Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
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No Sound
I was listening to a CD while driving and suddenly the sound disappeared. The display showed the disc was still playing but I could not hear anything through the speakers. I cannot hear anything using the radio, the DVD or the Sat Nav. If I listen through headphones, using the door mounted sockets, everything appears to be fine. Clearly the unit is still working so I think it must be the amplifier. I have tried changing the fuse for the amplifier but it has made no difference and the fuse looked fine anyway. I see a few people have had similar problems and most have been fixed by leaving the car over-night to 're boot' - this hasn't worked for me as it has been two days now!
Anyone out there got an idea what this might be?
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24th Feb 2007 3:27 pm
CJS
Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
Posts: 62
No Sound
Are 'broken' amps common - has anyone had to replace their amp?
24th Feb 2007 7:16 pm
10forcash
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nope, not common, although if the headphone outputs are working this would suggest a bad connection or power failure to the amp - if the fuse is OK, maybe the earth (ground) connection or a multiplug on the amp itself is loose?
24th Feb 2007 9:34 pm
CJS
Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
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Dealer has had the dash out but has been unable to find the fault in one day. He has asked for the car back for three days next week! He thinks it is something under the seats and wants the front ones removed. He said something about the aerial amp. Does this make sense to anyone?
6th Mar 2007 4:18 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
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...the something under the seat...
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Yup... sounds like the Audio Amp. The Aerial amps are all in the back above the headliner.
6th Mar 2007 6:20 pm
CJS
Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
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Thanks. I did not know the audio amp was under the front seat. The engineer said he wants to check the wiring between the audio amp and the aerial amp.
7th Mar 2007 12:37 pm
CJS
Member Since: 02 Nov 2006
Location: East Lothian
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I replaced my roof mounted DVD recently. Could the installer have done something that may have triggered this problem?
7th Mar 2007 12:38 pm
bkehoe
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CJS wrote:
Thanks. I did not know the audio amp was under the front seat. The engineer said he wants to check the wiring between the audio amp and the aerial amp.
Well that's funny, as they aren't connected. The aerial connects directly to the headunit! IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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I've never had this problem, but sometimes the SatNav lady drops her voice down to a really quiet whisper for no apparent reason.Have a nice day!
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8th Mar 2007 1:10 am
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