brand new clarion cd player problems

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Topic: brand new clarion cd player problems

Posted By: 93dsm
Subject: brand new clarion cd player problems
Date Posted: February 07, 2007 at 3:50 PM

Its a brand new Clarion DXZ265, and works great... except the cd player part. It shows its reading the CD, but there is no sound coming out. Frustrated, I took it back and got another one. Same thing. I am now on the 3rd cd player where it plays FM and AM perfectly, but no sound when you put in a cd. The cd's are bought cd's and not ones that were burned. Also I don't think its the wiring because wouldn't the Radio not make noise either? Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Posted By: jstruckman
Date Posted: February 07, 2007 at 4:01 PM

Let me guess, you are running aftermarket amps or have a factory amplifier? If so you probably have the solid blue wire from the Clarion connected to the amp turn on. You need to connect the blue/white wire from the Clarion to your amp turn on wire.

This is the only thing i can think of.

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Posted By: 93dsm
Date Posted: February 07, 2007 at 4:04 PM

You know I didnt think anything about a factory amp, but if that was the case, wouldn't there be no sound when listening to the radio?

Posted By: jstruckman
Date Posted: February 07, 2007 at 4:13 PM

No, because the blue wire on your radio is the power antenna wire,so if you are listening to a radio station, that wire has 12 volts on it, and powers the amplifier up. When you switch to CD, that blue wire is dead, thus turning the amplifier off.

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Posted By: 93dsm
Date Posted: February 07, 2007 at 4:43 PM

Wow that makes total sense. Thanks a lot.

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