Looking for Remote Start CD Player

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I'm looking for a CD player that can be remotely started (play) with a
simple short circuit. I've looked into the Gemini product but their
"control" cord has eight pins and it'll take some time to find out what
combination starts the CD player. Any/all information would be much
appreciated.
Thank you

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On 23 Jul 2005 18:39:02 -0400, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>In article <KBzEe.4080$Qy1.2741@fe09.lga>, <steven.sawyer@banet.net> wrote:
>>I'm looking for a CD player that can be remotely started (play) with a
>>simple short circuit. I've looked into the Gemini product but their
>>"control" cord has eight pins and it'll take some time to find out what
>>combination starts the CD player. Any/all information would be much
>>appreciated.
>
>The service manual should tell you which pin is which.

I do it the cheap and dirty way which works with almost every machine
on the market. For about $5 parts and 30 - 60 minutes do the
following. Just about every play button is merely a switch that is
soldered to a circuit board somewhere. Solder a pair of wires to
these 2 points on the circuit board using some strain relief so it is
sturdy and bring them to a 1/4 unbalanced jack mounted anyplace on the
back of the unit. Make sure the grounded side of the switch is the
one that is touching the chassis on the 1/4 jack. You can then run a
1/4 plug to wherever you have a closure to start the machine.

Julian

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PS: If you use the "two wires across the Play button" solution, you'd be
better off using a FET and a logic gate to short the switch, rather than two
"nude" wires. It's better to provide a bit of isolation; you never know
what's going to come down those dangling control wires.