Head unit problems...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:05 pm

Ok, so I have a new Alpine CDA-9807 CD player for my car. My brother and I hooked it up, matched all the wires and whatnot, wired it through the Scosche OEM integrator thing (I have to have it since I have a Bose stereo) but it will not play CDs.

The radio works fine, sound is loud and clear and all the settings/adjustments/etc. work. However, if I put a CD in (either CD-DA or MP3), the display shows it as playing (i.e., track time elapses, etc.) but there is no sound. I've already checked the wires and everything is where it's supposed to be. I've gone through every setting and nothing. I even reset the unit to factory defaults, nothing.

I am confounded...do I just have a bum player?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:06 pm

Did you read the manual yet?

sorry, couldn't resist

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:07 pm

Originally posted by Humboldt
Did you read the manual yet?

Of course.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:08 pm

http://www.clubknowledge.com/cgi-bin/ca ... q.cgi?g208

JC · Post by JC » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:08 pm

Could be a bad player?
Did you just purchase it?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:10 pm

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:40 ... 8&ie=UTF-8

careful...muchos pop ups

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:19 pm

Originally posted by Humboldt
http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:40 ... 8&ie=UTF-8

careful...muchos pop ups

Went up a bit in that forum and found this:

Q: I just installed my new HU. When turned on, the radio plays fine, but when I put a CD in, it shows its playing but I get no sound. Any suggestions?
A: Connect the remote turn on (blue/white) wire on the back of the HU to the power antenna (blue) wire on the stock harness. this should take care of the problem.

Could be it...I swear I checked that like 50 times.

Something to do tomorrow I guess...

Thanks.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:19 pm

Originally posted by JC
Could be a bad player?
Did you just purchase it?

Yeah, on Monday.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:21 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Went up a bit in that forum and found this:

Q: I just installed my new HU. When turned on, the radio plays fine, but when I put a CD in, it shows its playing but I get no sound. Any suggestions?
A: Connect the remote turn on (blue/white) wire on the back of the HU to the power antenna (blue) wire on the stock harness. this should take care of the problem.

Could be it...I swear I checked that like 50 times. Something to do tomorrow I guess...

Thanks.

No problem, hope that helps.

axtrader · Post by **axtrader** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:36 pm

Dang, I saw the thread title and thought it was an STD thread. Was gonna congratulate Burke on finally getting his pencil sharpened.

My Bad!

Carry On!

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:37 pm

Originally posted by axtrader
Dang, I saw the thread title and thought it was STD thread. Was gonna congratulate Burke on finally getting his pencil sharpened.

My Bad!

Carry On!

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:37 pm

Originally posted by axtrader
Dang, I saw the thread title and thought it was STD thread.

Then that would be a VD changer problem thread.

axtrader · Post by **axtrader** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:38 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Then that would be a VD changer problem thread.

tHE_0ne · Post by **tHE_0ne** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:54 pm

Is it on mute for the cd setting?

heh, Also try like different types of quality such as Rock/Jazz/Pop etc...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:00 am

Originally posted by tHE_0ne
Is it on mute for the cd setting?

heh, Also try like different types of quality such as Rock/Jazz/Pop etc...

Doesn't work. Every setting has been tried. Believe me.

tHE_0ne · Post by **tHE_0ne** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:04 am

Try this:

Use the remote if you have one?

Did it rain hard within the last day or so? If so let it dry

remove the face if u can and wipe or blow where the face connects to the black part that might help

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:09 am

I 4 1 have no clue.but what would the remote have any thing to do with it? all that does is ive a small 12 v current to put up antennas and turn on amps and neons..right?

SeedOfChaos · Post by **SeedOfChaos** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:19 pm

AFAIU(nderstood) the first link that Humboldt posted, the amp is usually connected to the antenna remote through that converter. That's fine for radio, since then the antenna is powered, but when in cd mode the antenna remote is not powered... and hence the amp has no juice.?!? Makes sense to me...

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:02 pm

Originally posted by SeedOfChaos
AFAIU(nderstood) the first link that Humboldt posted, the amp is usually connected to the antenna remote through that converter. That's fine for radio, since then the antenna is powered, but when in cd mode the antenna remote is not powered... and hence the amp has no juice.?!? Makes sense to me...

i have a system in my car..when in cd mode the remote wire has juice cause thats what turns my amps on..when a hu is on the remote is always on. unless he has one thats ddicated to just the antenna an one for amps and what not...

WhatsUpSucka · Post by **WhatsUpSucka** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:06 pm

Do you have a automatic antenna?
Sometimes people will wire the cd by accident to the automatic antenna and in turn making the cd player not work.
I have made that mistake in the past!
I hope you didnt and i hope this helps!