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Thanks fellas. All things I should have tried before I wrote the post. I blame the beer I had with dinner! And my annoyance puting me in a 'forest/trees' mind set. I'll pick up a lens cleaner and try the power cycling tonight.

-james

Getting the lens cleaner is good but I can't figure out how riding a bike really fast will help.


Oh...

hehe, oops!

For a novice fixer upper, how do you check that? Is it obvious when you take the player cover off. I just ran thru the same problem with a different manufacturer and bought a new player, but would be nice to have a backup. Thanks, Guy

I've had a couple of DVD players do the same thing. The first was a first-generation Sony. After much searching I found a site that gave me the key-combinations to enter the service and maintenence menus. I ran the auto-calibration utility and that fixed it right up. I later gave that player to Goodwill since it became obsolete regarding the ability to play most burned discs, MP3 discs, and such features as progressive scan DVD.

My second player was a Panasonic DVD-S35. I like this player very much. Matter of fact I bought another one for the bedroom. But it turns out there is a flaw in the retraction mechanism that can rear its ugly head and can cause discs to not get aligned properly for playback. Wish I would have known this at the time I bought the second S35. Like most lower range electronics this player is not worth the cost of having it fixed. For now I have the bedroom S35 in the main system and a cheapy $50 CC special in the bedroom until I can convince myself it's alright to buy that Denon 3910 or like-quality universal player.

So, if the cleaning disc doesn't work see if you can find the diag and maintenence utility codes on the internet. If the player is not under warranty it may be more cost-effective to buy a new player than get the current one fixed.

If nothing listed above works dont waste your money on a cleaning disc. Take the cover off, Locate the laser lens, get a cotton swab and dip it in rubbing alcohol. clean the laser with it and let it dry. see if it works. If not then observe whats going on when you put a disc in when the cover is off. Does it spin up? etc. See if you can see the laser light up. Dont look directly in it but you can see it from the side too, that wont hurt your eyes.


Unless, you dont think your handy enough to tacke the above, then get a cleaning disc. Also make sure the unit is unplugged while your working in there. You can get shocked if you touch the wrong stuff

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and dip it in rubbing alcohol

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I'd suggest not using rubbing alcohol unless it's over 70% and closer to 90%. 70% is the most antiseptic mixture, but that distilled water's not the best for lens cleaning.

Everclear if it's legal where you are is actually one of the best things to use... almost pure ethyl alcohol. *G*

Failing that, the stuff in the CD len cleaner is usually 90%+.

Bren R.

Plus, you can also use the everclear to make Jell-o shots...or any other intoxicating concoction to your liking!

I like your reasoning

And Ajax wins! Unplugging it for a 1/2 hour then plugging it back in led to happy sonic goodness (no foxiness sadly). Thanks!

Oh, and Sonicfox (and other Iowans) I grew up in a town called Stockton on Route 6. I'll be amazed if you have heard of it. It's the kind of place where if you sneeze twice while driving by you'll miss it completely. I miss the thunderstorms in the summer....