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hey y’all, every time I go to the drive in, radio shuts off 40 min. Anyway to keep it going straight for 2+ hours? Weird question that I should probably already know
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Keeping radio on while engine is off at the drive in for 3 hours
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Dunno if this is possible with ForScan and the power point setting?
40 minutes isn't bad though. My Buick was like 10 minutes
40 minutes isn't bad though. My Buick was like 10 minutes
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No idea - but wild that you go to the Drive-In with that level of frequency.
Stuff must really be different in Texas!
2 hours could very well drain your battery ... you might be better off using a boom box radio for the drive in.. When you are powering the radio it's not just the radio thats drawing power
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I don't know about the Bronco, And may never know at this rate, But with most modern cars, you have to reset the timer once in awhile.
Last time I was in a drive in (totally different make of car) about every 30 I would just push the start button without holding down the brake pedal to make the entire system come on and then go back to accessory only.
Sucky part is the driving lights tend to come on, but then again everyone else is doing the same thing so it is what it is.
Last time I was in a drive in (totally different make of car) about every 30 I would just push the start button without holding down the brake pedal to make the entire system come on and then go back to accessory only.
Sucky part is the driving lights tend to come on, but then again everyone else is doing the same thing so it is what it is.
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I’ll try that
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I will prob just do that, its too bad the audio is decent
Did you have any tips? I am looking to head to a theater this weekend and want to make sure my lights dont come on and stay on like they do and concerned about battery and radio. Thanks
I am 99.9% sure you can literally walk out to your car and press the radio power button to turn it on. Then you can go through the screen settings to turn the screen off and save more battery. Even when the whole thing is off, won't turn on the HUD screen and shouldn't turn on lights.
Otherwise I think the APIM in forscan might have an option to extend to 60 minutes
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Yup tap the radio button without touching the ignition then select calm screen. But you still only get 40 min. I do believe it can be changed it forscan.
I went to the drive in to see Top Gun and it was annoying to have the radio suddenly shut down. At some point I just gave up and started the car so it wouldn't shut off the radio (again). I had to cover the dashboard with a towel so the display didn't annoy the crap out of me, too.
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Yeah guys still no dice. Same ol same ol’. I have some Sonos moves, so somebody said I could download tune in on an app and play to the Bluetooth speakers. Suppose if we had the sound bars that could work too but, heard sight and sound isn’t great on those. Doin a Jurassic/maverick combo this weekend so we’ll see
Tune in only works on phones with built in FM receiver (my old Note 8 does). Otherwise is works through the internet and you get a delay.
I have an old boom box that I have been bringing for years.
Newer cars are such a pain in the ass at the drive in. They shut down when you don't want them to, the lights turn on when you don't want them to and most people can't figure out how to turn them off. Constant horn honking from using the key fob.
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Couple years back took grandkids to a drive in in the old Yukon. Had to re-engage accessory mode several times and by time movie was over battery was low enough vehicle would not start.
I had no cables with me but (of course) girl in the pickup next to us did and gave us a jump.
Next time one of those worksite radios and some spare batteries will be on board
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