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Disk rotating and a message "invalid disk"

I have coby dvd 283 player , i don't know why it is not playing ..........when i start the power button and insert disk , then on my tv on right hand upper side of the tv only a picture of the disk rotating round is seen .................pls help me out what shall i do When I insert a disk, the "spinning disk" (disk reading) icon comes up in the upper right hand corner of the TV screen, and stays there for a long time. Sometimes the disk actually starts for a bit, but then freezes (this may actually repeat several times), and eventually, the screen always goes black and comes up with "Invalid Disk." I'm using a DVD that I know played before on this player, and still plays on all of my other players, so it's not the disk format or a problem with the disk itself -- something has gone wrong with the player. invalid disk when disk used to play fine. I have not moved the dvd player, have used it THREE times, now this happens... is it fixable?

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  • tishhumphrey Jan 15, 2009

    After your recommendation I went out and bought one. It did not work. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

  • Anonymous May 22, 2009

    same problem. lens cleaning didnt help.

  • jason May 11, 2010

    have you tried a "laser lens cleaning disc" ?

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You can try manually cleaning the laser lens ( gently wipe , do not press down hard , it is suspended by fine wires ) using a q-tip and a drop of that cleaning solution you got with the laser lens disc. ( fluff another q-tip a little ) then dry wipe it with another q-tip and try a disc.
you can look at the laser lens and see if you see the laser come on also to determine if that is working ( do not look directly into the laser ! )
if the laser works but it still does not read discs after cleaning it manually , then there is a problem with the focus coil on the laser or the signal board is bad

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