Cd player in car turns itself off!

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 16:55

Not sure why its doing it but when you turn up the volume beyond a certain amount with bass it shuts off and on again , its a pioneer mp3 cd player

jpmonkey69 · 18 Dec 2008 at 16:56

Maybe it's overheating the amp and it's a safty cut-off

paradigm · 18 Dec 2008 at 17:01

Sounds like a current-overdraw to me. Try not turning it up so loud when you park outside Maccy D's

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 17:42

paradigm said:
Sounds like a current-overdraw to me. Try not turning it up so loud when you park outside Maccy D's

Lmao!

Its not actually that loud , something like 22+ on the volume before it shuts itself off.

unclebob123 · 18 Dec 2008 at 18:16

Mine only goes up to 11.

Dup · 18 Dec 2008 at 18:17

Has the car got an external amplifier to the headunit?

SteveS · 18 Dec 2008 at 18:19

sounds like a safe-cut off or not enough power... i know my JL amps have a safe-cut and if the power is off they shut off

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 20:30

Dup said:
Has the car got an external amplifier to the headunit?

Headunit -> Speakers
Headunit -> Amp / Sub combined box.

I notice that as the bass is turned up there is a slight dimming to the display with every boom...

Begbie · 18 Dec 2008 at 20:35

May be incorrectly wired?

I remeber when I was young and wired up my awia hifi to 4 speakers if you put it above a certian volume it would turn itself off.

Dogbreath · 18 Dec 2008 at 20:43

Having one of the speaker cables shorted to ground can cause this, or simply a poor supply or ground.

Dup · 18 Dec 2008 at 20:51

Right, the amp on the sub isn't earthed correctly and the amp is cutting out as there isn't enough power. Dunno why they affect the speakers but this is why is happens. Make sure the earth is touching bare metal. I find it better to find a nexisting earthing point for the rear lights etc and attach there.

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:27

The amp on the sub is fine as i said its the cd player headunit shutting off and turning back on...

I think the best thing for me to do is have a looksie next week take the cd player headunit out

The cdplayer is a pioneer mp3/cdrw/cd player
The sub/amp is a Xplod self powered sub , one of those ones that is a box shape with the amp/sub already attached

Dup · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:29

Disconnect the amp and see if it happens. I use to have this problem in the 206 with my DEH P77MP. I had a 4 channel amp with the sub. When I sorted the connections the problem went away.

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 21:45

Will do , thanks

beermonster · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:43

are you powering the sub from the battery with an inline fuse?

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:49

Dogoid · 18 Dec 2008 at 22:52

its your car, its finally fed up with the crap you play.

Neil79 · 18 Dec 2008 at 23:00

mattyprice4004 · 18 Dec 2008 at 23:08

Dogoid said:
its your car, its finally fed up with the crap you play.

Felix Da Housecat · 18 Dec 2008 at 23:16

Check the power cables to the battery, I had a very similar problem as it wouldnt load any cd's and would switch on and off until it gave a error message and when removing the whole install noticed the power cable was not connected to the battery.