Does cd changer CHA 5604 play Mp3? - Alpine CHA-S624 6-Disc CD Changer

no it wont according to the manual if you have the ch-x550 cd changer
they did do a revision of this unit an changer that does play mp3 files but dont think the cd changer is compatable with the ks-fx222 unit

system error

they are totally incompatible.

Hi
Open top cover, if the empty magazine was left inside the cd trays it can slide out into the playing area and jam the unit, check it like that anyhow. Sometimes you can see a small metal tab to release the magazine.
However Error1 means Battery inside CD Changer needs to be replaced.
And NO CD.CD error message means No CD in magazine or no magazine in CD Changer.

To fix the problem, disconnect the CD changer.
take off the top plastic slide cover,
with a small screwdriver slowly move the gearing so that the CD disc holder will move back to the load - unload position.
Pop out the CD holder.
Replace unit, reconnect the optic and power lead, switch on radio and the unit will work again.
grease the moving parts with light lubricant.

Thanks for contacting fixya.com

may be you insert CDs wrong side. try to switch CDs to different side. might help

You may be able to contact Alpine directly and order the cartridge from them. The cartridge themselves are very hard to find. The only other suggestion I have is to check eBay. Sometimes you can get the entire changer broken for cheap and just use it for parts.

you put cd wrong side .

Mine jammed after I dropped it, trying to swap it into a new car :-)
Same problem, however. Three of the six CD trays had wandered into the righthand mechanism (which selects and plays one cd at a time). Nothing else at all, most fortunately, was broken.
I removed the cover (3 screws on each side), and the small black faceplate that holds the eject button. The main faceplate came off too, needless to say; no screws, just tabs.
You have to remove the side brackets also, and the angle-adjust spring loaded pins on both sides need to be slid out. Then the body of the cd changer rotates out of its cover.
Now, you can see down into the mechanism. A CD was still stuck in the reader, along with several shifted trays. I could simply remove the CD, and with a small screwdriver, shifted the trays back over so that I could then successfully eject it. I removed and realigned the trays, which had been jammed, and it worked once more! Reassembled and reinstalled ;-)

cds skip irrespective of their positions as the reading lens is the same for all.
you can do the following
1)this seems to be a SERVICING problem with dust playing the spoilsport.
OR
2)buy a new disc (scratchless) , play it in all positions and com pare.

if it skips in all positions, call an electronic engineer who will replace /repair the delay circuit.

Need to order a 6disc container for CHA 5624;I lost the original:(. Tom H. Willett