Audio - CD Changer/Radio Compatibility

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Group 65
Radio and Accessories


Bulletin Number
65 03 91 (3238)


Woodcliff Lake, NJ
April 1991
Service Engineering


SUBJECT: CD Changer/Radio Compatibility

MODELS: All (equipped with 1991 Alpine/Pioneer Anti-theft Radios and CD Changers)

Situation: Alpine radio goes into a locked, non-functional mode when used with CD changer produced by Pioneer.

General
Information: Software incompatibility may occur when an Alpine radio (P/N 88 88 1 600 245 - new; P/N 88 88 1 600 246 - exchange) is used in conjunction with the Pioneer CD changer (P/N 88 88 1 600 240 - new; P/N 88 88 1 600 241 - exchange).

Correction: Until further notice, do not install a Pioneer CD Changer in a vehicle equipped with an Alpine radio. Other combinations are not affected.

Refer to the table below.

Radio CD Changer Compatibility

Pioneer Pioneer Yes
Alpine Alpine Yes
Alpine Alpine No
Pioneer Pioneer Yes

Warranty
Status: Information only.