crutchfield gm12-auxv2 help!!!!

[ecks57]

i got my gm12-auxv2 today in the mail. i pluged it into the back of my hu and connected the yellow and black wires to the cig lighter (black ground, yellow 12v) i pluged my ipod into the aux unit and nothing happened my car radio would not do anythign when i pressed the aux button i called crutchfield they couldnt figgure out what was wrong anyone knwo anything to help me out? thanks

[Bumpin1OHM]

hook up the accessory wire also. it tells it to turn on.............


edit: TO POSITIVE!

[Bumpin1OHM]

to reply to your PM (no use giving info out on PM's otherwise people searching wont come up with anything)

pretty much on a headunit there are three main wires. the always on (constant) 12v positive, usually yellow. the ground (usually black) and the accessory power wire which is i want to say red.

the accessory power wire is something you hook up that only receives 12v when the key is on turned on accessory or the car is running.

for testing purposes, hook up the accessory wire along with the yellow positive wire to the positive power source, and the ground to the negative.

the unit should power up, dont play anything with just these three wires hooked up, should spin the cd, go through the menu's etc... to let you know its working.

look at your manual to confirm which wire is +, -, and accessory +

[Bumpin1OHM]

Jumper settings:
The GM12-AUXv2 has in internal jumper (J2) that must be configured according to your application:
1. For radios with "BAND" button, jumper must be in "XM" position. (Uses "BAND" button to access AUX 1 or 2).. NOTE: Same audio source will play regardless of AUX1 or 2.
2. For radio without "BAND" button, jumper must be in "CHANGER" position. (Uses "CD/AUX" button to access changer mode or Auxiliary input)

looks like there is a jumper that has to be configured depending on vehicle tpe your installing the adapter into also.

[ecks57]

yeh my jumper is in the changer postion waht u described waht is the difference between that and pluging it into the pos and neg wires form the cig lighter?? (is the flow different or somthing) i have leds hooked up to the cig ligher so i knwo its geting power but just the head unit is nto reconizing it adn i cant seem to get my head unit into aux mode by the way my car is a 2001 se

[ecks57]

???????????????? anyone?

[Bumpin1OHM]

does the car have the BAND button on the radio?

[ecks57]

no it has the "cd/aux" button