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 !

Sjonnie · 28th March 2022, 16:13

Gosh! I really dislike it when posts/questions that don't get any reply. So I did a little search for you on ebay.co.uk and found a number of Alpine changers that could solve your problem. One is a mere 10GBP (EDIT: Although you would have to be soldering your existing cable to the cut off cable of that particular unit

)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...05560&_sacat=0

Worth a try

chris75 · 29th March 2022, 16:27

Thanks for that , Jan .
I have done a bit more work on my player and thought I had fixed it after dusting the laser heads , but after a few minutes it stopped working again and now seems dead !
I have seen the £10 one

I wonder why he has cut the cable ? Doesn't sound promising but as you say for £10 there's not a lot to lose

Other thing I am considering is switching to a later model of 75 radio which has a single CD player .
Oh dear , life is never easy ......

Sjonnie · 29th March 2022, 16:38

Hi Chris,

I "think" the 10 GBP changer has been salvaged from a wreck. It might be possible to open the unit and connect your "old" cable. It usually connects with plugs in those units.

But why not go "all the way" and bring the interior of the car in to the roaring 20's by installing a double din unit? I have had Xtrons and now an Erisin which performs pretty good. I admit you will have to forgo on the cassettes but on the other hand... on a 32 GB micro SD card you can store at least 200 cassettes worth of music

To wet the appetite a sneak peak of my unit in the 75:

chris75 · 7th April 2022, 16:32

Just to finish off , I bought the cheap one with the cut cable . Swapped the cable with the one off mine ; it did just plug in to the circuit board .
All is now well and working fine . That was a cheap fix

Sjonnie · 7th April 2022, 16:37

Excellent! Glad you got it fixed. Many happy miles with the CD's accompanying you

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: 3,811 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..

29th March 2022, 16:27	#3
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	Thanks for that , Jan . I have done a bit more work on my player and thought I had fixed it after dusting the laser heads , but after a few minutes it stopped working again and now seems dead ! I have seen the £10 one I wonder why he has cut the cable ? Doesn't sound promising but as you say for £10 there's not a lot to lose Other thing I am considering is switching to a later model of 75 radio which has a single CD player . Oh dear , life is never easy ...... __________________ Who said it was simples ?

7th April 2022, 16:32	#5
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	Just to finish off , I bought the cheap one with the cut cable . Swapped the cable with the one off mine ; it did just plug in to the circuit board . All is now well and working fine . That was a cheap fix __________________ Who said it was simples ?