pizblu

Perhaps try disconnecting the battery (or the power supply to the unit) if there is no reset switch. The downside of disconnecting the battery of course is that it will also reset other electrically dependant memory such as clock and you will need to provide your radio code for the Unit.

I gave it a try, but it didn't change anything. I have an email in to Becker along with a price request on the telephone and aux cables, which I plan to use to hack together an iPhone interface. We'll see what they say.

I finally heard back from Becker. They said I'd have to send in the unit, and it will be a $120 flat fee plus part costs to repair it. I think I'll just keep listening to my ipod.

If I get brave and tear the unit apart I'll post photos.

I had a similar problem where I keep getting an error everytime I inserted a CD. I bought a refurbished unit form Becker for about $220 and bought an interface cable for my Ipod for another $15 from them. Everyting has worked fine for over a year now. I like the sound quality of the CD's over the Ipod is why I got the refurbished unit.

http://www.beckerautosound.com/

Dave T

Does the cable charge the iPod battery ot it works only for speakers (through the AUX port of the radio, I suppose) ?

Thanks

Are you the first owner?

Could be a tracking device...like LoJack...for theft recovery.

No, I'm the third owner. I contacted the previous one, but I don't know nothing about that; I'm not able to contact the first owner.

I showed it to the Porsche Center that sold the new car and have done regular maintenance. They don't have fitted it, but they are quite sure that it is an anti-theft GPS tracker.

I'll try to undestand which model is it and if I can resume it.

Are you the first owner?

Could be a tracking device...like LoJack...for theft recovery.

No, I'm the third owner. I contacted the previous one, but I don't know nothing about that; I'm not able to contact the first owner.

Hello,

I was mounting off the radio (a Becker CDR22 on my 996 MY2002) and I founded, inside the radio place but lower than the radio , on the left side (see picture 1 and follow red arrow), a "box", around 1 x 4 inches, connected with a jack "audio type" and a red flashing led (see picture 2).

Somebody knows what is it?

Thanks,

Pizblu

I have mounted them three monts ago and I am happy, these typres has good performances (dry and rain) and competitive price.

furthermore, I find that they aren't noisy, and this is an unanimous opinion on Europeans Porsches' Forums. I mounted the same on my 964 and they had a good longlife (I sold the car after further 15.000 km, tyres in still very good conditions).

There is a company called Solisto, who make an Ipod interface which works with Becker / CDR units - ive put one into my 996 with a becker 4720 (almost the same as a CDR22) which works excellently - price was about £100 uk - delivered complete with leads. it replaces the Cd changer unit and supplies digital input and charge to the ipod - totally recommend

web site was www.solisto.de

Jon

What is the difference beetween the Solisto's interface and a few $ cable connected on the CD changer port at the rear of the receiver with, on the other side, a connector (stereo 3,5 mm or other) fitting with your player ?

I have found that TSB and added it here.

The TSB talks about reduced factory fill and a new dipstick.

Thanks a lot Loren

I'm concerned by this problem and I founded that "Blue Smoke from the Engine" is dealed in TSB n°1716 1/02 of May 10th, 2002.

Unluckily, this is one of the few TSBs missing in our forum. Do anyone knows where can I find it?

Thanks a lot!