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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: arth on 20 October 2013, 20:17:38

Title: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 20 October 2013, 20:17:38

Hi

Recently I have bought a used siemens vdo cdr 500 player, it has replaced my philips casette player. The siemens is working fine, I can hear the radio and the cd is working properly, but there is just one issue. The cd track and the radio stations are not shown in the mid tid panel.

My omega is a firts series 96 model  with big mid tid.

Is there any solution to this matter? or it is just the siemens is not compatible with the mid tid.
The mis shows blank in the upper part, it just showed some figures when I had to enter the code.

Thanks

Antonio

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: TheBoy on 20 October 2013, 20:21:23

Early MIDs were 8 digit, later 10 digit.

CDR500 can be set to either with a key combination. I *think* its press and hold 2 and 4.

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 21 October 2013, 07:18:32

Mine is 8 digit mid tid. I have just tried pressing 2 and 4 and did not work. Might be another combination I guess

Antonio

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: TheBoy on 21 October 2013, 08:16:03

Try:

ign on
radio off
press and hold 2 and 4
radio on
After beep, release 2 and 4

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 21 October 2013, 09:09:51

Ok, will try later and let you know if I solved it.

This  morning I went to my local Opel service, it is not the offcial one but the owner and some mechanics used to be in the official service and they know my car pretty well

The did not know about the 8-10 digit and could not fix the problem, ask me to leave the car there and see how to solve it but I need the car today so I couldn't leave it there

My radio came from a Zafira, I do not know if that helps.

Arth

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 21 October 2013, 09:33:29

Quote from: TheBoy on 21 October 2013, 08:16:03

Try:

ign on
radio off
press and hold 2 and 4
radio on
After beep, release 2 and 4

Just tried this and what happened is

First time mid tid panel showed STEP 9 after the bip but no solution, the second time showed STEP 10 and same, no solution,  third time again apperared step 9 etc..

 :-\

Arth

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 21 October 2013, 09:55:47

Problem solved!!  ;D ;D

The boy you were very near, 2-4 changes from American frecuency to European frecuency and 3-5 from 10 digits to 8

Source:

http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/index.php?threads/vdo-cdr500-tuner-problem.47022/

Rgds  :y :y

Antonio

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: TheBoy on 21 October 2013, 17:38:01

Good news :y (about you resolving the issue, rather than my poor memory ;D)

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: zirk on 21 October 2013, 17:45:09

Posting up VXON link, brave man  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Siemens vdo cdr 500
Post by: arth on 22 October 2013, 09:47:38

Today I went to Opel Service and showed them how to solve this issue,they did not anything about this... 8)

And yes, thanks to T.B. I found the solution in the VXON forum  ;)  8)

Thanks again!

Arth