Most of the time the unit stop playing after the 10th selection. The more time you use the unit it stop automatically. If I use the remote sometime #11 or 12 will play partly and will start skipping. When the machine is cool the 1st CD will play entirely (18 songs). I have tried to clean the lens as directed in the manual; it does not work. I also noticed that the lens stopped in the middle on the slider track when this happen. If it stopped at #13 it is stillo displaying that #. It is like something is obstructing the track but I cannot see anything except a piece of light plastic goldish ribbon in the background. Very frustrating. If this machine needs to be serviced, we live in Halifax, NS Canada any suggestion where we should take it. Thanks Nicole
SOURCE: cd player opens when turned on and will not function
JVC recommends leaving the unit unplugged for 30 minutes to reseet the system - I'm trying that now, and will keep you posted!
Posted on Apr 17, 2008
SOURCE: CD Player Problems
Manually cleaning the lens
To
locate the laser lens, look around the door or drawer of the DVD player
and you will see a small circular disc, which is often called the
turntable or disc platter. Right off the edge of the platter you should
see a small clear lens. There are some manufacturers that have had
problems with the lens, depending on the age of the unit. In these
problem players, moving the unit to a different location, turning the
unit upside down, or sometimes even without moving the unit, the lens
can become detached from the laser assembly and floats around inside
the unit. You can re-glue it back with a little crazy glue, BUT it must
be perfectly centered, and without getting any glue on it. So, if you
don’t see the plastic lens, but instead see the laser pick-up assembly,
look around for the lens inside the unit and glue it back on.
To
clean the lens you must use very little pressure. Take a cotton swab
and barely moisten it with plain, non-scented, or oily type alcohol. In
a swirling motion, very gently rub the lens until you’ve covered it
entirely. Then repeat using the dry end.
If the cleaning
didn’t help, don’t despair just yet. You can see if there’s a problem
elsewhere in the unit by using a few simple tricks and tips.
First
thing you want to see if the unit’s laser is in good working order.
This method isn’t foolproof, but most of the time works admirably. When
you insert a disc, see if you can look up underneath where the disc
sits on the turntable. Observe the laser lens going up and down. If the
lens is trying to focus, that’s good! After a few seconds of the lens
trying to focus, the platter should start to spin. On almost every
CD/DVD unit I've encountered, the unit won't spin unless the laser has
properly focused on the surface of the disc. If the unit spins up and
and then shuts down, you should check and make sure the laser pick-up
assembly slider mechanism is working without any obstructions and that
the small chrome rail that it slides on is slightly greased. Don’t go
overboard with the grease though, as too much can cause all sorts of
problems.
The slider mechanism, depending on the age of the unit
and the manufacturer, consists of the small chrome rail, a drive motor,
a small gear assembly, and (in some units) a small belt that drives the
slider unit via the motor. This small belt causes all sorts of
problems. If the belt is broken or slipping, it can cause skipping,
dropouts, or simply no start up at all. Also, if the belt breaks in the
middle of the disc, the drive mechanism gets hair or dirt wrapped up
into the gears, or the pick-up assembly doesn’t return to the start
position (called home), the unit will (99% of the time) refuse to
release the disc, causing it to become stuck inside the unit. There’s a
little micro or leaf type switch located at home position that
sometimes gets dirty or breaks and, causing this problem also.
If
the disc starts to spin slowly and doesn’t come up to speed, the
spindle motor that’s attached to the turntable platter is a common
problem. There could also be a problem with the spindle motor driver
controller IC or the power supply regulator that supplies voltage to
the driver IC. If the disc starts to spin and then spins really fast,
or stops and starts to spin backwards, your problem is the laser
pick-up assembly or the servo control circuit. If you continue to have
problems after cleaning and checking the other things listed above, you
may have a problem with the player's alignment. Of course, one of the
problems you'll face checking alignments on a DVD/CD player is that
you’re going to need to use an oscilloscope on most of them. If you
have the proper tools and equipment, the first thing to look at is the
RF pattern of the unit while its playing. It should be a sharp and
clear pattern. If it's dull and smeared, then the laser could be weak.
Also,
in these units are very critical alignments called the focus/tracking
gains and offsets. When these alignments are off, it can often cause
intermittent troubles. As the unit ages and parts change value, so do
these alignments, and will need to be checked. In my time as service
technician repairing DVD/CD players, 65% of the laser pick-up assembles
I have tested were good and only needed a small adjustment. Today's
technology makes it unfeasible for a shop to hook up a DVD/CD player,
and even some recorders, to their equipment and make these adjustments
because of the cost involved.
Hope this may help;
Regards,
VOTIT
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Posted on Aug 17, 2008
SOURCE: Does not play CD-s
I dont know if you were able to solve the problem or you have discarded the unit. I had the same problemeverytime you remove it from the power and it was so annoying, no matter what amount of cleaning you do. It worked sometimes after 15 0r 20 loading and unloading of the CD.I was in t position to dump it but i took a chance. I opened the CD drive and found a sort of TRIMMER of POTENTIOMETER very close to the lense and just adjusted it trial and error. I read somewhere that increasing the intensity of the laser may help. Maybe I have increased the intensity and from that time on It never have any problem.
Posted on Nov 01, 2008
SOURCE: CD player ate a CD!!
I fixed the same issue by forcibly pulling individual trays to their open position. I removed the casing to gain better access (tons of screws) but you can probably gain clear access to the shelfs without removing the casing if you have good needlenose plyers. I found a stuck CD within one of shelfs, wedged WITHIN the moving components of the shelf. It works perfectly now.
Posted on Mar 07, 2009
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