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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
I've just bought a second hand Denon DCR-470R (cassette/radio) car
stereo to replace the aging one in my car and noticed that there's a small connector on the back which resembles a S-video connector. There's a pinout diagram on top of the unit for the regular audio/power connectors, but nothing for the abovementioned one. Since the unit seems to be made with a CD-changer in mind (there's a button for that and "CD changer control" is printed on the cassette slot) I suppose this is where the CD changer should be connected, which has given me an idea..... We're aiming to connect an MP3 player to the car stereo via a cassette adaptor, but surely a line-in would probably give better quality audio, so perhaps this connector could be used with the MP3 player instead of a CD changer !?! Has anyone got a pinout for it, or know where I can find out more? I've had a look at Denon's website, but there's nothing there about car stereos. |
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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
brianlanning wrote:
wrote: We're aiming to connect an MP3 player to the car stereo via a cassette adaptor, but surely a line-in would probably give better quality audio, so perhaps this connector could be used with the MP3 player instead of a CD changer !?! Has anyone got a pinout for it, or know where I can find out more? I've had a look at Denon's website, but there's nothing there about car stereos. You're not likely to get it working. There's probably a protocol or language that the changer and the head unit speak to eachother. Even if it is analog (i.e., they're not delivering a digital stream over the wire and relying on the d/a converter in the head unit to do the conversion) you probably won't be able to convince the head unit that there's really a cd changer there and start listing to the line in. I'd go with the cassette adapter until you can get a head unit with a separate line in port. Some half-din EQs have them also. Brian's probably right here, but it won't hurt to try. If you're feeling really adventurous, you could open the deck up and check the wires going to that connector; chances are fairly good they're using standard color codes (red/white for left/right, black for ground) and you may be able to connect a signal to check it out. How many pins are there on the connector, and can you even find a plug to plug into it? Another thing to try is an FM modulator... they cost a little more than a cassette adapter, and neither will sound as good as using a line-in, but IMHO they also sound better than cassette adapters, and you don't have problems like potentially poor head alignment, or the deck spitting it out because the transport doesn't know what to do with it, or the wire catching or breaking in the slot... On this side of the pond, Belkin makes one that the whole unit just plugs directly into the cig. lighter and resides there, so it stays nicely out of the way. |
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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-10-DISK-CD...QQcmdZViewItem
there is a pic of the cable here, might help you decide what to do. wrote in message oups.com... I've just bought a second hand Denon DCR-470R (cassette/radio) car stereo to replace the aging one in my car and noticed that there's a small connector on the back which resembles a S-video connector. There's a pinout diagram on top of the unit for the regular audio/power connectors, but nothing for the abovementioned one. Since the unit seems to be made with a CD-changer in mind (there's a button for that and "CD changer control" is printed on the cassette slot) I suppose this is where the CD changer should be connected, which has given me an idea..... We're aiming to connect an MP3 player to the car stereo via a cassette adaptor, but surely a line-in would probably give better quality audio, so perhaps this connector could be used with the MP3 player instead of a CD changer !?! Has anyone got a pinout for it, or know where I can find out more? I've had a look at Denon's website, but there's nothing there about car stereos. |
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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
BigBob wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-10-DISK-CD...QQcmdZViewItem there is a pic of the cable here, might help you decide what to do. Heh... or for $40 he could just add a CD changer to his setup! |
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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
If anyone new is reading this... we've been discussing the connector as
a side-note in another thread, but I still haven't figured out the pinout for this connector. In case someone has the connector pinout from a manual etc. I'd be very happy if that information could be posted here. So far, this is what i've found out: - the connector is an 8-pin mini-DIN. I've taken two pictures which can be seen he http://www.esnips.com/web/no-spam2-files -the connector is made for use with a Denon CD-changer (I don't know which model, but apparently Denon also has CD-changers that use a 13 pin DIN plug according to an eBay auction, so there could be some confusion here). |
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Denon DCR-470R connector pinout
I finally got hold of a schematic (PDF file) for that car stereo which
I'm trying to use its CD-changer input for my MP3 player. http://www.esnips.com/web/no-spam2-files Anyone knowledgable in electronics who can figure out how this can be done? I just want to connect the headphone output from my MP3 player into the car stereo without having to use a cassette adapter as I'm using now. |
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