ACM unit not working!
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All I can offer from reports of friends and family is that Saudi's extreme temperatures and largish day/night swings of same probably shorten the life of MOST electronics gear vis more temperate parts of the world.
Humidity, OTOH, I suppose you would have to have shipped-in...
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No specifics about your Jaguar model, mileage, or age in your 'garage', your sig, or your post... so..
All I can offer from reports of friends and family is that Saudi's extreme temperatures and largish day/night swings of same probably shorten the life of MOST electronics gear vis more temperate parts of the world.
Humidity, OTOH, I suppose you would have to have shipped-in...
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All I can offer from reports of friends and family is that Saudi's extreme temperatures and largish day/night swings of same probably shorten the life of MOST electronics gear vis more temperate parts of the world.
Humidity, OTOH, I suppose you would have to have shipped-in...
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Is there anything I could do to check to conclude that is a total electronics failure?
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Is there anything I could do to check to conclude that is a total electronics failure?
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We've had several of these changers fail in our family - generally with the same symptoms, and even indoors & air-conditioned. Latest one failed in my Brother's Malibu just a month ago in Virginia's rather milder weather.
Any electronics shop that services them 'in general' - residential OR mobile - can give you an idea as to any tricks for recovering the CD's, plus confirm or dispute that it needs to be taken out.
In his case, the GM dealer quoted about what the whole car was worth to get it out and a replacement into place, so he just abandoned the CD's and tuned-in an FM station.
In YOUR case, an upgrade to more rugged MP3 or such with USB or memcard and loading the choice of tunes whilst in an air-conditioned residence could make more sense.
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My late Dad survived it long enough to build the newish B-36-capable runways at Dhahran in the early 1950's. Thermals were quite the engineering challenge with the asphaltic concrete paving materials of that era.
Could be wrong, but ISTR that Jaguar used a Philips unit - a 'commodity' electronics item in any case.
We've had several of these changers fail in our family - generally with the same symptoms, and even indoors & air-conditioned. Latest one failed in my Brother's Malibu just a month ago in Virginia's rather milder weather.
Any electronics shop that services them 'in general' - residential OR mobile - can give you an idea as to any tricks for recovering the CD's, plus confirm or dispute that it needs to be taken out.
In his case, the GM dealer quoted about what the whole car was worth to get it out and a replacement into place, so he just abandoned the CD's and tuned-in an FM station.
In YOUR case, an upgrade to more rugged MP3 or such with USB or memcard and loading the choice of tunes whilst in an air-conditioned residence could make more sense.
Could be wrong, but ISTR that Jaguar used a Philips unit - a 'commodity' electronics item in any case.
We've had several of these changers fail in our family - generally with the same symptoms, and even indoors & air-conditioned. Latest one failed in my Brother's Malibu just a month ago in Virginia's rather milder weather.
Any electronics shop that services them 'in general' - residential OR mobile - can give you an idea as to any tricks for recovering the CD's, plus confirm or dispute that it needs to be taken out.
In his case, the GM dealer quoted about what the whole car was worth to get it out and a replacement into place, so he just abandoned the CD's and tuned-in an FM station.
In YOUR case, an upgrade to more rugged MP3 or such with USB or memcard and loading the choice of tunes whilst in an air-conditioned residence could make more sense.
Thanks a lot for your inputs Thermite, today I managed to fix the ACM by Reseting the device. It's one of those you need a paperclip to press.
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If you could post a photo of the front of that unit, plus a close-up of where that straightened paperclip needs to be inserted and any other relevant 'tricks' to it, I'm sure the next victim would appreciate it...
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I have looked and looked and I can't find a reset button. Is it possible, early models of the ACM didn't have a reset button?
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There is no button. Do you have the paper work for the ACM?
The reset is a small hole in the side of the plastic box. It's hard to see if you know where it is and impossible if you don't. It will take a paperclip to push it.
Get a strong flash light and look at the ACM box. On the top will be the blue light and the switch along with the RCA plugs. Along the larger side is a very small hole.
See if this picture will help?
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The reset is a small hole in the side of the plastic box. It's hard to see if you know where it is and impossible if you don't. It will take a paperclip to push it.
Get a strong flash light and look at the ACM box. On the top will be the blue light and the switch along with the RCA plugs. Along the larger side is a very small hole.
See if this picture will help?
![](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/xj-xj6-xj8-xjr-x350-x358-28/67183d1388766458-acm-unit-not-working-acm-mounted-console.jpg)
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