I have recently removed the battery from my truck. After the install I start my truck and go to turn on my stereo. Cool, it wants a password. I never put a password in it. Long story short it has a built in anti theft. Now its locked out and Clarion wants $150.00 to reset the unit. I highly recommend if you own a multi media Clarion you put a password in it. Save yourself the money and headache.

 

happend to the kenwood deck in my sisters truck that was bought used. the dealer had no idea the code for it but we were swapping the deck anyway so it worked out minus the useless box in the garage.

another reason pioneer>clarion haha

 

Could you kill the power completely for, say, 24 hrs and force a hard reset?

*edit to add* IIRC the stereo should have come with a factory-rest PIN code on a card included in the original documentation. Don't still have all the docs, by chance?

Brad

 

Yea, I let the sterero sit for 2 days with no luck still wants a password. Spoke with clarion and they do not include a reset pin, I have checked all the paper work also. They claim if the unit is stolen anyone can reset it. I think its BS. Ive been working with Crutchfield on the issue, and lucky for me they are sending me a new one. I think next time I will stick with Pioneer.

 

welcome to the club. the pin is a nice feature but if someone really wants it theyre gonna take it and your still out a radio