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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: robson on 27 May 2015, 07:52:03

Title: Radio Beep
Post by: robson on 27 May 2015, 07:52:03

Some months ago my alternator was playing up and eventually failed. During this problem I was getting a bleeping sound on my radio. I am now getting the occasional bleep again. Any ideas anything to worry about?

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: Lazydocker on 27 May 2015, 10:16:54

Sounds to me like some part of the system may have lost its pairing, perhaps.... :-\

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: robson on 27 May 2015, 13:15:48

Thanks Lazydocker could you explain what losing a pairing means :y

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: 4x4 on 27 May 2015, 13:32:56

What stereo is fitted so at least we know what type it is  :y

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 27 May 2015, 13:51:47

'Pairing' simply refers to the head unit and autochanger / info display being able to 'talk' to one another and are coded synchronously - ie: you'd have to 'de-pair' them/take off the code before removing. This is only on some of them later lar-de-dar facelifts that you hear about with Bose and colour screens and suchlike.  :)

Can't think why it should be doing this - never experienced it myself. You get a sharp 'beep' when you input the code/decode the radio, but this is once every second or two, not occasionally. Sadly this is where my radio knowledge ends!

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: robson on 27 May 2015, 20:39:51

It is a Blaupunkt system fitted when I purchased the car with a cd player in the boot.

Title: Re: Radio Beep
Post by: TheBoy on 27 May 2015, 21:44:50

Easy way to test alternator...  ...follow Kevin Wood's excellent charging guide :y