Topic: headunit issues... fixible?

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hay everybody hows it going? will i finally decided to ditch the aftermarket H/U and found a stock 6disc H/U.. well i finally got it unlocked by the dealership.. and (drum roll please) the CD player doesnt work!!!!.. the disc icon flashes in the upper left had corner of the display and the number (4) is illuminated.. it wount eject of let me load a cd.. any advice? oris this a junk headunit?

[oHIobellboy]

hay everybody hows it going? will i finally decided to ditch the aftermarket H/U and found a stock 6disc H/U.. well i finally got it unlocked by the dealership.. and (drum roll please) the CD player doesnt work!!!!.. the disc icon flashes in the upper left had corner of the display and the number (4) is illuminated.. it wount eject of let me load a cd.. any advice? oris this a junk headunit?

Uh-oh. Sounds like the one that was bad in my wife's avy.  Have you tried it when the truck is warm inside. Sometimes you can get errors due to the cold and condensation, especially if that unit sat around in a garage. Make sure it's good and warm inside the truck and give it another shot. The owners manual has a troubleshooting menu for the cd changer also. I don't remember everything it says about it so you may want to give it a quick look.

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Uh-oh. Sounds like the one that was bad in my wife's avy.  Have you tried it when the truck is warm inside. Sometimes you can get errors due to the cold and condensation, especially if that unit sat around in a garage. Make sure it's good and warm inside the truck and give it another shot. The owners manual has a troubleshooting menu for the cd changer also. I don't remember everything it says about it so you may want to give it a quick look.

hmm... it was sitting outside in a tahoe that had been totaled for at least 5 months...so im guessing it was exposed to the elements for 5+ months... as far as heating up.... i drove 12 miles to my girlfriends parnets house with the heat full blast... im going to run out side and look into the owners manual.

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just looked throught  the owners manual and nothing... while i was in there the H/U was still flashing the little disc icon and then it stopped... i tried pressing eject and it would display (no discs) i held down the load button and it beeped but didnt display anything... any input..

[oHIobellboy]

just looked throught  the owners manual and nothing... while i was in there the H/U was still flashing the little disc icon and then it stopped... i tried pressing eject and it would display (no discs) i held down the load button and it beeped but didnt display anything... any input..

Did the little light on the right side of the cd slot turn green? If so, then it was waiting for a disc.

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Did the little light on the right side of the cd slot turn green? If so, then it was waiting for a disc.

nothing buddy..... im gonna call one of my buddies that installs car audio and see if he knows anything... maybe i can skip the CD thing and just hook up my ipod.

[oHIobellboy]

nothing buddy..... im gonna call one of my buddies that installs car audio and see if he knows anything... maybe i can skip the CD thing and just hook up my ipod.

Let us know what you find out.

[oHIobellboy]

Here's a link to the 04 owners manual. It should be the same as the 03.
http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/resources/owners%20manual/2004.php

once the PDF opens, type 251 in the page number box and it will go straight to that page with the instructions for loading a 6disc cd player. There are two different methods of loading depending on if you want to load only one or multiple discs.

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nothing.... im not gonna worry about it i found an ipod intrigation kit... a little pricy but i will be able to controll it with the radio of steering wheel controlls

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_28003_iSimple-ISGM575.html

[oHIobellboy]

nothing.... im not gonna worry about it i found an ipod intrigation kit... a little pricy but i will be able to controll it with the radio of steering wheel controlls

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_28003_iSimple-ISGM575.html

I've looked at those but can't seem to find the one for a Nav unit. Touch screen controls would be nice.