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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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Sometimes when i start my bike up, the stereo turns on, i can change channels, am/fm, etc, but no sound comes out of the speakers. I turn the bike off and fire it up again and it works. No, it's not on mute....i can turn the volume up and see the bars increase, but no sound.

Anyone else? Any ideas?

weird. and a pain in the ***.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Interesting...have you checked your SW version, or upgraded radio SW lately?
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Do you have a JM amp? I had the same problem and it was a weak battery
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman24
Interesting...have you checked your SW version, or upgraded radio SW lately?
i don't even know what this means?? help me out.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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Do you have a JM amp? I had the same problem and it was a weak battery

i do have a JM amp and speakers.....hmmmmm....battery is original, '09
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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SW is software, there was a software update a year or so ago. But that is not the problem. More than likely you have a fault in the system board, very common with the HK radios. Give Iron Cross a call and ask their opinion.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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I have this same issue on my 08. I pulled the fairing and checked the speaker connections and they were all good. I think it may be the switch has a short in it...
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Give Iron cross audio a call or go after market head unit

http://www.ironcrossaudio.com/
 
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I had the same problem then it quit completely. Took it to the dealer and they said the radio was bad. Warranty covered it. Said that was the 4th one the changed this month
 
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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On mine when the audio would quit, I could rock the speaker switch back and forth and the audio would come back on for a little while. Display was always normal. Brought it to the dealer after a road trip where I was basically without a radio and they replaced the speaker switch but that did no good so they replaced the radio under ESP. No problem since.
 
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