Jap CD player in Soarer

[JH32]

My gf has just got a Soarer that's just been imported.

The radio doesnt pick up aussie stations, but it's all good she can get a frequency expander.

What I'm wondering is... the cd player doesnt read the cds. Does anyone know why this is? Is it coz the cd player is stuffed or does it need to be modified in some way to read them?

cheers.

[Pyro]

My mates bro has a twin turbo 6 soarer 91 model. He had the same problem too so he ripped it out and is in the process of getting a double din head unit 4 it. He got someone 2 look at it and it seems 2 be with the language region settings much like a dvd player for ur tv. I know what u mean about the radio it only goes to 80hz on the fm station. Hope this helps?

[JH32]

Cool thanks for that mate I'll have to get it looked into then!!

[geordie]

I having the same probs with my R32's cd player, just dont read cd's at all. Pain means i have to find the dosh to replace it and i might aswell get the double din setup coz i dont need two radios.

[Pyro]

It might b only 2 do with the laser. Get someone 2 check it out if u want or just get a new headunit.

[Chris Rogers]

laser is stuffed. most are panasonic made ( matsushita) 90% of the time a SONY item will fit.

have fun trying to get that one out. half the dash has to taken apart!

[Pyro]

Plus half the head unit.

[Chris Rogers]

true. one of those had an external amp in the rear.

[Guest downward-spiral]

Mine's not long off the boat, have the same problem with double din head unit. It won't read the CD's, but the 12 stacker that came with it does. Strange.

[Pyro]

That is very strange indeed. R u using the original cd's or burnt copies?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

Got a cd lens cleaner, stoped my burnt cd from skipping and not changing tracks...found that there was alot of dust inside.

[Pyro]

That happens alot. What type is ur head unit? fold down face or front load? It has been found that the original cd's carry more dust particles than a burnt cd. Is ur unit old or new?

[streamer]

how does an fm expander work?

if the radio only goes till 80 something how do we pick up say 92.9 or something?

[hippy]

well its not really an expander ... its ore like a shifter ... so it shifts the signal 20Mhz so that eg 100Hhz is now 80Mhz and 90Mhz is 70Mhz etc .. so that the deck can see it ... i think i'm right ..

[BryanB]

bleh get rid of the jap POS man your going to have a hard time.... put it this way cd's that are manufactured for the english society are different then japanese in the form of how the cd's are put together etc. my advice to you is like i said before get rid of it and get an australia headdeck....

-bryan

[streamer]

erm, cd's are encoded in a digitally recognizeable format worldwide.

most modern players play all cd's...

btw, i put in the band expander yesterday...working today coz i blew a fuse

anyways

sounds great man...

no regrets