[Ajanta]

In article 8HZkh.5925$6f4.5252@trndny08, wrote:

: Whoa! Eclipse is Good Stuff! Maybe I'll throw you a few bucks for it!
:
: I'd move it to under the driver's seat, myself. Since it is an Eclipse,
: unless there is a direct connection to your radio (meaning you have a
: Fujitsu Radio...) then does it tune into the radio, or is there a button
: on the radio to allow control of the changer from the stock radio?

The cassette receiver has a button marked cd and that controls the
changer just fine. The changer works fine and I am glad it is a good
brand; as my posts have made clear, I am only unhappy about its
location in the trunk. You have given me another idea; maybe I should
look into moving it inside the car.

: This is interesting...
:
: The only place you're going to find a direct-connect CD changer is from
: Toyota, or from a junkyard or e-Bay. I'd like to see this setup so I could
: tell what is needed! A lot of the stock Toyota radios through the 80's and
: into the 90's had a DIN connector on the back of them to plug in other
: accessories such as a CD deck or an Equalizer. But, even though DIN
: 'means' STANDARDIZED, it is not possible to tell if one manufacturer's
: pinout matches another's pin-in! If you can get a look at the back of the
: radio and see if there is a DIN connector that is plugged into a socket,
: then you may be able to get something that will work.
:
: I can't remember how Fujitsu marks their units. At one time, even though
: the radio said TOYOTA on it, there was also another little mark on the
: faceplate that defines the MFG; a small Capital N with a lightening
: bolt for National (Panasonic), or what kind of looked like the GE (General
: Electric) 'meatball' with the word "TEN" across it for Fujitsu. (See, I DO
: remember!) If one of these marks is on there, it will help even further;
: I'm willing to bet since it is an Eclipse changer then it's probably a
: Fujitsu head unit...
:
: If you find something, let me know!
:
: There is another way to tell...the National branded radios had REALLY good
: FM reception (almost TOO good! Stations splashed over each other) while
: the FM section on the Fujitsu's wasn't as good, but the tape section
: sounded GREAT! (but that's a generalization...)