I bought a used 03 Honda Element EX Cd Player and am trying to place it in my 00 Accord EX Coupe (was told this is plug and play)

It plugs in fine and gets power; however when I turn on the Element radio it says CODE... as expected. I enter the code (have the actual Honda code card for the unit) but nothing happens. It still says CODE and is like I never hit any button and does not show the number I am pressing when I am entering the code.

The back of the code card says if it still says code to reenter it... I trying entering it over 10 times consecutively and nothing.. just says CODE.

Am I doing something wrong or did I buy a broken radio?

My old 00 Accord EX deck would show the numbers as I punched them in and then BEEP after I finished. The Element deck is doing nothing and just says CODE.

 

Are you sure you have the correct code?

 

Yes, the radio came with the original HOnda code card the serial number on the card matches the sticker on the radio. The really strange thing is even if I was entering a wrong code.. the unit does nothing just keeps on saying code like I never hit a button.