[Scott[_2_]]

I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to my
new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not work now.
It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will not play and
the display does not light up. Could this be because of an anti theft
device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the car, I moved the
old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.

Scott

[Matt Ion]

Scott wrote:
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to my
new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not work now.
It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will not play and
the display does not light up. Could this be because of an anti theft
device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the car, I moved the
old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.

Are you sure BOTH power feeds are working? It needs both constant,
unswitched power (usually a yellow wire) as well as switched Accessory
power (usually a red wire). Make sure both are connection and energized.

In this case, it sounds to me like you have constant power, but not
switched.

[e-nigma]

"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to my
new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not work
now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will not
play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an anti
theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the car, I
moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any help is
appreciated. Thanks.

Scott


Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)

[Matt Ion]

e-nigma wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to my
new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not work
now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will not
play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an anti
theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the car, I
moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any help is
appreciated. Thanks.

Scott


Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)

I've seen some (mostly VWs, I think) that don't have an ACC feed at all,
you have to tap into the IGNition for switched power.

[Scott[_2_]]

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
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e-nigma wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to
my new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not
work now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will
not play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an
anti theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the
car, I moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any
help is appreciated. Thanks.

Scott


Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)

I've seen some (mostly VWs, I think) that don't have an ACC feed at all,
you have to tap into the IGNition for switched power.

It is a VW, it's a 97 Jetta. I will check on the wire first thing in the
morning. However, wouldn't it stand to reason that if the other unit was
working in the VW, shouldn't this one too? Thanks for all the great
replies.

[Scotty]

On May 12, 10:28 pm, "Scott" wrote:
"Matt Ion" wrote in message

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e-nigma wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to
my new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not
work now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will
not play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an
anti theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the
car, I moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any
help is appreciated. Thanks.

Scott

Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)

I've seen some (mostly VWs, I think) that don't have an ACC feed at all,
you have to tap into the IGNition for switched power.

It is a VW, it's a 97 Jetta. I will check on the wire first thing in the
morning. However, wouldn't it stand to reason that if the other unit was
working in the VW, shouldn't this one too? Thanks for all the great
replies.


In my 92 jeep i had to hard wire everything, i put the acc with the
power and it works great... maybe u can try that

[Scott[_2_]]

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
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e-nigma wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to
my new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not
work now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will
not play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an
anti theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the
car, I moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any
help is appreciated. Thanks.

Scott


Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)

I've seen some (mostly VWs, I think) that don't have an ACC feed at all,
you have to tap into the IGNition for switched power.

I checked this morning and there is a red wire there, however it is not in
the same location as it is with my other car. On the plug (pardon my
ignorance for not knowing the proper term), the yellow wire is in the corner
then the red, with the black (ground) under that. On the new car the black
and red are reversed.

[Matt Ion]

Scott wrote:
"Matt Ion" wrote in message
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e-nigma wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message
...
I recently got a new (used) car and moved my older Aiwa cdc-x504mp to
my new car because of it's ability to play mp3s. Anyway, it will not
work now. It will eject a disc so I know it's getting power, but it will
not play and the display does not light up. Could this be because of an
anti theft device within the radio? Just to make sure it wasn't the
car, I moved the old radio back into the car and it works fine. Any
help is appreciated. Thanks.

Scott

Sounds like you may not be getting power to the red ACC wire.
What year and type vehicle is it. Some newer vehicles do not have
A ACC wire and need a speacial wire harness adapter to work (mostly GM's)
I've seen some (mostly VWs, I think) that don't have an ACC feed at all,
you have to tap into the IGNition for switched power.

I checked this morning and there is a red wire there, however it is not in
the same location as it is with my other car. On the plug (pardon my
ignorance for not knowing the proper term), the yellow wire is in the corner
then the red, with the black (ground) under that. On the new car the black
and red are reversed.

I'd say simply swap the wires, but if they're wrong now, that could be
even more wrong. Best to get in there with a multimeter and check it out.

Actually, if the ACC line was hooked up to the ground wire on the deck,
it's quite possible you've blown the fuse (check the fuse block for the
"Radio" fuse), and you'll have to replace that as well.