[200q20v] Factory CD Changers

[Phil and Judy Rose]

Sorry Chewy, but the "factory" CD option for our cars is exactly as
Derek describes, FM-modulation and all.

Derek, your problem sounds similar to what's afflicting my _factory_
CD changer. In my case the CD loads and actually plays OK for close
to 5 minutes, and then the sound fades to down nothing. Others have
said this is symptomatic of a problem with the FM-modulator (George
Sidman, wasn't that you?), but I haven't had a chance to pull the
modulator unit and check it out (swap in a working one, etc). BTW,
IIRC mine's set for 88.3 Mhz.

Phil


At 4:14 PM -0500 11/30/01, Chewy4000 at aol.com wrote:
>I guess It could of been a factory thing, but thats an add on.
>Usually a factory changer has controls on the radio not a seperate
>controler. Also since your recieving the signal trough the fm you
>dont get cd quality.
>
>Chewy
>
>In a message dated Fri, 30 Nov 2001  4:01:14 PM Eastern Standard
>Time, "Derek Pulvino" <dbpulvino at hotmail.com> writes:
>
>>  88.5, 88.7 can't remember specfically which one (I think it's 88.7 though,
>>  it's confusing since up here we also have jazz station that broadcast at
>>  88.5, but repeats up north at 88.7, i'm not a hardcore name and number
>>  memory guy, get crushed in trivial pursuit).. oh ya, what was I saying, um
>>  oh ya, I do gurantee it's factory audi.  Got audi emlbazed all over the cd
>>  changer and the controller under the armrest.
>>
>>  One idea I had was to change the frequency the modulator is putting out at,
>>  but I wanted to see if anybody had any ideas first.  I'll also consult Heir
>>  Bentley before tearing into it.
>>
>>  derek p
>>
>>  "If music be the food of love, play on"
>>  -William Shakespeare
>>  Twelfth Night, Act 1 Scene 1
>>
>>
>>
>>  >From: Chewy4000 at aol.com
>>  >To: <dbpulvino at hotmail.com>
>>  >Subject: Re: [200q20v] Factory CD Changers
>>  >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:58:34 EST
>>  >
>>  >If you have to tune to 88.5, thats not a factory radio.
>>  >You could just change the radio and use the same Freq Modulator.
>>  >
>>  >Chewy
>>  >
>>  >In a message dated Fri, 30 Nov 2001  1:49:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>  >"Derek Pulvino" <dbpulvino at hotmail.com> writes:
>>  >
>>  > > Hey all,
>>  > >
>>  > > Lucky or not, I don't know, but I believe I am in the minority of people
>>  >who
>>  > > have a factory CD changer in their 200.  No problems to date, but all of
>>  >a
>>  > > sudden the cd changer has decided not to work.  The changer is getting
>>  > > current, and doing something, but not everything it's supposed to; no
>>  >music
>>  > > is escaping that black box now.  When it's turned on and play is pressed
>>  > > CD's are loaded from the cassete into the player, and radio reception at
>>  >the
>>  > > 88.5 frequency meets with interference.
>>  > >
>>  > > So I know the changer has current, and the fm modulator is working, but
>>  >no
>>  > > musical signal is getting through.  Any suggestions.
>>  > >
>>  > > tia
>>  > >
>>  > > Derek P
>>  > >
>>  > > PS: Taka, eat your heart out.  Does this mean I might actually have to
>>  >spend
>>  > > money on my factory system?
>>  > >
>>  > > "If music be the food of love, play on (that is if your CD changer
>>  >works)"
>>  > > -William Shakespeare
>>  > > Twelfth Night, Act 1 Scene 1
>>  > >
>>  > >
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