Radio Error Message

[06 Sport Taco]

To start off I have done a serch and was unable to find an answer to this. I get in the truck after work today. Start it up, turn on the radio and ...Nothing. Except a strange display. It read: FM1 CHA' 1 -7.9 MSG. I turn it off and on, same result. I turn the truck off and keyed up the radio and it then read: FM1 NO PTY. I got home and disconnected the Ipod2car, same results. I disconnected the battery for 20 minutes and reconnected same results. Does anyone have any direction other than after market or dealer. Did i just get lucky and end up with a crap radio. Any help would be appreciated. TIA

Mark

[tacos2nite]

Seems like it has something to do with the Radio Broadcast Data System.

Read a little bit about RDS here

Check your owners manual and see if you have RDS,

you may just need to switch back to normal radio operation.

[briangp]

i've seen the 'NO PTY" message, and i know that has to do with the RDS, I would assume that message is normal. I'm going on a limb here and assuming that the radio still plays and puts out a station? If so, then I'm thinking that your "MESSAGE" button is stuck somehow.

[06 Sport Taco]

Originally Posted by briangp

i've seen the 'NO PTY" message, and i know that has to do with the RDS, I would assume that message is normal. I'm going on a limb here and assuming that the radio still plays and puts out a station? If so, then I'm thinking that your "MESSAGE" button is stuck somehow.

It wasnt able to function at all. I removed the fuse, checked the connectors on the back of the unit, put it back together and the damn thing works. I cant explain it. But hopefully it is fixed for good. Damn radio gremlins I guess. Thanks for all the input

[Wartsnuff]

Originally Posted by 06 Sport Taco

It wasnt able to function at all. I removed the fuse, checked the connectors on the back of the unit, put it back together and the damn thing works. I cant explain it. But hopefully it is fixed for good. Damn radio gremlins I guess. Thanks for all the input

strange, why wouldn't the disconnected battery fixed it then ??

hate to say it, but i think its gonna be back

[06 Sport Taco]

Originally Posted by Wartsnuff

strange, why wouldn't the disconnected battery fixed it then ??

hate to say it, but i think its gonna be back

Yea I think it might too. I have had the radion on and off today without problems. I Cant take it in if it is not happening. I have 22000 miles left in the on the warranty so we shall see what happens.

[denvertaco07]

Try this??

http://clem.mscd.edu/~reesegr/audio1.pdf

[briangp]

Originally Posted by 06 Sport Taco

Yea I think it might too. I have had the radion on and off today without problems. I Cant take it in if it is not happening. I have 22000 miles left in the on the warranty so we shall see what happens.

don't think the radio is covered under warranty anyways?

[06 Sport Taco]

Originally Posted by denvertaco07

Try this??

http://clem.mscd.edu/~reesegr/audio1.pdf

Didnt have any thing to report. If I did it right that is. No DTC to clear or read

[rydr1]

if your not under warranty i have a radio that i can sell you. its not jbl or in dash cd changer.


but i would tell my wife its out of warranty and by an aftermarket unit anyways.