Here's what I've done to keep the original and still fully functional radio but go all hi tech as well: The trouble with a 10 CD changer is you always really want to listen to CD 11!
I bought a gizmo called an FM modulator from Maplins (£14 in the sale). Connected into the aerial lead this allows me to plug in my Sony Ericsson W880i phone with a 2GB memory card containing a fair selection of my favourite music. I've also got nav4all on the phone and a Holux Bluetooth GPS receiver so my navigation instructions fade out the music and come over the car speakers. On top of all this my Bluetooth earpiece still works. All that shows is a discrete jack socket.
The whole system works brilliantly.
I blame my techno geek (Sorry Alex!) son!
Full Version Cd Multi-change & Cruise Control
| QUOTE (dean @ Apr 21 2008, 15:48 PM) |
Tim, not the radio i sold you  ???? it was only a couple of years old, what happened to it???D |
Unfortunately yes.
The tape started playing fast quite a while back. I was using a tape adaptor and portable minidisc for some time, then suddenly totally dead, only sign of life a small green glow behind the volume/pan/tone knobs.
I am wondering if that car has become a Radio Killer.
Looked at the handbook, does not appear to have a fuse for the radio.
RDS Clarion Radio with S1 inrterface arrived today, but I forgot to grab it from under my desk before I left work so its still there.
| QUOTE (xmexclusive @ Apr 21 2008, 23:20 PM) |
| Dr Tim's car is I suspect a 'Premiere' and not a 'Prestige'. |
It does say Presteige on the right hand side at the back though.
| QUOTE (archman1 @ Apr 22 2008, 15:08 PM) |
| With 1993 you also get the explosive pretensioners on the seat belts. ------ |
Archman
Nope you dont... my 1993 V6 SEi HAS NOT got pre tensioners.. also my 1994 Onyx Doesn't have them either, they came with Air bags on S2 cars...
Unless your car has had S2 seats fitted..
Rgds
C
Hi Citroen XM
The later Mk1's have mechanical (spring) seatbelt tensioners.
Regards
XMexc
The later Mk1's have mechanical (spring) seatbelt tensioners.
Regards
XMexc
| QUOTE (DrTim @ Apr 22 2008, 20:20 PM) |
| D[/QUOTE] Unfortunately yes. The tape started playing fast quite a while back. I was using a tape adaptor and portable minidisc for some time, then suddenly totally dead, only sign of life a small green glow behind the volume/pan/tone knobs. I am wondering if that car has become a Radio Killer. Looked at the handbook, does not appear to have a fuse for the radio. RDS Clarion Radio with S1 inrterface arrived today, but I forgot to grab it from under my desk before I left work so its still there. |
Both Philips and Clarion radio/cassette players have a red fuse on the back (10A). In addition, there is a radio equipment fuse in the passenger compartment fusebox (at least in S2). CD-Changer connection is not hot-swap and plugging it while the unit is on is the only wrong move likely to blow the fuse. If you still have back-illuminated controls (on the unit, not on steering wheel), the fuse is OK and the fault is somewhere inside. Not a rocket science to repair it if you are familiar with electronics.
I would suggest that a mechanical fault in the tape transport persisted with adapter cassette inside, causing some shortcircuiting and subsequent exitus lethalis.
[QUOTE=John Malkovich,Apr 23 2008, 09:15 AM][QUOTE=DrTim,Apr 22 2008, 20:20 PM] D[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately yes.
The tape started playing fast quite a while back. I was using a tape adaptor and portable minidisc for some time, then suddenly totally dead, only sign of life a small green glow behind the volume/pan/tone knobs.
I am wondering if that car has become a Radio Killer.
Looked at the handbook, does not appear to have a fuse for the radio.
RDS Clarion Radio with S1 inrterface arrived today, but I forgot to grab it from under my desk before I left work so its still there. [/QUOTE]
Both Philips and Clarion radio/cassette players have a red fuse on the back (10A). In addition, there is a radio equipment fuse in the passenger compartment fusebox (at least in S2). CD-Changer connection is not hot-swap and plugging it while the unit is on is the only wrong move likely to blow the fuse. If you still have back-illuminated controls (on the unit, not on steering wheel), the fuse is OK and the fault is somewhere inside. Not a rocket science to repair it if you are familiar with electronics.
I would suggest that a mechanical fault in the tape transport persisted with adapter cassette inside, causing some shortcircuiting and subsequent exitus lethalis.[/QUOTE]
Thanks John, its the S1 car though, I seem to have temporarily mislaid my Haynes so I am relying on the handbook only for the (lack of) fuse info.
