Code problems - original Philips unit

[JJSH]

My 98 (S) Pug has the original philips cassette / radio with multichanger in the boot. I left my lights on and flattened the battery, now I need to enter the code. I thought I had this on a plastic card, but that turns out to be the key code. So, I'm a bit stuck.

Now, I remember i used to have it written down somewhere, but cannot find it. I seam to remember it was 2466. If I type this in using the radio station buttons, the radio starts playing, but with a weird two tone beep every few seconds that won't go away. Any other number combination just doesn't work. This leads me to believe that I have the right number, but need to do something else to finish the process.

Can anyone help?

[JJSH]

I've just found on another page how to enter the code properly ~ holding down the '1' key at the CODE prompt, then using the station up & down tuning keys to choose your numbers. Except I tried 2246 instead of 2466, and now the unit is locked. Doh! What do I do now?

[teamster1975]

You'll have to disconnect the battery for a couple of minutes to reset the radio and re-enter the code. If you got the radio to play you must have entered the right code; maybe it just needs a power down!

[HimBigChief]

I locked the radio on my D8 the other day and just left the ignition on position 1 for a little while, the stereo cleared itself and allowed me to enter the (correct) code again.

[JJSH]

Do you just type in the 4 digit code using the station preset buttons, or is there another button I need to press after that to store it or whatnot? I've got mine back to asking for the code, and the radio comes on if I type in what I think is my code, and not for any other combination, but the radio is still interrupted by a beep every few seconds or so, as if it's waiting for me to do something

[teamster1975]

I'll have to dig out my hand book. You must be doing it right otherwise you wouldn't get the radio to come on.

[HimBigChief]

Does it actually say 'code' on the display when you first turn the ignition on? If not, I'd disconnect the battery for a while until the stereo resets and then enter the code when it asks for it using the technique above.

[JJSH]

Yea, when I switch it on, it says 'code', so I type mine in, the radio comes on, but I get the beeping. Sounds like it might be dead

[HimBigChief]

How are you typing it in? With the method at the top of the page, i.e. press 1 then use the single arrows to select the code number?

[JJSH]

No, just using the radio station buttons ( 1 - 6 ). If I use the other method, it locks the stereo.

[HimBigChief]

Is yours a phase 1 or 2 (D8 or D9)? If it's a phase 1 (D8), when you turn the ignition on and it stays lit with 'code' (not just comes on for a second and goes off automatically), then you should just need to use the 1 key and single arrow buttons. On mine, even though the code has been entered, every time I turn the car on, code comes up on the screen for a second and then goes off again.

It can't help to disconnect the battery for a couple of hours and try again if all else fails. Seemed to do the trick for mine!

[JJSH]

Ahhh, mine's a phase 1 D8 I think ~ it's a 98 'S', the head unit is a radio cassette with multi changer in the boot, and a flip down cover for the cassette unit. SO, perhaps I haven't got the right code after all!

[justwill]

Had the same problem with mine. I pushed the TA/AF button and it got rid of the problem.
The AF light needs to be off.