Alana Head Unit

[Stephen O]

Ive just done a search on the Alana but cant find the answer. Here's the question! Does your Alana receive radio reception as bad as mine!!? It flick's from stereo reception to mono at random! Is there anything that car be done? All Alana head unit's ive seen have been the same.

 

[andy_gdon]

Ive just done a search on the Alana but cant find the answer. Here's the question! Does your Alana receive radio reception as bad as mine!!? It flick's from stereo reception to mono at random! Is there anything that car be done? All Alana head unit's ive seen have been the same.

Yes.....throw it in the bin and buy a proper radio!!

 

[BJM]

There is a way of activating a kind of amplifier thing within it to make it better - I had this same problem when I 1st got my car. It's in the manual but if you don't have one i'll post up how to do it.

 

[Stephen O]

I will have a look through my book, otherwise it's going!!

 

[MrMischief]

Before I put my Alpine HU in I'd had my Alana out a couple of times just to see how the wiring ran...I rerouted the aerial lead slightly & got much better reception, tried it the way it was put in stock & it got poor reception again. Just make sure it's routed as far away as possible from any other cabling, especially power cables. Just so you know, it did the same with the Alpine in as well.

Have fun
Steve

 

[muddyboots]

Never had any problems with the reception on my Alana....

 

[Niall]

Same here,

But beter reception with Triplex aerial.

 

[stoneyfordNI]

i actually like the alana unit





i will go now

 

[Grey Fox]

Mine does the same thing Stephen O, pain in the you know what in my opinion. Time for Alana to go I think, quite like the look of this I had a play with in Halfrauds:

 

[DIFT]

Yup grey i like the look of it too, but went with the Woodstock DAB, plus... if i got a screen i'd male the mst of the double din.

Back to the subject at hand... I binned my alana after 2 weeks, had the same thing with the radio

 

[Triple D]

Mine does the same thing Stephen O, pain in the you know what in my opinion. Time for Alana to go I think, quite like the look of this I had a play with in Halfrauds:

dont buy it from them, have a search on tinternet stockists as im sure you'll beable to save about £100 off rrp in the sales.

 

[Stephen O]

Had a gander through the Alana handbook and it appear's to be a problem with the RCP, Its either on or off but in bad reception area's in should be on. I will give it try and see what happen's!!

 

[aaronbromley]

Mine does the same thing Stephen O, pain in the you know what in my opinion. Time for Alana to go I think, quite like the look of this I had a play with in Halfrauds:

I am currently selling one on ebay at the minute. username: aaronbromley

 

[Vicky M]

not had any probs with ours,
now got NOKIA bluetooth running through it too!

 

[Grey Fox]

dont buy it from them, have a search on tinternet stockists as im sure you'll beable to save about £100 off rrp in the sales.

Halfrauds are doing it with £200 off, £399.00 now which I thought was quite good.

Gonna try the radio manual Stephen O, see what happens.

 

[Stephen O]

Well i switched the 'RCP' on today and its has improved the reception quality by quite a bit! Worth doing if your suffering with the same problem. What i dont get though is why they havent switched it on from new???!!!

 

[Mr.Bean]

What is RCP and where is located?

 

[Stephen O]

I assume 'RCP' means reception, to change it you need to go in to the program menu. Press and hold the PTY button until you get into the menu and then search for RCP.

Just to add to this though, a friend at work has an 03 Plate Tdi sport and his radio doesnt have the Rcp function. But his radio is the older spec with the small flip off front section.

 

[Triple D]

i found the jvc sterio for £372.00 was the cheapest new i could find.

 

[Cupra Ross]

i found the jvc sterio for £372.00 was the cheapest new i could find.

£349.99 here: http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/pro...d=4166&cadid=c1cf0eedb8a6bfebc0a829a2bf9354ce

Go onto the other SEAT forum and have a look in the discount section for Car Audio Direct and you'll get free delivery too.