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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 11 July 2006, 22:54:26
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So you want to fit an aftermarket head unit into your Omega, well what you need is a display driver.
This enables you to see the current CD MD or radio station on the display, and control with the steering wheel controls.
The company you need is Connects2 - www.connects2.com, they have a good on line help system with real people on the end.
Lets talk Sony - well it is a good place to start - especially if you have Mini Disc.
There are two adaptors available. DOPS004 (replaces DOPS002) and DOSP005 (replaces DOPS003) the only difference is the lead.
The DOPS004 has three two row plugs, and the DOPS005 has two two row plugs and one three row plug. I have noted down the differences and will post them when I find them.
If you hace a facelift you want DOPS005 - the Fisher Price CD player has this connection. Earlier Omegas appear to use the 004 - both CD head unit and cassette head unit were.
If you are not sure remove the head unit and look at the socket in the back of it.
I am also investigating an Autoleads PC9 350 but so far it just gets in the way and is only used for its three row socket (yes I shoved the Connects2 adaptor cables in it to convert my DOPS004 to a 005).
Now fitting these parts can be a problem - there is very little room in the dash, you have two choices.
1) Cut and join as many aftermarket looms into one as possible.
2) Extend and shove behind glove box
Edited - this is the layout of the third socket
DOPS005 has 3 rows in the top block DOPS004 2 rows
XX-XX-XX
-XX-XX-
XA-BC-XX
vs
AXXXXXXX
BCXXXXXX
ABC are display driving cables
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Ok , with you so far, however:
I fitted a boggy panasonic cd/radio into the barge which came with an iso plug already on it, so pretty much plug and pray, however when the head unit is switched on the date disapears from the dash matrix. Is there any easy fix for this?
Also, if i reconfigured the power to the head unit to permanantly live, the matrix and window switches are permanantly on. Is it worth the effort of dragging the thing out to cure/modify?
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They do that blanking thing - thats why a display driver is nice - have a look at connects2 web site and see if one is listed
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i have a kenwood cd head unit and do miss having the display on the mid will have a look into this and report back 8-)
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COnnects2 list one but it is for single DIN if you have a prefacelift this is probably OK, however the differences between the SOny single DIN and double DIN are minimal - see my top post
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Its a case of cutting one of the connections to the MID......will check which pin/wire colour.
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Its a case of cutting one of the connections to the MID......will check which pin/wire colour.
I reckon a loom mod would give you a display from the older style adaptor - the Sony one is the same box
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I think my last reply caused some confusion, what I was trying to get over is that the display blanking is due to the MID/TID/GID/CID disabling the temp etc when it sees th eelectric aerial output on the radio. So cutting this wire to the display makes it appear all the time, perfect if you dont have/want a seperate display driver.
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OK
I've been getting MP3 names and MD track name appearing on mine!
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Its a case of cutting one of the connections to the MID......will check which pin/wire colour.
Have you found out which wire it is yet?
I was going to disconnect mine at the mid end, just not sure which one it is.