Daymon66

okay. replaced battery and got the "code" light on the radio.

used the WRONG code like an idiot and then i got the "OFF" lights..

radio manual says that it will reset after being ON for 24 hours. i thought it was a misprint so i took the radio out for 3 days, reinstalled and same crap.

any words of advice???

1989 928, Factory CD2 Radio....

ROG100

Are you sure its the right code - did it work OK before?
If it reads ON for 24 Hrs try leaving it ON for 24 Hrs 8>)
Turning it off may not reset it.

Gary Knox

All the Porsche/Becker radios I'm familiar with have to be left on with power in order to re-set. Just don't drain the battery!!!! These radios usually display WAIT when this time is expiring, and CODE (maybe flashing C) when it's ready for code entry again.
Gary Knox

Daymon66

so i'm gonna leave the keys on for 24 hours before this thing resets????? brilliant...
yes it worked before, not the cd but radio worked fine.

only code i have for it, and Sias said it was the right one.


thanks guys so much.

ROG100

Thats the whole point only the real owner would be able to do this.
Try the first position on the key so that only the radio is on and not the whole car.
Roger

6.0-928S

Volvo says the same thing (24hrs) but usually it only takes two or three.

Hammer

Daymon66

will do.. thanks guys..

Gary Knox

Daymon,
Go here and read the entire thread (22+pages). IF you don't have the right code, Loren may be helpful. Try the two codes he'll probably give you. IF neither work, then go plus and minus 1, then 2, then 3, etc. from the one he gives you. I found neither worked for a CR-210, but when I went plus 1 from his first code - BINGO.
Site is: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...howtopic=14539
If that doesn't work, go to www. Renntech.org, scroll down to 986 boxster and click on that. Then scroll down to the third line which is "Lost Radio Code" and open that. Great source for radio help.
Gary Knox
West Chester, PA

PS: That thread also tells how to get the model number and serial number from many Porsche radio types without removing it from the dash.

Daymon66

very good information Gary. Thank you so much..

Ispeed

It was in the back of the glovebox manual, something like 12525 or something. You will find it there.Just punch it in when "code" comes up. It was playing cds when I owned it, may be cleanable or something. Poor radio reception though.

Urockdude

So guys,
Did the reset work? I had a power drain on the 968 I bought in the fall. Well, I have fixed the drain and now need to reset the radio. The radio was working until I entered the wrong code when I thought I was changing the channel. (that was the beginning of the power drain issues) Right now nothing comes up on the display. I tried it for 2 hours the other night and nothing....

Thanks