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Old 11-25-14, 04:01 PM
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The deck says its full (6 disc) and when I try to eject them it says error 3 and does nothing. Anyone know how manually take them out or trick it to eject? I havent used the CD since I've owned the car so I'm just noticing this. Thanks for any help.
Old 11-25-14, 04:20 PM
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I can't recall what error code I had when I had this issue. I ended up having to remove the player and open it up, I did not completely disassemble the casing though. I opened it enough to let the disc be removed. I had 2 cds inserted in the same tray..

The index card trick did not work for me...
Old 11-25-14, 04:32 PM
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similar problem I could see the edge of a cd and used 2 butter knives to remove it, one on top and one beneath. destroyed the cd but after I removed all the cd's the unit works fine.
Old 11-25-14, 05:02 PM
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Take a look at this post https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-problems.html. It has some very helpful suggestions!
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When I got a CD jammed in my LS, ( it was one that someone had attached a label on the front ), I disconnected the battery for 3 minutes. When I hooked the battery up, the CD ejected itself !
Old 11-26-14, 01:47 AM
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owners manual says take it for service. ha ha ha also says not to play homemade cd's as not all are good quality and might cause problems. I only play store bought cd's now and have not had any more issues
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Like another had said, Pull the battery of the car for like a few min.... I see this problem sometimes(very rare but, it does happen) too and after I pull the battery, it resets it and the discs ejects...
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This happens all the time in both of my LS430's. If you disconnect the battery for a little bit and then hook it back up the CD should pop out.

I was told burned CD's cause this issue. I just use an iPod cassette adapter now. Once I get some extra cash I'll put a new headunit in there.
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These are nice units. I prefer to good ole stereo mini over bluetooth.

http://www.gromaudio.com/store/usb_a...interface.html
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Very good input! I appreciate all the comments. I'll be trying all and whichever works I'll let you know. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by JffGRY706
.... says not to play homemade cd's as not all are good quality and might cause problems....
This is total nonsense. The is NO difference, none, between "store purchased " and "home burnt" CDs

But if any CD has a label stuck onto the surface, it will be thicker and may jam the CD unit. I have played home burnt CDs in my LS almost constantly with zero issues. The CD that jammed my player had a label on it.
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Stu....read page292 of the owners manual
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Originally Posted by JffGRY706
Stu....read page292 of the owners manual
Don't need to read it as I have had the car 4 years and play home burnt CDS all the time with no issues - ever .

Home burnt CDs "may" be poor quality - and not PLAY properly on your factory stereo, BUT this has never been true with all the CDs that I burn and play in my LS.

They will not jam the mechanism !!!!!!!!!
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I have also never had a problem with burning my own CDs. Now I just use my GROM adapter but I never once had an issue in my ls400 or ls430.
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For some reason my CD player occasionally jams also. I'll just give the dash a solid bang just to the left side of the CD player. This seems to re-align the cd or laser....and I'm then able to eject all the CD's.. I then clean them all off and then re-install them.


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