Unit was working fine, then froze when I turned the power off and back on gives the unknown disc prompt no matter what disc I put in, a factory set movie or video I had already finalized on my LG.
You need to clean the reading head. When doing this you need to be very careful about static electricity. And never run the unit with anything more than the lid off.
First there are 3 screws on each side that take a side cover off.
Second there are 2 more screws that hold the lid on. Once the screws are removed lift the back of the lid first and tilt forward to clear the front switches.
Third; Remove the top of the DVD unit, to do this there are two screws and two tabs that hold the top on the DVD unit.
Fourth; To clean I used a vacum, but you can use canned air. But be very careful. These are very delicate parts.
Do not let the vacum touch any of the electronic parts. Do not do this with the unit plugged in. Before you test the Player put the top of the DVD unit back on. You can leave the main lid off at this point.
Good luck,
Posted on Oct 18, 2008
Been there done that i know what it says
Posted on May 25, 2008
Says Unknow Disc, please check your disc again
Posted on May 25, 2008
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same problem sent to Lg they charged me 69.00 for labor. It has happened again and again they are charging me the 69.00. This unit is just now 1 yr. seems like it only last 6 months. Tried cleaning but doesn't work.
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