Harmon Karden Radio

el jefe · 02-03-2008, 04:48 AM

Anyone know how to get a stuck CD out of te CD drive?

Bluesssman · 02-03-2008, 05:00 AM

You might look for a tiny hole on the face plate that allows an unfolded paper clip to slide in and manually eject CD.

el jefe · 02-03-2008, 05:53 AM

Thanks Bluesman, although there was no hole in the faceplate, you inspired me. I took a small screwdriver, went through the CD opening, and managed to get the little@*$$% to come out!

Agro · 02-03-2008, 11:31 AM

Hope you didnt do any damage to your cd.

smitty901 · 02-03-2008, 12:36 PM

Mine did same. Only has happend once got it out the same way.

brucea · 06-30-2008, 03:47 AM

Anyone know how to get a HK radio out of lock up mode? I put in a cd, and the whole thing locked up. Radio LED displaying properly (station, song title), but no sound, controls don't do anything. Got CD out with a little persistance. Still locked up. Pulled main fuse for 18 hours, to no avail. Any ideas? I have heard the '06 HK radios have lots of problems??

TQuentin1 · 06-30-2008, 02:22 PM

Bruce,

IMHO, here is the best bet for radio problems. You send them your radio, plus $135, and they send it back fixed. Will save you a ton of aggravation and frustration. Many of the HD shops use this service, but they will mark it up AND charge you for pulling and reinstalling the box. Nothing to it.

RadioSound - Customer Service

TQ

brucea · 07-01-2008, 07:47 PM

Thanks. I was at the dealer today, and they checked. It is covered under warranty (extended), so they will pull it, give me the bike back, and send it out (to radio sound). When it comes back in they will re-install. Would make more sense to stock a spare or two, so they don't have to pull the bike down twice!. Glad I am not paying for labor. But great to know that Radio Sound will work on it directly after it is out of warranty. And the $135 price is much better than the $245 I saw at the dealers price sheet.

The dealer also mentioned that they have seen several problems with HK radios using home burnt CDs. Seems to me that is the advantage of being able to play CDs with MP3 format.

TXMikey · 07-01-2008, 09:23 PM

I've been having problems with mine not wanting to play CDs burnt in MP3 format. Out of about 90 songs on the disc, it would only play about 7. Yesterday, it quit playing any of them.

Anyone know of a fix, short of taking it to the dealer? It plays regular CDs, including home-burnt ones, fine.

TQuentin1 · 07-02-2008, 04:02 AM

I think the trick on burning CDs that will work on the bike is to set the CD burner to the slowest speed it has when recording. Takes longer to make the CD, but they seem to work that way.

TQ

02-03-2008, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
el jefe New Family Join Date: 2008, Jan 30 Posts: 6	Harmon Karden Radio Anyone know how to get a stuck CD out of te CD drive?

02-03-2008, 05:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bluesssman Community Star Ride: 2007 Road Glide Join Date: 2007, Sep 13 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 666 My Mood:	Re: Harmon Karden Radio You might look for a tiny hole on the face plate that allows an unfolded paper clip to slide in and manually eject CD. __________________ When in doubt, gas it!

02-03-2008, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
el jefe New Family Join Date: 2008, Jan 30 Posts: 6	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Thanks Bluesman, although there was no hole in the faceplate, you inspired me. I took a small screwdriver, went through the CD opening, and managed to get the little@*$$% to come out!

02-03-2008, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Agro Play The Throtle Ride: 2004 FXSTDI Deuce Join Date: 2008, Jan 26 Location: Queensland, Australia. Posts: 151 My Mood:	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Hope you didnt do any damage to your cd.

02-03-2008, 12:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
smitty901 Community Guru Wannabe Ride: 2007 Road glide Join Date: 2008, Jan 02 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,077 My Mood:	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Mine did same. Only has happend once got it out the same way.

Digg this Post to del.icio.us Newsvine Yahoo Bookmarks Technorati Google Bookmarks Facebook StumbleUpon Live Bookmarks What is this?
	Thread Tools	Display Modes

06-30-2008, 03:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
brucea New Family Ride: 2006 Roadglide Join Date: 2008, Jun 30 Posts: 5	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Anyone know how to get a HK radio out of lock up mode? I put in a cd, and the whole thing locked up. Radio LED displaying properly (station, song title), but no sound, controls don't do anything. Got CD out with a little persistance. Still locked up. Pulled main fuse for 18 hours, to no avail. Any ideas? I have heard the '06 HK radios have lots of problems??

06-30-2008, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
TQuentin1 Moderators Ride: '03 FLHTCUI Join Date: 2008, Apr 04 Location: Missouri City, TX Posts: 174	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Bruce, IMHO, here is the best bet for radio problems. You send them your radio, plus $135, and they send it back fixed. Will save you a ton of aggravation and frustration. Many of the HD shops use this service, but they will mark it up AND charge you for pulling and reinstalling the box. Nothing to it. RadioSound - Customer Service TQ Last edited by TQuentin1 : 06-30-2008 at 09:03 PM. Reason: spelling boo boo - not my forte!

07-01-2008, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
brucea New Family Ride: 2006 Roadglide Join Date: 2008, Jun 30 Posts: 5	Re: Harmon Karden Radio Thanks. I was at the dealer today, and they checked. It is covered under warranty (extended), so they will pull it, give me the bike back, and send it out (to radio sound). When it comes back in they will re-install. Would make more sense to stock a spare or two, so they don't have to pull the bike down twice!. Glad I am not paying for labor. But great to know that Radio Sound will work on it directly after it is out of warranty. And the $135 price is much better than the $245 I saw at the dealers price sheet. The dealer also mentioned that they have seen several problems with HK radios using home burnt CDs. Seems to me that is the advantage of being able to play CDs with MP3 format.

07-01-2008, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
TXMikey Warming The Wheels Ride: 2008 Street Glide Join Date: 2008, Mar 17 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 90 My Mood:	Re: Harmon Karden Radio I've been having problems with mine not wanting to play CDs burnt in MP3 format. Out of about 90 songs on the disc, it would only play about 7. Yesterday, it quit playing any of them. Anyone know of a fix, short of taking it to the dealer? It plays regular CDs, including home-burnt ones, fine. __________________ "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."

07-02-2008, 04:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
TQuentin1 Moderators Ride: '03 FLHTCUI Join Date: 2008, Apr 04 Location: Missouri City, TX Posts: 174	Re: Harmon Karden Radio I think the trick on burning CDs that will work on the bike is to set the CD burner to the slowest speed it has when recording. Takes longer to make the CD, but they seem to work that way. TQ

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Harmon Karden Radio

Touring Models