head unit not playing CDS

[MAXLAX7910]

I just installed another headunit and it is not playing cds. I am most positive everything is wired correctly, but I could have missed something. My radio works just fine. I did notice i blew a fuse inder the hood could i have blown one else ware? When I try playing a cd the head unit says its playing it but no sound any suggestions?

[mtechnik]

hmm

Go back over ur speaker wiring. make sure you don't have positive & negative mixed up. According to your decription the new headunit IS reading the cd's.

[carstereopro]

Is the cd playing but making no sound? if so....

You probably used the Blue to power up the factory amp. Connected to a white wire in the car. This is the power antenna wire, thus the radio works, but not the cd player.

Use the Blue/white wire instead.

[Bartizek]

He nailed it on the head, happened to me last week when i got my HU.

[RacerJames666]

Ive noticed over the years that some stereo companys have power turn-on wires in EITHER blue or blue/white......bastards. It threw me for a loop last time I did an install for somone...I was lookin at the amp dumbfounded.....turn on lead was blue/white, but no amp power....traced grounds....power.....fuses.....everything checked out ok.......WTF!?!?!?!?......out of curiosity I jumped the power to the power turn-on on the amp.....fired right up......the lead was unbroken all the way back up to the head unit.....so I switched the turn on wire to the blue wire on the HU wire harness....Bingo!!!!

But in most cases, HU harness power turn on is Blue/white stripe. just thought id share my horror story