Cd Err Fo - Error Message From Stacker

[drifter_x]

Hi all,

Just picked up my V35 and had a bunch of CD's ready to throw into it only to find that a CD appears to be stuck in the unit. When you start the car it makes noises like it's trying to eject a disc then eventually gives up and displays the message "CD ERR FO" on the screen.

I've googled this and tried giving the unit a tap on the side with my hand and also holding down the eject button while trying to insert a CD but neither have worked. Has anybody come across this problem in their car and been able to fix it?

I'm over 89.9 Light FM already!!

[axe s]

they would have left a cd in the car when it was shipped and it has dislodged on the trip over... you'll probably have to pull it apart and remove the cd. If you have warranty take it to them and let them sort it out...

[Chris Rogers]

got $$ and LOTS of it. CD mech is stuffed. also it is NOT that easy to get the discs out as the above poster thinks. you will have to TOTALLY strip the unit down to NOTHING before you get one of them out.

in short the mech has to be rebuilt.

if you can get the thing out send it to me and I'll fix it.

give me a ring (contact in sig.) if interested.

[russky]

Isn't there a reset button like on bose sound systems? Where by pressing a combination persistently it spits out the CD? (And no, not dreaming, have done it before when it went caputs...)

[Chris Rogers]

there is a sequence to gethte unit into service mode and from there you ca do things with it. thing is if the mech is jammed you have buckleys of getting the disc out. been there already - twice.

[russky]

Yeah, been there once... However, there twice now... And I think the mechanism is stuffed, because it is producing a rather unhealthy sound compared to what I remember 2 years ago...

This could be in the wrong thread, but has anyone experienced a loss of sound quality with installing an after-market head unit in a Bose fitted car? Why I am asking is in my previous car, AU Fairmont, after I replaced the head unit to JVC, the bass level dropped. Would I experience the same with another head unit here? The head unit I am looking at is this: http://www.oo.com.au/JVC_Car_Stereo_with_8...__P9851C448.cfm

Somehow "Maximum power output: 4 x 50W" is telling me it won't work as well...

[Chris Rogers]

if done with the correct interface lead - no loss at all. in regard to the previous fix onthe stacker - did you get the WHOLE lot changed or simply the dud guide replaced.

also to pop that JVC unit in you have to spend $6-700 more on panels, controllers and leads.

[n15m0]

Isn't there a reset button like on bose sound systems? Where by pressing a combination persistently it spits out the CD? (And no, not dreaming, have done it before when it went caputs...)

russky, can you post what the sequence is as I have the dreaded disease on my bose too and its probably worth a try although I'm not holding my breath for it.

Anyone else know the reset sequence please feel free to post. Its for the 01 bose in my 300gt

Thanks.

[russky]

See if this helps: http://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-el...player-jam.html

[n15m0]

See if this helps: http://g35driver.com/forums/audio-video-el...player-jam.html

Thanks Russky, but unfortunately no go

Can hear the servos and CDs moving around but won't eject.

[tienscissors]

I have the same problem too. Tried all methods and no go. Will try to open the thing on the weekend. see what i can do.

Had another problem today. Really hot day, car parked in the sun. When i turned my engine on, the monitor will not turn on. When I pressed "TV" i'll have the japanese lady say something. Parking cameras won't work either. Not sure if its the heat, but the thermostat says 45 degrees!!! hopefully it'll fix itself

[Chris Rogers]

john,

run it past when you get a sec. (ring first.)

I'm considering grabbing a few of these units and doing them on an exchange basis since most of you are having dead units on a regular basis.

[Nearly_Skyline]

Could this be the same sort of problem that I sometimes have with my Kenwood system in my 2002 NZ new Galant?

On a very humid day, the rollers that eject the disc (it's a single disc slot load CD player) seem to have absolutely no grip what so ever on CD-R's. Sometimes I've found it just turning and slipping while trying to eject the CD but no CD coming out. Today I had the problem of it not gripping the CD to take it in because the weather today is so hot and extremely humid (so bad the paper is soggy lol). This problem always sorts its self out (always has so far "touch wood") when the air dries up again (or I have the A/C on for a long trip).

Could it be that parts of the Skyline CD player that grip the CD's to eject them get greasy and just can't grip the CD causing this problem? Espically since the Skyline system is 6 disc and it may be getting jammed further down in the system. Maybe there is someway to clean the rollers without disassembling the whole stereo that would prevent this problem.

Just my 2 cents but I hope it helps

[Chris Rogers]

they have various internal issues. the main one is the nylon guides that splinter and destroy the rest of the mech. on some the switches die others lose a motor (there are 3 that run the thing.) all resulting in a BIG mess.

alpine did a similar thing on the 90s the rollers ad the spindle tray would lock a cd into place with heat and you could not get the disc out.

[Nearly_Skyline]

O ok, hmmmm, that's not good =[

I am planning to get a V35 Skyline in the 2nd half of this year, and if I was to have the same problem with the CD player, and I was able to find someone to repair it (I live in NZ so I dunno who could repair it- but JDM cars are very common here so even V35's shouldn't be too much trouble-fingers crossed as I see at least 5 each day if I'm in city), would it be possible to put stronger parts in place of the nylon parts to increase the reliability?

Thanks Chris,

Matt.

[Chris Rogers]

not really. clarion revised the mech in later applications so it does not do this. bad part about this - new mech will not suit this application.

in regard to repairing. I do them - I am working on recalibration of the FM radio now so once that is done I'll start doing more of them.

Edited February 10, 2009 by Chris Rogers

[Nearly_Skyline]

not really. clarion revised the mech in later applications so it does not do this. bad part about this - new mech will not suit this application.

in regard to repairing. I do them - I am working on recalibration of the FM radio now so once that is done I'll start doing more of them.

Ahh damn lol, well I guess if it breaks then get it repaired and hope it doesn't break again LOL.

Yes, if I was in Australia then I would come to you to get it done haha, but I'm in NZ and getting you to NZ isn't cheap .

I do like the idea of the recalibration of the radio though because currently, I can't imagine not having a normal tuning system where the frequency displayed is the frequency tuned.

It looks hard to remove the radio as well (from the pictures I've seen and things I've read on this site). But maybe once I have my V35 I'll bite the bullet and send the radio overseas to you (if I can remove it myself =P).

Cheers,

Matt

[Chris Rogers]

there's probably a clarion service centre in auckland anyway. I'm not the be all and end all for these things I simply do a lot of them and tend to muck around with electronics more than most.

I know of 10-12 guys on this forum alone that do what I do and they stay quiet about it. one of which repairs radios for a living.

[Nearly_Skyline]

there's probably a clarion service centre in auckland anyway. I'm not the be all and end all for these things I simply do a lot of them and tend to muck around with electronics more than most.

I know of 10-12 guys on this forum alone that do what I do and they stay quiet about it. one of which repairs radios for a living.

O yep, that's good to hear.

(I'm sure I've read somewhere else on this forum that you said that the head unit wasn't actually made by BOSE though, it too was made by Clarion. Or am I imagining things?)

Because I would be getting a car with the BOSE system rather than just the standard system, but this is still a problem with the BOSE systems as well isn't it?

[superspit]

I know of 10-12 guys on this forum alone that do what I do and they stay quiet about it. one of which repairs radios for a living.

You can't really blame them hey Chris...lol!

Anyways, hope you're well buddy.