Testing Car Stereo

[king_panther]

Hi guys,

This might sound like a dumb question, but is there any way of testing a car stereo BEFORE you put the thing in the car itself ?

I've got a stereo I want to put in the Grandpa & it's got MP3/CD/DVD/GPS/BLUETOOTH/TV TUNER/4.3" LCD.

Just always been curious about whether it was possible. I've been quoted only $120 to install it. Anything is better than having a NON working stereo in the car the moment...

 

[matchtheclown]

Just hook the thing up to the +ve and -ve terminals of your battery man. Bridge the acc+ and the 12V+ together onto the +ve terminal and the GND/-ve onto the -ve terminal.

That will prove it will turn on at least. If your keen and have speakers lying around twist a L and R one on to it as well to prove it sings.

 

[Emu]

Brad,

Have you got a 12volt battery, fuse, speakers to connect up to? I used to do this with older car stereos not in cars to test. Wouldn't think it was any different with these new ones. As long as you've got a good earth and connections you should be fine.

But then the older ones didn't have bluetooth connectors and DVD screens...

 

[Johny]

my way is to twist the positive and remote together then connect that to the red terminal on a car battery charger and use the black one from the charger for the earth and away it goes lol