Hullo chaps & chapettes,

The HU in me furby is a Pioneer 8600 -

Got home last night, turned the engine off and removed the key. The unit beeped as it should before the face slides forwards to be removed. Only it didn't slide :confused: :confused:

Turned ignition back on & pressed the eject button and it made the beep but didn't slide....

**insert 12am swearing session**

went to bed, got up this morning, jumped in car & did the same routine as above & it suddenly works again????

A shot in the dark i know but does anyone have any idea why this may have happened...it's been installed since Feb and it's never happened before... :confused:

ta,

MPM

Pioneers are very tempremental (sp?) about heat. If they get too hot, or are exposed to the sun for a very long time, they can sometimes act a bit funny. They always go back to normal once the temp reduces though.

funny you should suggest that, it did feel a tad warm & i kinda (before i broke down in a fit of frustration) hoped it was heat related.

The heat was primarily from itself tho as ambient temperature, although high for UK was nothing really to write home about. Ho - hum, i just hope it doesn't happen when i'm parked somewhere uber-dodgy cause i had issues leaving the face on here at home - let alone a car park somewhere!! :eek:

Ta.

MPM

It's probably a safety system to minimise fatigue on the internal moving ribbon cable when the temperature in the car gets very high. My Kenwood MASK was great but I had to replace the ribbon cable and associated parts about once a year because of this very problem. Wasn't a simple job either.

eep. :eek: