wire keeps your settings in volital memory from being erased from a power disconnect.

[zberger]

isn't there an "always on" hot wire coming off the head-unit? this may not help with a battery switch, but i would think you could wire it so it's always getting power. i know i had one on my clarion M475. it's my understanding this wire keeps your settings in volital memory from being erased from a power disconnect.

That's correct, it's the yellow wire.

The Red wire is your switched power, which tells the deck when to turn on and off, etc.

[ORX-1]

do you disconnect the battery every time you pull the boat out of the water? If so why?

[brucemac]

my guess is he's got a manual switch, which is essentially the same thing as pulling the terminals.