Alpine Headunit Error? Zomg Hax Shit.

[TRUBLSM]

Hey guys,

Just installed my alpine head unit..and i got a problem

When i put my cd it it takes it in, says load but then says no disc? the disc is in and works in other players?

any ideas?

cheers

[eMsta]

what type of cd is it? copied?

[TRUBLSM]

what type of cd is it? copied?

yeah, burnt..

[eMsta]

yeah sometimes burnt discs dont get read. I have that problems sometimes with my sony head unit (came with the car) - but after i push reset it works.....

works find with original cds though. Try yours with originals - it should be ok.

[Mr Bojangles]

Some car CD players have trouble if the disc is not burnt with the 'Disc at Once' option ie you use track at once, multi-sessions or change the track spacing time from the default 2 seconds. as was mentioned earlier try a commercial disc to check the operation. Usually it is the 'track at once' option that causes it not to work on older alpine head unit.

[TRUBLSM]

there a reset button on mine?

will have to check.. it's freaken hard to find a non burnt cd in my house lol

[Munkyb0y]

make sure you're not using re-writable blanks. and also burn at a slower speed, that sometimes makes the tracks easier for the laser to read. and close or end session on the cd so it's playable in standalone players. but if all u have at home are burnt cd's, then i'm sure you already know all this.

Edited September 2, 2006 by Munkyb0y

[TRUBLSM]

could it be the mulitsession thing when i burn?

[RANDY]

Could be one of several suggestions. For HU's that don't officially support CD-R discs, you might need to check:

Disc-At-Once (DAO) sometimes helps.

The type of disc... i.e the colour of the surface. (silver or blue.. some lasers cannot read off blue discs because they don't reflect as much as silver ones)

The burn speed. My old Kenwood didn't read anything that was burnt over 8X. Again, it's a laser/tracking issue. Original Playstations had this too, where you had to burn onto black discs at 2X for them to read.

So, silver disc, 4X, disc at once. If it still doesn't work, your HU just won't read CD-Rs.

[Munkyb0y]

could it be the mulitsession thing when i burn?

definately dont use multisession.

you need to 'close' the disc / 'end' the session. otherwsie standalone players wont read it unless they can read mp3.

another thing, you're not burning an iso (data) disc full of mp3's are you? coz u need to select audio cd, and your burning program will convert the mp3s to the correct file type for standalone players.

kk?

[TRUBLSM]

definately dont use multisession.

you need to 'close' the disc / 'end' the session. otherwsie standalone players wont read it unless they can read mp3.

another thing, you're not burning an iso (data) disc full of mp3's are you? coz u need to select audio cd, and your burning program will convert the mp3s to the correct file type for standalone players.

kk?

yup, not a noob here

cheers for all your help mate.. Using nero to do a mp3 cd..

[siddr20]

umm i burn data cd full of mp3s..

My alpine (9835) players reads it and plays it..

[Munkyb0y]

yeah that's coz ur deck plays mp3's.

[siddr20]

ohh doesnt yours play mp3s?? thought all alpines decks play mp3s..

[TRUBLSM]

My deck plays mp3's guys and wma, Every cd i've tried has failed and it makes a bad crunching noise.. heres a attached video

[Munkyb0y]

dude, i'd say something's not right with ur deck. take it back.

siddr20, sif all alpines, ever made, play mp3's. paleeeeeeeeeez!!!

Edited September 3, 2006 by Munkyb0y

[TRUBLSM]

bought second hand, where can i get a repair done?

[Munkyb0y]

i dont know where. just find a place that does it and get a quote.

what model is it anyway, just out of curiosity ?

[TRUBLSM]

Alpine cda-9847. Good or bad?

[Munkyb0y]

looks pretty decent, and should definatley be playing mp3's etc.

if it plays no cd's at all, then i'd say you bought someone's broken deck

get a quote anyway, might not be too pricey.