Volvo sc-805 CD/Cassette/Radio Code : OFF. Extra advice sought

Discussion in 'Volvo S80' started by Roger Hunt, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. Roger Hunt

    Roger Hunt Guest

    Greetings AAV.

    I have an SC-805 fitted to my V40. I renewed the car battery the other
    day and then discovered that I had mislaid the code and having guessed
    wrongly three times the SC-805 has gone into the two hour sleep.

    I have no problems with obtaining the code from the local friendly Volvo
    dealer - the problem lies with the two hour period that needs to pass
    with the radio receiving 12v from the ignition switch. I have discovered
    that it needs to be a continuous two hours not two hours cumulative, and
    as I mostly travel quite short distances I'm going to be waiting forever
    before it wakes up.

    My question is - can I safely remove the sc-805 from the car and supply
    12v for the necessary time with it sitting indoors?
    I have the connector pinout here and it seems to me that all it needs is
    +12v to pin 1 and -12v to pin 2 (& possibly +12v to pin 3).

    Before I do anything I'd be very grateful if anyone can confirm that
    this method works, or whether I have overlooked something.

    All replies gratefully received

    Cheers
     
    Roger Hunt, Oct 24, 2008
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