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Posted on Apr 14, 2008
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NO dISC Always Returned No Matter The Media.

I Have Opened The Unit, And Cleaned The Laser.
Mounting Spring Is Still Functional, Everything Moves Fluidly.

Slide Rails Are Well Lubricated, There Is No Traction Resistance Through The Motions.

All Ribbon Cables Are Connected Properly, Both Standard And Micro Inside The Drive Itself.

Again, The Unit Is APEX AD-3201. Purchased New In December 07, Worked For A Few Weeks And Was Handed To Me As "broken" LoL..

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I had this same problem with my Apex AD-500W DVD Player. I decided since everyone said the player basically needed to be replaced it wouldn't hurt to go through the buttons on the remote just to try and figure it out......I DID!!!! I turned on my DVD Player, inserted a disc, turned on my tv and then hit the SYSTEM Button right below the power button until the screen said MULTI and the machine started working perfectly. There are 3 settings in that button, PAL which made my screen go crazy, NTSC ( i have no clue) and MULTI(this one made it work)! Hope it also works for all of you!!!

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