CD changer not playing the pre-outs.

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Topic: CD changer not playing the pre-outs.

Posted By: Rivertoys
Subject: CD changer not playing the pre-outs.
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 7:03 PM

Hello, FNG here.

First Post.

I just installed my first stereo system, and it's in my boat.

Everything is working fine, from the tuner, but the head unit is not sending the signal from the CD Changer to the pre-outs for the amps. The head unit is an Alpine CDA 7892, and an Alpine 6 disk changer.

The head unit sees and talks to the changer. According to the display, the sing is playing. But no signal is going to the amps. The tuner plays through the amps just fine though. Please help.

The other issue is that CD won't play from the head unit, they all say ERROR. I assume it's just broke.

Thanks for any help!

Jason.

Replies:

Posted By: Rivertoys
Date Posted: July 18, 2005 at 9:22 AM

Nevermind.......Problem solved, I tossed the head unit. Went to much higher end Pioneer. Very happy with it.

Does anyone know if you can get a connector to plug an Alpine Changer into the Pioneer headunit?

Thanks.

Jason.

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 18, 2005 at 9:43 AM

Rivertoys wrote:

Nevermind.......Problem solved, I tossed the head unit. Went to much higher end Pioneer. Very happy with it.
Does anyone know if you can get a connector to plug an Alpine Changer into the Pioneer headunit?
Thanks.
Jason.

There is no such connector. Pioneer uses the IP Bus connector while Alipne uses an Ai-Net/M-Bus connector.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 18, 2005 at 10:31 AM

However, you COULD get the FM modulator controller for the Alping CD changer. It won't be a perfect a signal, but you wouldn't HAVE to throw away a (potentially) perfectly good changer.

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