Here is my story. my car was down a few days i finally got it running. i was out driving and wanted to unlock my radio. i had the unlock lock code at the house but i was to far away to drive home for it. i kknow the #'s but couldnt remember the order so i started dialing. i did all 9 or 10 trys you have and then it said "radio EErr3" and would don't change from that screen even when i hit the # keys. so i gave up. i stopped at an autozone and turned the car off and when i got back in the car the radio screen would not light up or even turn on. i hit the power button, number keys, tired holding the 1 and 6 while hitting power to see if that would kick it on. i got nothing. as if the radio was unplugged. well i unbolted the radio and the plug was fine, the wires were fine, the wires were pinned in the plug correctly nothing pulled out. so i pulled the harness of then puled back in. when i pulled the harness back in i heard the cd tray spin so i know the radio has power. i even disconnected the battery for 5 mins to reset it and that was a fail. so i am clueless at this point. the radio has power but does not light up as if it wasnt hooked up. but worked fine prior to my 10 code fails. does any one done this before and could shed some light on this. any info would help. i will contact the dealer to see what they say as well. thanks

 

sounds like the radio is fried.

 

disconnect for more than 10 min.

 

I don't know if this applies to Honda's, but I know it works on Mitsubishi's and VW's. Turn the key to the on position (no need to crank) and let it sit for about an hour. It should beep/reset itself where you can re-enter the code. Just make sure you have the right code this time.

 

how could the radio be fried when all the buttons light up when my head lights are on? just not the screen. my antitheft light works and all. imma try the 10min disconnect "2big4as2000" and see if that helps. im also going to contact the dealer and see what they say or could do for me. thanks alot guys

 

if the screen is burnt out it is possible everything else would work. It would probably not be worth fixing though. Its an electronic component and they go bad in a matter of turning it on and off one time. I just so happens that it happened while you had issues with resetting the radio's antitheft code.

 

"johns2000" i understand that and i know the laws of electronics. that sound like a plausible cause. however one would assume that if the screen just burnt out then wouldnt the radio still work? you just wouldnt be able to see the station it is currently on. i have disconnected the battery then when i started the car i entered the right code and there was nothing, no sound no lights. the antitheft light still blinks while im driving. i know for a fact that the radio has power because when i turn my lights on my radio lights up. im just going to go out and get a aftermarket radio and hook it up and see what happens. thank you everyone for all your help. the s2000 community is the best group of car enthusiat. ive loved owning my 2000 s2000 and out of all the cars ive had nothing has been beeter to me or to drive. and the people that own them are just the same. awesome. thanks you all and even thought im selling my s2000 (new baby) i will own another in the future. im a s2000 fan until death now.