The unit rarely plays CD's anymore. It spins the disk but then looks at the empty slots as if there was nothing in the populated slot.
Somtimes it will play if we hit Play while the carousel is out, but that does not work as much as it used to.
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I have looked into this and can see no reason why The WHO would not play. My theory was that the album was not a pure CD but a mixed format disc. Some disks have a hidden track at the beginning which a computer can read but an audio CD play will skip. I thought perhaps your CD changer was getting confused. However Amazon say it's an Audio CD.
This is about trying to eject a CD or DVD stuck in a slot drive. Most computers have a drawer-based cd drive which rarely suffers from disk jams.
Some high end PCs (and nearly all Macs) have slot drives where you feed the disk into a slot, the disk is then pulled into the machine. This gives better structural strength to the case, looks neater etc etc...
The problem is that occasionally a disk will get stuck. and there’s no little release hole on the front to push a paperclip in. There is lots of advice on the internet for the Macs, the Wii, and Pioneer drives of varying types, and most of these advise OS tricks, or firmware commands, however this trick is for when all those methods have been tried, and the disk is still trapped in the machine.
The idea is to stop the disk spinning and fool the drive into thinking the CD is bad, and it will eject it. I was taught this trick by a retired engineer, and it works a treat.
Fold a piece of cardboard (I used the side of a Frosties box) lengthways twice, until it’s quite stiff... Carefully push it into the slot until it bumps up against the edge of the CD/DVD.
Start the machine, and push the cardboard firmly against the disk to prevent it spinning. Wait for the regurgitating noises, and remove the cardboard to allow the disk to be ejected.
I looked at the users manual. I'm assuming single play slot zero is empty, if not unload it. Do you have your manual, if not, google your model number and select the search result 'manualslib.com', it can be found there. Recheck how your discs are programmed to play, sequential, block, etc. What you're seeing could be normal for how the unit is programmed. The disc was seen as being played, even when powered down, so the unit automatically selects the next disc. Some players attempt to read every slot , empty or not. Again, this may be programming. If a disc was loaded into the laser play position, was another disc placed in that tray position? Your unit has a wide range of programming/ listening functions, over time is could accidentally be programmed to other than what you are used to. Last resort is profession service. Good luck.
This is a common error with these units when they get dusty from putting dirty disks inside the drive. Just go to your local staples and or walmart and get a 5 dollar disk player cleaning kit. It looks like a plain cd but has small fibers that come out of the bottom of the disc that clean the laser as it spins and tries to read it.
kungfuz...I have had two of these emerson cd players. One is in my home and is still working after 3 1/2 years. The other was purchased for our church just over a year ago and it has stopped working. The disks will turn a little then stop. Occasionally it will still play a complete hymn but this is rare. Also a grinding sound can be heard with the ear close to the unit. I think when you pushed the combo of buttons and it stopped working, this is likely just a fluke and it was probably going bad anyway. I may be wrong but I have been down this road myself and your problem sounds very similar to mine. I can't offer you much encouragement...sorry...!
Those CD cleaners rarely work. They are nothing but small brushes on a plastic CD. Unless the problem is loose dust, they won't work. Try carefully opening up the unit and cleaning the lens using a cotton swab and alcohol. If that does not resolve the problem, post the model number and I'll provide the replacement optics part number and cost. Some units have replacement optics that cost less than $15.
Dan
Sounds like the drive belt that spins the disk is slipping or broken. You have only one actual cd reader so no matter what slot the disc is in it has to go to the same cd reader drive.
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