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What happens if you disconnect the yellow wire from the stereo?

What happens if you disconnect the yellow wire from the stereo?

If you disconnect the yellow, the stereo will still work it just won’t store presets, time etc. Disconnect the red (leaving yellow connected) and the stereo will not turn on. ‘Scorpio65 writes… Most (if not all) will use the power from the red wire.

What’s the difference between yellow and red wire?

Yellow wire is constant, keeps memory, clock, settings, etc alive, and supplies power to headunit. Red is ACC, signal wire to turn on and off. Depending on stereo, it will use power from either. I know kung fu writes…

What do the colors mean on a headphone plug?

Blue (or green) is for Left. Copper is for ground (I remember this with the mnemonic Red Right bLue Left Copper Common). All 3 are coated in a lacquer you need to burn or scrape off before you solder. With standard headphone plugs, with the plug facing away from you, the right pin is right, the center pin is ground, and the left pin is left.

What kind of wire do you need for a car stereo?

1 The power wire coming from the stereo is usually red, and likely will connect to a red wire from the car. 2 The ground wire for the stereo will be black, as will its corresponding wire from the car. 3 The 12 volt constant power wire is usually yellow or blue, though it may be a number of colors coming from the car.

What’s the difference between yellow and red audio cables?

In some cases, a TV won’t have a yellow port, but it will have a port labelled “Video In” which works the same. The two remaining colours, red and white, are for the analogue audio. Specifically, the red cable is for the audio on the left side, and the white connector is for audio on the right side. When used together, you get stereo audio.

If you disconnect the yellow, the stereo will still work it just won’t store presets, time etc. Disconnect the red (leaving yellow connected) and the stereo will not turn on. ‘Scorpio65 writes… Most (if not all) will use the power from the red wire.

Can a yellow cable be used with a black cable?

When used together, you get stereo audio. If you only plug one of these in, then you’ll probably only have audio from one speaker or one side of your monitor or TV or no audio at all. Make sure the yellow cable is plugged in properly, otherwise, the video could be black and white.

Can a red and white audio cable produce 5.1 surround sound?

SKY is broadcasting some programme material with a discrete six channel (5.1) sound signal. SKY will down mix the 5.1 signal to a 2.0 Stereo signal and output the signal on the Red and White RCA Output sockets. Your AV System is creating a 5.1 sound field from the down mixed 2.0 signal using Dolby ProLogic II (DPL II).

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