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Monsoon CD suddenly won't play disk

Hello drivers--

I've got a Y2K Passat wagon with the Monsoon sound system and VW branded CD player. Additionally, I bought the useful Aux-input converter from PIE

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to allow me to hook up my iPod. Upuntil a week or two ago, all was well. Now, quite suddenly, the CD player will no longer accept disks. Further, I can't use the "Selection" button on the CD player to even choose the in-dash player. It always defaults to "CD Changer" regardless whether the Aux-input is plugged in or not. CDs are sucked into the drive, but then promptly ejected.

Have tried unhooking car battery to see if some sort of hard restart of the stereo system would help: nope. Have tried turning off system while a CD is (briefly) in the drive to see if it would wake up and start spinning: nope. After ejecting a disk, there's an interval, and said disk is sucked back into the drive: that doesn't start it playing, either. No amount of irritated jabbing of the "selection" button will get the player to play a single CD. Suggestions? Must I buy a new CD player? Ugh.

Luckily, the radio still works, and if I've remembered to bring my iPod along, and it's charged up, it works too. Still, I'd like to occasionally be able to play an individual CD. Help!

Thanks,

Jeff

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Jeff McLean
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Try cleaning the lens in the player with a lens cleaning CD - I've never used one, but I hear they can work

Inspect your CD's - how scratched are they? - My VW in dash player doesn't like badly beating up CDs, or CDs that are so cold they have developed a fog on them from handling (tho when this disapears they are fine)

Hold the "Select" switch down to switch over from your Changer/Aux-In (that is a pretty neat idea, I used to have an Aux-In on my 1991 Golf (Aftermarket deck, tho I think one of the VW decks from that era had the jack as well), I don't know why they don't put these on every radio, so much nicer then using a tape deck adaptor! - most cars don't have a tape deck anymore, yet no line level in (White/Red RCA jacks), or headphones/mic style inputs - 1/8th inch jack IIRC)

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Rob Guenther

Thanks Rob, good tip on cleaning the lens. Maybe that will work. The CD's tested are pristine: it's not caused by scratched disks. And I must not have made myself clear: Holding, pushing or even glaring at the Select button makes no difference. The rotten player still insists on shifting over to "CD Changer" rather than "CD player". Player and radio are separate units: at least I won't have to spring for a new radio as well. jdm

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