Once you have made all the connections and the PhatBox does not begin playing back, please check the front lights for the following:
No lights come on at all:
Possible Cause | Solution |
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|
The PhatBox connector cable and/or | Reconnect the PhatBox connector |
head unit wiring harness is connected | cable and/or head unit wiring |
incorrectly. | harness correctly. Make sure each |
| connection is firmly connected. |
|
|
A fuse in the car has blown. | After checking for short circuits in the |
| wires, replace the fuse with one with |
| the same rating. |
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|
The lights are on constantly (NOT blinking) and never turn off:
Possible Cause | Solution |
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|
The car and/or radio was on during | Turn car and radio off. Remove the |
installation. | PhatBox connector cable. Wait 10 |
| seconds. Reconnect the PhatBox |
| connector cable. The lights should |
| turn on, and then turn off and stay |
| off. |
|
|
The DMS cartridge is not fully inserted. | Fully insert the DMS cartridge. |
|
|
The green light blinks for 10 seconds, then turns off, then blinks for 10 seconds, then turns off…this cycle repeats continuously.
Possible Cause | Solution |
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|
File(s) on your cartridge may be corrupt. | Reinstall PhatBox firmware. See |
| Appendix A for details. |
|
|
The green light blinks at a steady rate for longer than 20 seconds.
Possible Cause | Solution |
|
|
You have updated the firmware on the | DO NOT REMOVE THE DMS |
DMS cartridge and the PhatBox is | CARTRIDGE. Allow the PhatBox to |
reprogramming itself. | reprogram itself for up to 10 |
| minutes. When reprogramming is |
| complete, the lights will turn off and |
| stay off. |
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