Pioneer DVD head unit

Hey everybody, I recently bought a Pioneer DVD Head Unit. Its the Model AVX-P7300DVD and the Brain AVM-P8000R. It was used and not in the best condition. I connected everything as it should be. I cannot get it to power up. when i push the reset button the LED blinks. so i figure its gettn power. Although it did not come with the security face plate (go figure)...just my luck. any way i locked the push-in tab on the face of the unit. now i heard that the face plate that i dont have uses infrared to determin if its there or not. Please HelpIm ready to through this thing across the room.              thanks, MurphWhen you do things right, people won't realize you've done anything at all.

dwarren wrote: Missing the security face plate? I would imagine that's your problem. Contact Pioneer and order a new face plate.

I agree. They don't call it a security faceplate for nothin'.  How would it provide security if the HU worked without it?Gettin' deafer by the day.......96' GMC yukon-Eclipse CD 5442HU

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because theres a switch behind where the face plate goes. Like a little pushin thing. when its not pushed in the security led flashes steadily and when its pushed in it doesnt flash at all. and i made it so it stays pushed in. I just want to figure if somehow it communicates with infrared or if what i heard was BSWhen you do things right, people won't realize you've done anything at all.