Poor or no sound with audio disc changer (with navigation)
- Check the vehicle battery condition first (see BATTERY TEST ).
- Check the connectors for poor connections or loose terminals.
- Disc labels should not be used in the audio unit. They may jam and damage the player mechanism.
- Insert audio diagnostic CD (T/N: 07AAZ-SDBA100) in the audio disc changer.
Is the CD sound quality normal?
YES -The original disc is faulty. ■
NO -Go to step 2.
- Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0).
- Disconnect audio disc changer connector B (14P) and XM receiver connector A (14P).NOTE: Eject all the CDs before removing the audio unit and the audio disc changer to prevent damaging the CD player's load mechanism.
- Check for continuity between XM receiver connector A (14P) and body ground according to the table. Then check for continuity between the same terminals listed in the table and audio disc changer connector B (14P) terminal No. 4 (the harness shield).WIRE COLOR REFERENCE
XM receiver connector Wire color A5 WHT A6 RED A13 BLK A14 GRN Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Is there continuity?
YES -There is a short in the wire between the audio disc changer and the XM receiver. Replace the affected shielded harness. ■
NO -Go to step 5.
- Check for continuity between the XM receiver connector A (14P) and audio disc changer connector B (14P) according to the table.WIRE COLOR REFERENCE
XM receiver connector Audio disc changer Wire color A5 B5 WHT A6 B6 RED A13 B13 BLK A14 B14 GRN Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Is there continuity?
YES -Go to step 6.
NO -There is an open in the wire(s) between the audio disc changer and the XM receiver. Replace the affected shielded harness.
- Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0).
- Disconnect audio disc changer connector A (18P) and audio unit connector B (14P).
- Check for continuity between audio disc changer connector A (18P) and body ground according to the table. Then check for continuity between the same terminals listed in the table and audio disc changer connector A (18P) terminals No. 11 and No. 14 (the harness shield).WIRE COLOR REFERENCE
Audio disc changer connector Wire color A1 WHT A2 RED A9 GRN A10 BLK Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Is there continuity?
YES -Repair short to ground in the wire(s) between the audio disc changer and the audio unit. Replace the affected shielded harness. ■
NO -Go to step 9.
- Disconnect audio unit connector B (14P).
- Check for continuity between audio disc changer connector A (18P) terminals and audio unit connector B (14P) terminals according to the table.WIRE COLOR REFERENCE
Audio disc changer connector Audio unit connector Wire color A1 B14 WHT A2 B13 RED A9 B6 GRN A10 B5 BLK Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Is there continuity?
YES -Substitute a known-good audio disc changer (see AUDIO DISC CHANGER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ), then reconnect all connectors, and recheck. If the symptom/indication goes away, replace the original audio disc changer (see AUDIO DISC CHANGER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ). If the symptom/indication is still present, replace the audio unit (see AUDIO UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ). ■
NO -Repair open in the wire(s) between the audio disc changer and the audio unit. Replace the affected shielded harness. ■