MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on February 14, 2014, 04:03:12 pm
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Just fitted a rcd310 to my ED30 and cannot get dab signal. Should it automatically switch to dab if the local signal is good?
I've used a screen mounted Ariel so not sure if it's the Ariel letting the signal down or not.??
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Silly question, it is a DAB model isn't it?
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Yes mate!
It just comes up saying no signal!
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Not too sure mate. Just eliminating the obvious first. The RCD310 isn't one I've had dealings with unfortunately, but what aerial did you fit?
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http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/AFAR_Amplified_internal_glass_mount_DAB_car_aerial_.html
Fitted this one...
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Right. I'll avoid that one when the time comes. :happy2:
Sorry can't be any more help though.
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Anyone else with an idea?
It's as if the Ariel isn't even plugged in, I'd have thought it would at least had low signal!?
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Have you thought about a scan with vcds? That might tell you what the state of the aerial is.
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This might seem ridiculous but on my RCD 510 I had the same problem for a while, I was getting increasingly angry that my DAB wouldn't work.
Then I realised I had totally missed the DAB aerial socket and was plugging it into one of the twin FM sockets. I dont know how the aerial sockets are set up on the 310 but just make sure!!! :stupid:
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Just incase it's a slip up here's the pin details
http://www.my-gti.com/1319/volkswagen-rcd-310-pin-assignments
That same site has some interesting articles on retrofitting DAB aerials
http://www.my-gti.com/3691/adding-a-dabdab-aerial-diy
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Cheers for that!
100% in the correct socket.
Can't quite understand the second link tho? I wonder if I need a different Ariel connector?
A fakra black type A jack?
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I know this doesn't help but all the DAB aerials I've had dealings with came with the Black Fakra connection!
What type of connection has your aerial got - picture would be handy.
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Cheers for that!
100% in the correct socket.
Can't quite understand the second link tho? I wonder if I need a different Ariel connector?
A fakra black type A jack?
This is worth a read on the black connector:-
http://www.my-gti.com/3637/fakra-smb-connector-information-and-specifications.
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I fitted it without getting a picture, but I think it was a brass connector. So that might be the problem.
I might invest in a bee sting roof mounted Ariel . At least that will look oem.
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Roof mount is the way - Eddie-NL sold me a couple of DAB shark fin aerials at a cracking price c/ w extension leads, I took the ones with Nav as well.
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I fitted my RCD510 DAB with this;
http://www.blaupunktdirect.co.uk/antennas-aerials/dab-en/shark-line-dab-am-fm.html
U need 3 metres of coax cable to feed thru to it also. My dab reception has only dropped twice in 2yrs with it!!.
Loads of threads explaining dab retrofit setup. Good luck :happy2: