Group:
I have a 6-disc CD changer from a '96 850 mounted in the trunk of my S90.
It worked fine for several years.
After some tine of non-use it stopped working and displays a code of E-01 on the radio screen.
What does this mean? There are no codes. Wiring is good.
Cartrige ejector worked OK, so there was power to the unit.

That was last month. Today a cartrige is stuck in there and will not eject. Still has power. I plan to remove the unit and retrive the cartrige, but what does E-01 mean and how do I fix it.

I borrowed a known working changer unit and moved the two connectors to it.
Borrowed unit plays fine, so it is not the radio.

TIA

-- S' V'

Hi 7 volvos,
4volvos had this to say about E-1:
"Slide a credit card between the cartridge and the player body where the L.E.D. is and the cartridge will pop out. Check and make sure that there are only 6 C.D.s in the cartridge."

E-1 usually means that there is a disk that won't eject.

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)

Klaus:
While I did not get the credit card to work, I found the solution to getting the cartrige out.
Remove the top panel, look in the back, see a lever next to a spring and at one end of a small horizontally mounted motor with a worm gear. Lever has a bent end and a tab about 1/4 inch square.
Push down on the lever and cartrige pops out!

Now the reason for the problem was that there were two disks in the play section.
Pushing and pulling on the edges with a pencil got them out.

However the eject does not work, and the light on the eject button does not come on. Changer is still dead.

All I can add at this point, my changer eject button light comes on if pushed - with or without the cartrige in place. Make sure you have voltage, it is supposed to be live all of the time.

Do you remember if there is a small hole in the cover by the inside release lever? Enough to use a paperclip to force the eject? I just forgot. I think my grey matter is getting more grey daily :)

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)

Klaus:
There is no hole.
if you took the cover off to repair the unit you could add one.
However mine still has no power to the eject button, but power to the circuit board is good. No point in modifying it if it does not work.

-- S' V', still looking into it.

Klaus:
OK, tried the credit card trick.
No go.
The only LED is possibly the eject button which should light up when I push it.
It does not. I do have power to the changer.

I have another changer now, and expect to just change it out.
It does work with temporary wiring. But I would like to fix the non-working unit.

Where do I find the error codes and their meanings?

-- S' V'

The "search" revealed nothing about error codes. But, these are Alpine units made for Volvo. Perhapes an Alpine www site? The dealers don't know.

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)