Clarion Ugrade Problem

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Mike smith

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Sep 4, 2017
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Boat Info
240 sundancer soon to go to the 410
Engines
5.0 mercruiser
Hello All!
I am trying to swap out the stock Clarion XMD-1 on our 2002 380DA with a Clarion M505. They have the same connection for power so that works. The problem is when I plug in the outside set of RCA’s I get depending on what channel either a high pitch squeal or a hum.... the inside RCA’s work just fine.. If anyone has any thoughts I would really appreciate it!
Thank you!
Mike
 
Do the remote buttons work with the new system or are they dead now? What do you mean by inside and outside rca? Also does this one have built in Bluetooth?
 
Swap the RCAs around as in move the "inside" to outputs that the "outside" make noise on and vise-versa. See if the noise stays with the "outside" or moves to the "inside"

Yes, the M505 has integrated BT
 
Oh, got it. Let me know if that works? Will it fit in the same spot? And does the remote by the helm still work?
 
Thank you both. What I mean is the original radio had two sets off RCA running to the amps one powering the galley speakers and one powering the cabin speakers controlled by a set of on/off switches located by the door. The remote at the helm is not compatible with the new radio so once I get the speakers figured out I am going to swap that out with a new remote which I have. The problem with swapping is I have done that and does not fix anything. In my eyes it has to be something to do with the way one of the amps are configured. I am getting ready to dig back into it in a few minutes and try to run through the wires one by one on the amp until I figure it out.
 
Are you positive you have an amp driving the indoor speakers? Both sea Rays I have owned are from your boats era and have the interior speakers directly wired to the Clarion radio via the wires on the big rectangular connector plug (which also has power, ground, amp turn on connections)
 
ZZ13 said:
Are you positive you have an amp driving the indoor speakers? Both sea Rays I have owned are from your boats era and have the interior speakers directly wired to the Clarion radio via the wires on the big rectangular connector plug (which also has power, ground, amp turn on connections)
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Yes sir. It is a tiny one. Thanks for all the help i figured it out. The large amp was running the speakers via the speaker outs from the rear channel and the subwoofer from the front channel. Once I adjusted the gain it started working. Figured it out when the front was set to LP ( low pass)
 
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