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Re: Radio Code Broken
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:17:07
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>  There's an incorrect code entered, and holding down  the BAND button 
>won't clear it.

When the theft protection system in the radio is working as designed, it has 
the following features:

Security code must be entered after each time the power to the unit is 
interrupted.

If an incorrect code is entered, holding the BAND button for 5 seconds will 
clear it and give you another opportunity to enter the correct code.

If you enter an incorrect code three times in a row, the BAND button will no 
longer make the bad code disappear.  At this point, you must leave the radio 
ON (bad code displayed and annoying beeping noise going on) for SIXTY 
MINUTES.

After this sixty minute waiting period, the BAND button can once again be 
used to make the bad code go away.  But beware, you have only one chance to 
enter the correct code now.  If you enter an incorrect code again at this 
point, it will take another 60-minute penalty period to enable the 
BAND-clear procedure.

Now, when these radios (1992-1994 9000, 1992-1993 900, 1994 900 convertible) 
get old, they tend to *forget* their code from time to time for no logical 
reason.  If you have the correct code on-hand, it can be reentered and 
operation can be restored.

As time goes on, the code forgetting becomes more frequent.  Then one day, 
the correct code will not be accepted.  The radio will just continues asking 
for it after you have entered it, basically ignoring your entry.

At this point, you can enter the correct code many times over and over 
again, and at some point it might be accepted.

Alternatively, you may intentionally invoke the 60-minute bad-code time-out 
(by entering a bogus code followed by a BAND-clear three times in a row).  
After the 60-minutes are up, a single BAND-clear and correct code entry 
should work.

When the multi-entry (persuasion) and the intentional 60-minute time-out 
tricks stop working, you can either toss the radio out of the window of a 
tall building, or see a SAAB dealer about sending it to Clarion for service 
(which costs nearly as much as a nice new aftermarket radio/CD unit).  I 
personally prefer the first option...

David Prantl
david_prantlno39sdcx6spamx782hotmail.com
'84 900S, 5M, 210kMi, RIP as of 2/98
'89 900, 3A, 116kMi, restored and SOLD on 3/24/01
'97 9000CSET, 5M, 63kMi, Speedparts Stage-I, SOLD on 10/11/02
'86 9000T, 5M, 200kMi
'88 9000S, 5M, 142kMi
'90 9000S, 4A, 146kMi
'93 9000CSET, 5M, 80kMi
'68 97 Sonett V4, 4M, 76kMi, #000467
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