JBL CD player/casette

[aleclance]

Just bought a '90 with a factory Premium Sound JBL casette and CD player, neither worked, so I replaced the casette with one from my '88 Mark VII, it worked fine, but I plugged the CD player, and no sound is produced. I tried the original deck without the CD player, no sound, it just turns on-so my question is, does anyone know where the problem lies? (besides the obvious remark that I should replace the CD player and the casette)

 

[BlackOnBlackATX]

which cable are you using to tie the cd player to the tape deck? the one from the sho or from the lincoln? i dont know if it matters as they are most likely the same. do you know if the cd player actually worked beforehand?

 

[jelloslug]

Chances are that the Mark VII Tape deck was not CD compatible. If it did not have a plug with no wires in the 6 pin jack on the back, its not CD compatible. Does the CD player do anything at all?

 

[aleclance]

I am using the SHO CD cable-and the CD player doesn't light up or spin with either casette deck; with the SHO deck, I can scan stations but not hear anything with the CD player plugged in or not, with the Mark VII deck, the same thing happens with the CD player plugged in, but it works fine with it unplugged, is there a separate amp to power the CD player as the casette?

 

[jelloslug]

Sounds like the CD player is bad ( you do have both connectors pluged in the CD player right? Just had to check.)

 

[BlackOnBlackATX]

the cd player should be slaving power from the cassette deck. sounds like something is wrong with it. sorry man.