Alpine Headunit Stopped Working?

[Rob]

Completely out of the blue today I turned the car on and the stereo just didn't come on.

The fuse seems fine, but I only checked it VERY briefly, so I may have got the wrong one (being the 'tard I can be)

Its an iPod compatiable HU and the iPod was originally still coming up as "connected to alpine HU" or whatever, but now it isnt even doing that...

Any ideas what it could be? As I'm assuming it must still be gettin power if it was still connected to the iPod?

Do the face plates on the Alpines ever die???

 

[rich-6]

Theres a fuse on teh back of them, checked that?

 

[strife]

My Alpine died slowly.
First stopped reading usb + ipod, then started only reading selected CD's.

 

[Rob]

This is only 1.5 years old or so though?

Ah the fuse on the back, I had TOTALLY forgotten about that, awesome, thanks

I hope it is that, I'll have a man-gasm if so, the sound of the exhaust, although lovely at times, is not good if it cannot be droned out by the radio!

 

[Rob]

"Give me some further advise please mid day CS'ers" bump

Will check the back fuse in a minute, but I don't understand how the iPod is still charging if thats the case?

 

[Lyons]

I can't remember the exact way the ipod interface is wired up (I have the same system) but it may take a source of power from the loom not directly from the headunit...?

Just check the fuse as it's the quickest easiest fix, then take it from there..

 

[Dink]

is there a little reset button on the front as if it is actually charging your ipod i doubt the fuse has gone?

 

[Rob]

Reset button? Do tell more?

 

[Dink]

normally a little button on the face off

have use a pen or something to push it.

 

[Rob]

There is something, but I had no idea what it was, I'll push that when I finish work, if not then I'll take it out and check the fuse on the back, couldn't get it done on lunch time unfortunately. Cheers.

 

[Rob]

W'hey it was the reset button

I had never really taken the face off so had no idea it was there...

Much love all, especially you Dink!

 

[jack_davey]

generally find they are very reliable, I've had the same alpine HU since 2004

 

[Lyons]

I second that Jack!

The simple fixes are the best, so satisfying!

 

[Dink]

glad it's all sorted mate didn't think it would be too much being as it was an alpine:approve:

 

[Rob]

Yeah I was suprised it broke tbh, but I thought it was gonna at least be a fuse, or something disconncted from the hard suspension, (LOL!) was really happy when I didn't have to prise it right out!

 

[ashdadrummer]

check the fuse in the fuse box (both stereo fuse and interior light fuse!) then the fuse behind (they dont normally go as there 20amp and the main fuse is normally 10 or 15)

 

[ashdadrummer]

oops sorry, glad you fixed it. that will teach me not to read the whole post