I'm not sure if anyone else has posted this before but I found it interesting. When the car is turned off press the power button on the stereo and it will come on. I did it by accident and now it's great for me particularly this time of the year as it's not busy I spend a lot of time just sitting in the car waiting..... waiting .... waiting.

I'm not sure if anyone else has posted this before but I found it interesting. When the car is turned off press the power button on the stereo and it will come on. I did it by accident and now it's great for me particularly this time of the year as it's not busy I spend a lot of time just sitting in the car waiting..... waiting .... waiting.

You'll find it will probably have a timer on it. Newer model falcodores also have this sort of setup too. Good idea imo.

Hehe yup already knew about this, comes in handy when you wanna listen to the radio :).

Is that for the stock stereo?:confused: I don't remember if you've upgraded.

My JVC won't work without the key.:cry: I tried the first day we got the car.

yep only works with the stock stereo :)

quick question, will tht drain the car battery like hell?, running the system withour the car being on

quick question, will tht drain the car battery like hell?, running the system withour the car being on

Will drain the battery a little.. but not enough to actually cause any dramas.

1. The stock stereo doesnt pull very much power even at full volume.
2. The system is on a timer (eg, 40mins of play without key) then it turns off.

It should be in the manual and from memory it will play for 60 minutes (TH TJ TW stockie)

Will drain the battery a little.. but not enough to actually cause any dramas.

1. The stock stereo doesnt pull very much power even at full volume.
2. The system is on a timer (eg, 40mins of play without key) then it turns off.

Yep.
For reference, When i got my stereo installed, i had it going continuosly for 6 hours without starting the car and she still started ok.

Leaving your radio on just doesnt draw that much power from the battery, so you are safe:)

Yep, stock factory stereo will play for an hour with key off.

any stereo will play with the key off, you just needa wire it without the accessory sire :) or turn the key to accessory.

ive ran 1000W+ RMS systems at full tilt for hours and still been about to start the car, stock stereo could go for days without any dramas :P

any stereo will play with the key off, you just needa wire it without the accessory sire :) or turn the key to accessory.It plays for a lot longer than an hour then.:P lol

My interest in this thread is because sometimes my kids like to stay in the car and listen to cds (remember they're 8 & 12) but I don't like leaving the keys in the ignition in case some nutcase wants to take the car and doesn't give a frag about kids.

I reckon this is one of the best things about the stock unit, i often find myself waiting in my car, usually waiting for my girl, and its easier to use the 1 Hour Power Off Play than to have the keys in the car, just in case some wanka wants to steal my baby.