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Old Apr 20, 2021 | 09:41 AM
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Default Re: Radio Controls Lock Up

Originally Posted by djpraska
Fellow Owners,

On 15 April 2021 I started my 2008 Crossfire engine to circulate the oil and refrigerant after being away from home for a time. Turned on the Infinity AM/FM radio/with CD and GPS. For the first time after 9 years of ownership I was unable to change the FM stations using the preset buttons under the display, but the other functional buttons on the front seemed to work OK as intended. Then on 18 April I thought I'd start up my Crossfire to checkout the Infinity radio again to see if perhaps it reset itself and discovered the only functional buttons that worked were the on/off switch, CD remove, and radio scanner as part of the tuner ****. The FM stereo radio sounded just fine, its just that all the other functional buttons were froze up and the green power light in the lower left corner wouldn't illuminate. Since then I have read this string of problems, and I hope that it is merely a matter of resetting the digital radio. My 3 year old Interstate battery has developed a leak so I've been checking it's voltage frequently. I have a feeling that based on your string of emails, a reset by disconnecting the battery might be the best resolution. The Infinity radio has always worked fine before. I sure would miss it if it died out. Oddly enough, my circa 1979 multi-band analog house radio was having problems too on the 15th, but it has come back to acting like it is suppose to. A good friend of mine told me that the solar activity and flares have been very highly lately, so perhaps the high E-M fields and particles emitted from the sun have changed some electrical states in the radios.
I heard about those solar flares and being naturally cautious I made myself an aluminum beanie. When l go outside I wear it, a Covid mask and one of those aluminum emergency blankets. I stay inside the house when there is lightning around. My motto is you can never be too careful.
 
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