Stereo Remote Communication Failure 2021 AR250

[MikeT29]

Over the past few weeks when I start up the boat I'm getting the "Stereo Remote Communication Failure!" message. I can hit OK and it stops beeping but each time I start up it comes back. Not sure where to begin here. Stereo is stock, I boat primarily in salt water now and the remote had been working intermittently in recent past.

Any suggestions?
Thank you

 

[Dave burke]

Is there only an error related to the stereo? Sometimes when my house battery is weak, I get stereo and other errors until the battery charges a bit. I turn everything off and back on and all is good.

In my case the batteries are getting old and will need to be replaced soon. That's probably a contributing factor.

 

[Daren and Heather]

@MikeT29 Does the stereo remote actually work after that? Or is there never any power to it? Is this the Infinity radio?

If you open the hatch door next to the helm, you'll be able to see the wires from behind the stereo. One of those wires will have a harness to connect to the swimdeck remote. I would try unplugging and reseating the connector.

If you go to the 5:36 min mark of my installation video here you'll see the harness, yours is likely similar or the same.

Hopefully you'll be lucky and that's a 1 minute fix that fixes your problem. If it doesn't, the next thing I would try is removing the bezel on the swim deck radio, unscrewing it, pulling it out and seeing if there is another connector on that side.

If all else fails and your swimdeck remote is shot... and you have the Infinity deck, you could always upgrade/buy the Infiniti MC-40 swimdeck radio, and my install video will show you exactly how to install that. ; )

 

[Daren and Heather]

And for your particular boat model, you might find this thread helpful from a 2022 AR250. It looks like MAYBE your swimdeck radio is just held on by adhesive, and there doesn't seem to be a connector at the swimdeck point anyway, just wires. AR250 remote removal

 

[MikeT29]

Thanks gentlemen! I don't think its a battery issue, as both are new this season. I just haven't been at the boat since I posted, and not sure if I will get there this weekend either. I will check those connections out and reply again.

Thank you