Audio Systems/vehicle cd player

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Expert: - 12/8/2009


Question
When a cd is loaded and a use the down arrown source button on the steering wheel, the radio power shuts down for a second,then powers on, and I have to reset the time. When this happens, the cd player is locked. The radio continues to operate. What's wrong and how do I get the cd player to work.  Thank you.

Answer
Without the make and model number for the car and the player I can only give you a wild guess.

With this limited knowledge of your system I would make the wild guess the power lines are wired wrong or one is loose or broken off. If the cd player is separate from the head unit it could a broken wire in the connecting cables or a bad/loose connector......

Hope this helps.  

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Audio Design Engineer; systems, loudspeakers, cd/dvd players, etc. I am knowledgeable in all high end audio equipment and installations. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE A MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER AND CAR IF IT IS AN AUTO QUESTION. Note: I am getting some who ask good questions that take a lot of time to research but then the questioner fails to read the answer. Please don't ask questions unless you are seriously looking for an answer. If you find an answer to your question otherwise then let me know with your reply. Thank you.

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Have been associated with audio design, standards, testing and component systems for over 40 years.

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Review technical manuscripts for IEEE Spectrum Write occasionally for high-end audio publications

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