You may be right about the adapter, although I handn't used it before the tape started running fast (motor going?). I first started having probs with the original unit some ye4ars back after starting to use the minidisc in the car with the adapter.
I now have 2 defunkt nonRDS S1 Clarin Radios, you're probably right if I can get a test rig set up on the kitchen table I can probably make one good one out iof the bits, but I have plenty of other things more important that are very backlogged in my life too...
Anywway, hoping the new RDS radio will be an improvement. Apparently it has CD changer connector which has a line in input, so I either need a CD changer or to fix a jack plug on somehow. Forgot and left it at work again today
I am not convinved by the FM transmitteres, when I A/B's mine against the cassette adapter with the minidisc player it sounded totally crap. Then again, if you are happy to listen to MP3 quality through any 1/2 decent system I suppose it might work for you (Boris:-)).
Unfortunately yes.
The tape started playing fast quite a while back. I was using a tape adaptor and portable minidisc for some time, then suddenly totally dead, only sign of life a small green glow behind the volume/pan/tone knobs.
I am wondering if that car has become a Radio Killer.
Looked at the handbook, does not appear to have a fuse for the radio.
RDS Clarion Radio with S1 inrterface arrived today, but I forgot to grab it from under my desk before I left work so its still there. [/QUOTE]
Both Philips and Clarion radio/cassette players have a red fuse on the back (10A). In addition, there is a radio equipment fuse in the passenger compartment fusebox (at least in S2). CD-Changer connection is not hot-swap and plugging it while the unit is on is the only wrong move likely to blow the fuse. If you still have back-illuminated controls (on the unit, not on steering wheel), the fuse is OK and the fault is somewhere inside. Not a rocket science to repair it if you are familiar with electronics.
I would suggest that a mechanical fault in the tape transport persisted with adapter cassette inside, causing some shortcircuiting and subsequent exitus lethalis.[/QUOTE]
Thanks John, its the S1 car though, I seem to have temporarily mislaid my Haynes so I am relying on the handbook only for the (lack of) fuse info.
You may be right about the adapter, although I handn't used it before the tape started running fast (motor going?). I first started having probs with the original unit some ye4ars back after starting to use the minidisc in the car with the adapter.
I now have 2 defunkt nonRDS S1 Clarin Radios, you're probably right if I can get a test rig set up on the kitchen table I can probably make one good one out iof the bits, but I have plenty of other things more important that are very backlogged in my life too...
Anywway, hoping the new RDS radio will be an improvement. Apparently it has CD changer connector which has a line in input, so I either need a CD changer or to fix a jack plug on somehow. Forgot and left it at work again today
I am not convinved by the FM transmitteres, when I A/B's mine against the cassette adapter with the minidisc player it sounded totally crap. Then again, if you are happy to listen to MP3 quality through any 1/2 decent system I suppose it might work for you (Boris:-)).
| QUOTE (xmexclusive @ Apr 22 2008, 23:02 PM) |
| Hi Citroen XM The later Mk1's have mechanical (spring) seatbelt tensioners. Regards XMexc |
Have they really xmexec?! I never realised, never really noticed in my fleet..
Rgds
C
Hi Boris,
I'm interested in your RF modulator gizmo, the only one I could find on the Maplin site seemed to work by radio waves and had a digi screen which showed the connection frequency. Yours sounds simpler, do you have an identifying part number for it?
Derek
I'm interested in your RF modulator gizmo, the only one I could find on the Maplin site seemed to work by radio waves and had a digi screen which showed the connection frequency. Yours sounds simpler, do you have an identifying part number for it?
Derek
Dr Tim, the FM modulator isn't one of those rubbish transmitter devices, it's hard wired into the aerial connection and needs a 12v power supply. Other than the dedicated frequency for the device the radio works as normal The sound quality is as good as the bit rate of the original mp3 which generally more than a match for the system in the car.
DerekW, Maplins appear to have dropped this item from their range. They had just one in the sale in the Oxford shop. I'll dig out the instructions later on though and give you the manufacturers details as it should be possible to buy one elsewhere. It's all housed in a box that just fits in the gap behind the radio with a bit of careful fiddling.
DerekW, Maplins appear to have dropped this item from their range. They had just one in the sale in the Oxford shop. I'll dig out the instructions later on though and give you the manufacturers details as it should be possible to buy one elsewhere. It's all housed in a box that just fits in the gap behind the radio with a bit of careful fiddling.
Boris,
The system you describe would probably suit me better too, so yes, the reference details and any other info would be really useful. Does it charge the mp3 while it's connected ? (sorry, I know nothining about these new fangled wirelesses)
Does anyone know the best way of copying my vinyl records so I can play them in the XM (without the cd multi change) - would it be some software to copy it onto the computer, then down-load onto a MP3 and play via the gizmo desribed above ?
