Auto-stop malfunction and stuck cassette door (by 2 users)
My Sony ZS-D55 is two years old and has been used in a clean environment with batteries only. It has recently begun clicking at the end of a fast-forward or rewind action, and sometimes shuts off, sometimes not (as if auto-stop is trying, but failing). Yesterday, it decided not to release the tape-drive path machinery and will not do anything but click three times, and, accordingly, the cassette door will not open.
Meanwhile, a rented audio-book cassette seems to have found a comfortable new home with a lock on the door!
Comment by Kiraragnar, posted on May 05, 2007
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1 Other User Has The Same Problem
Comment by sudha_vinod, posted on Dec 28, 2007
My Sony zs-d55,s CD player stopped functioning first. It would start spinning and THEN STOP. NOW THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND if i try to play a tape. The radio alone works now. Its so upsetting as i bought it on a trip to America and i cant find anybody to repair it for me here. They say the lens is the problem and charge me for a new lens, but i still seem to have the same problem.
WizI'm not familiar with your particular model, but the auto stop problem is common and is usually the result of a slipping drive belt, or bad idler/reel drive. The auto-stop works by popping a small tooth like plastic or nylon piece attached to an arm, when you runout of tape and takeup reel pulls the tape tight. The auto-stop mech can get contaminated with dust, and not work, or the reel for some reason does not pull the tape tight enough to fully engage that piece and the result is a ticking sound.
As the deck now has your tape, I suspect the main drive belt is broken or probably slipping, and all will work fine if it is replaced.
Although changing the belt is not difficult, you should probably take it to a repair shop, as getting the right size is important, and the deck may have to be dismantled to change it.
Hope this helps, good luck!
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