Yamaha GX-505 cd player not opening or closing

You could pick up a new one at this website for $40. Not sure if that is feasible.
YAMAHA GX 50 AUDIO REMOTE CONTROL SYS1 VU506200

I believe the ZA11360 remote works with Amplifiers and is not compatible with the GX-50 mini sound systems. You could try and buy a universal remote and then try and program it for the GX-50 but it is hard to find codes. There are a few Yamaha sound system codes available on the web and you could try these with the ZA11360. But these are for Yamaha CD players. Try one of 60036, 60490,61907.

This is a result of the deck kicking out you disc as an unacceptable media. This usually means that it can not read the data on the disc or the necessary TOC (Table of Contents).
The other possibility is that your draw in detection switch has gone bad and when the processor- control type, tries to load a tray or close the drawer it is not getting the door closed signal. Depending on how the unit is programmed it might just sit there and do nothing or in your case throw the disc back out.
It is kind of telling you it wants to go see a Technician.
It could also be a bad belt that loads the Pickup assembly- it might be good enough to move the drawer in and out but the Pickup assembly needs more torque and it might not be there.

Hi. I suspect that the belt may be worn and/or the motor pulley may be contaminated with dirt and dust. This would cause the belt to slip on the pulley when under tension / load. I would recommend cleaning the open / close mechanism with an alcohol based solution and a cotton-bud / cuetip - (those things you would use to clean your ears).

Hope this is of some help to you.

you need to open the cover of your component and have access to the mechanical system of the CD. The timing gears might got dislocated and you need to manually adjust them.check also if there are belts that are broken replace them.

Looks like your wife damaged the tray. I should have a look, it might be something you can fix with a bit of superglue. It's worth a try!

It's the belt inside the machine - open tray and look in front left side and you will see it. Easy to change out with new one.

the table does not open

open the cabinet and remove the magnetic lock placed on the top of the mechanism then u can remove the cd

is this a yamaha 5 disc changer, table. not the cartridge type...