Alpine cd changer stopped working

chris75 · 20th March 2022, 16:50

I have had the car 17 years and it has always had the Alpine XQE105560 cd changer in it . This has just stopped working .
I have had problems twice before when it has jammed , but dismantling and a bit of lubrication solved that both times . This time it is not jammed ; case ejects fine and running it with the lid off shows the 6 discs being moved across in turn no problem . However , once a disc has moved into play position and is spinning , the Symphony radio display shows track 0 and stays at that until it eventually decides to move up to the next disc . Using the radio buttons to select the next track has no effect .
i have 2 cartridges and get the same problem with both . I have removed , inspected and wiped the discs but no effect .
Is the laser knackered , do you think ?
If I have to replace , I wouldn't mind having my glovebox back and might consider an alternative original radio / single cd model but I would miss the cassette player !

20th March 2022, 16:50	#1
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,816 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	Alpine cd changer stopped working I have had the car 17 years and it has always had the Alpine XQE105560 cd changer in it . This has just stopped working . I have had problems twice before when it has jammed , but dismantling and a bit of lubrication solved that both times . This time it is not jammed ; case ejects fine and running it with the lid off shows the 6 discs being moved across in turn no problem . However , once a disc has moved into play position and is spinning , the Symphony radio display shows track 0 and stays at that until it eventually decides to move up to the next disc . Using the radio buttons to select the next track has no effect . i have 2 cartridges and get the same problem with both . I have removed , inspected and wiped the discs but no effect . Is the laser knackered , do you think ? If I have to replace , I wouldn't mind having my glovebox back and might consider an alternative original radio / single cd model but I would miss the cassette player ! __________________ Who said it was simples ? Last edited by chris75; 20th March 2022 at 16:56..