10. Troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Radio shows iPod

iPod cable is not

Verify the docking cable is connected

not connected

connected to iPod or

to the Neo Gateway, and the iPod

 

Gateway.

 

 

 

 

I can not correctly

The iPod firmware

Update iPod firmware for free at

control the iPod

may be out of date.

http://www.apple.com/ipod/download

through the radio.

 

 

I have updated my

Sometimes the

Press and hold the click wheel (center

iPod’s firmware

iPods needs to be

button) and the menu button for 10

and still have

reset

seconds. This will reboot the iPod.

control issues

 

YOU WILL NOT LOSE MUSIC on the

 

 

iPod by doing this reset

I don’t see iPod

The radio is

Press the Text / Scan button to see

artist or song

displaying a different

text

information on the

text field

 

screen

 

 

I can’t use my

The iPod is in

Press the Aux / Sat button and select

iPod’s click wheel

external control

AUX 2 source to control the iPod

to select music

mode. This allows

manually using the click wheel

 

text to be displayed

 

 

on the radio screen

 

The Neo Gateway

The HD tuner

HDRT must be connected before the

does not recognize

was not properly

Gateway is powered on. Disconnect

the HD Radio

connected when

the Gateway from the vehicles

tuner (HDRT)

the Gateway was

harness for 5 minutes. Verify the

 

first connected and

8 pin DIN HDRT cable is securely

 

initialized.

connected at both ends before

 

 

reconnecting the vehicle harness.

Radio shows

Gateway device is

This only occurs the first time the

“DEV INIT”

initializing

Gateway is powered on. Wait one

 

 

minute, cycle ignition off and on then

 

 

enter SAT Mode.

When I listen to

Factory antenna

Use Gateway to access HD Radio

the factory AM or

cable is connected

source. This will provide all AM and

FM radio there

to the HD Radio

FM reception for your vehicle.

is only static, no

tuner.

 

audio.

 

 

No AM or FM

Factory antenna

Remove from factory radio, connect

reception using the

cable is not

into HDRT module. Note* We

HD Radio source

connected to the HD

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Radio tuner (HDRT)

 

 

 

 

HD Radio station

The HD Tuner is

This is expected performance. The

quality fluctuates

temporarily losing

Digital HD Radio playback will resume

or is lost randomly

reception of the

in areas of higher broadcast signal

 

Digital HD Radio

strength.

 

broadcast signal

 

 

 

 

I receive FM but

Poor antenna

Verify that the WHITE antenna

no AM stations

connection

connector is connected to the HDRT,

 

 

using a BAADin22 or equivalent

 

 

adapter.

 

 

 

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