How to unlock a Sony CDX M610 when you loose the remote?

Just bought one and looked the previous owner has tried the solder idea but still wasn't working so I went over
Them again and works a treat many thanks guys

Malc
December 2011

Another (quicker, easier) way if you're crap at soldering or don't own a soldering iron is to use a lead pencil. I used an IKEA pencil (available free from every IKEA store)

TP1 TP2 TP3 are located through a small rectangle hole on the underside of the unit. And as an example the soldered bits will look something like this:

( ) ( ) (O)

The third one having a blob of solder on it. Your stereo may have a blob on a different connection.

Use your pencil, and draw circles (so the pencil-lead makes the connection) on the connections that do not have a blob of solder on.

You need the connections to be bridged like this:

(O) (O) (O)

It is important that you do not let TP1 connect to TP2, or TP2 connect to TP3. If they touch, then this trick doesn't work. So once you've drawn a good connection with your pencil, blow away any excess pencil-lead dust, and use a small flathead screwdriver to GENTLY scrape/remove any stray pencil lead that may be joining TP1 to TP2, and likewise between TP2 & TP3.

Plug in and happy days! :)

Steve Bishop
August 2010

just tried tps idea used a screwdriver to contact across the three solder joints all marked tp on the base of my sony cdx m600 and it WORKED, didnt need to solder the joints
brilliant help thanks

derek
January 2010

i unpluged me sony cdx m610 an i hav 4got the code 2 get it bk on has any1 got the code 4 me

andy
December 2009

does any one know the decode sequence for SONY CDX - M610. Please Help!!

dan
September 2007

If you have lost the code for the stereo and need it recoding this is how to do it with out a remote!!!

On the base of the car stereo you will see a cut out on the chassis with 3 or 4 round solderes that will be either 2 soldered together 2 unsoldered anyway not that it matters just solder the 4 together the stereo will be decoded if you havnt got the remote just press reset twice and it bypasses the need to use a remote if you have got the remote just press the enter button.

Try this as a last resort but it does work.

TP
March 2007

hi bud, you need to either get another keypad off e-bay or take unit to get code bypassed at a stereo repair shop. the keypad you need is a sony rm-x96 or a sony rm-x117. best of luck

ian turner
March 2007

See if these people can help

http://www.car-audio-accessories.co.uk/sony-cdx-m610-p1022.html

Pete
February 2007