Regards
Simon
The system you describe would probably suit me better too, so yes, the reference details and any other info would be really useful. Does it charge the mp3 while it's connected ? (sorry, I know nothining about these new fangled wirelesses)
Does anyone know the best way of copying my vinyl records so I can play them in the XM (without the cd multi change) - would it be some software to copy it onto the computer, then down-load onto a MP3 and play via the gizmo desribed above ?
Regards
Simon
Hi
buy a Hifi CD Writer unit .. off ebay, 40 quid!
The XM's CD9250 CD changer unit WILL play CDr copys!!
I've done it and its great! Once on CD you can then MP3 them onto PC with Real Player...
Rgds
C
buy a Hifi CD Writer unit .. off ebay, 40 quid!
The XM's CD9250 CD changer unit WILL play CDr copys!!
I've done it and its great! Once on CD you can then MP3 them onto PC with Real Player...
Rgds
C
Hi all
Dr Tim
Sorry to hear that stereo packed up, i only sold it on because it was quite new with a receipt to prove it so i thought it would be good. I hope the new one is better.
When you put the new stereo in, see if you have the same problem with the steering wheel controls locking the stereo like before, this could be causing some problems by shorting out somewhere??, if it turns out its not the car that's killing them then you must have just been unlucky with the first stereo breaking, and the second stereo must have just been bought from some dodgy bloke 
.
Dean
Dr Tim
Sorry to hear that stereo packed up, i only sold it on because it was quite new with a receipt to prove it so i thought it would be good. I hope the new one is better.
When you put the new stereo in, see if you have the same problem with the steering wheel controls locking the stereo like before, this could be causing some problems by shorting out somewhere??, if it turns out its not the car that's killing them then you must have just been unlucky with the first stereo breaking, and the second stereo must have just been bought from some dodgy bloke
. Dean
| QUOTE (dean @ Apr 24 2008, 17:10 PM) |
| Hi all Dr Tim Sorry to hear that stereo packed up, i only sold it on because it was quite new with a receipt to prove it so i thought it would be good. I hope the new one is better. When you put the new stereo in, see if you have the same problem with the steering wheel controls locking the stereo like before, this could be causing some problems by shorting out somewhere??, if it turns out its not the car that's killing them then you must have just been unlucky with the first stereo breaking, and the second stereo must have just been bought from some dodgy bloke . Dean |
Hey Dean,
Latest developments, playing with new RDS PU9594A radio tonite, initially same symptoms as recently removed non RDS radio gratefully received from some dodgy bloke! Some faint green light behind the vol button, but otherwise inoperative. Brain started whirring, unplugged and gave the car connectors a good wiggle, ion replugging unit starts asking for code, Conclusion, I have a dodgy connection (probably power) on the car side. Is the extra single red connector some sort of aux power to light those green leds behind the buttons/knobs? I suspect the recently removed unit might work now, albeit with tape running fast (I have been advised that this is probably motor, and the original unit had the tape fast problem fixed at some point, so maybe I can swap the motor over?), ( and also the minidisc unit with qadaptor cable.
Feeling on a roll, I plugged the steering controls in. Very intermittent dodgy behavior, at first I could turn vol up but not down, then all locked up as I have experience with other units, then tried wiggle test on DIN connector and also when switches, both appear to be somewhat "dodgy", sometimes wheel controls work for a while, , Also discovered doing wiggle tests that some wiggles cause dash lighting to cut out intermittently! I think I need to investigarte this some more.
The 9594a unit keeps asking for code on power on. The old units never did this, only when battery disconnected. Attempts to locate manual online so far unsucessful but I have one thing to try tomorrow, as the ability to enable code on every power on appears to be a feature of this unit, I have found instructions on how to enable it so maybe I can disable it? Does anyone remember how to do this? Very annoying as even starting the car resets the unit requiring code. Tape sounds a bit warbly but maybe it was the crap old tape I tried, or it needs a good clean. I dont have RDS enabled all the time in the S2 car but it is useful to have the option. I also hope to find the pinout of the CD changer interface and wire a line in to that somehow so I have the option of minidisc or even MP3. I dont think I want a bulky cd changer hanging around in the car even if I can find one and fix the code on power on issue.
btw the Prestige went up and down very fast a few times, I think the citrobix in hard mode I was doing have helped, its not been driven for about 3 weeks due to lack of sounds and clanking noise when cornering right. didnt drive it though.
laters.
mmmm sounds like you have a problem with the permanent live that supplies power for the units memory, do you have to re enter the radio station presets when you have re entered the code????
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