okay, I'm getting a bit desperate (not there yet, but...)! after reading the archives and the tips I got here--thanks, guys!--I drove car around with radio on to add up the 1 hour I need to redo the radio codes. this was not a single drive adding up to 1 hour, but more 15, 30-minute drives with radio on. after what I think added up to 1 hour, I entered the codes. first I input the first # and waited for CODE to disappear. it didn't! so I just entered the other codes and the error beep came on after the fifth #. what am I doing wrong?

do I need to leave radio on for one continuous long hour? I have the alpine radio without the WAIT message.

yes, I do have the original codes printed on the two credit card thingys.