I was given an RCA RS1282 and the cd door will not open to allow insertion of cds. This is a 3 disc player and pushing the open button will not open the door. The unit is getting power. The LED 3 disc icon is flashing and either says Open, Read Disc or Error. When you push the CD function button, you can hear the CD player motor come on. I think the door may be jammed. I do not have a service manual. Is there anything I can try?
Thanks in advance;
Janet
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RCA has had lots of bad laser pickups the past several years. It has to focus before it will spin. Sometimes they will focus and spin but still not read the disc. Unfortunatly that unit is a throw away and no parts or service literature is available from RCA/Thomson. So if cleaning it does not do it, you are probably out of luck. CD lens cleaning discs: Every CD, stereo equipment, department, discount, store - and even sidewalk venders - carries CD lens cleaning discs. Are they of any value? Can they cause damage? I generally don't consider CD lens cleaning discs to be of much value for preventive maintenance since they may just move the crud around. However, for pure non-greasy dust (no tobacco smoke and no cooking grease), they may not hurt and could even do a good enough job to put off a proper cleaning for a while longer. However, it's also possible they will ruin the lens. Consider that the worst thing to do to a precision optical surface is to wipe it with a dry cloth as this is likely to scratch the surface as it rubs the dust over it. To the lens, a speck of dust is like a boulder. Once the lens is scratched, replacement of the entire optical pickup is the only remedy. And, since there are absolutely no sorts of standards for these things, it is possible for a really poorly designed cleaning disc to damage the lens even if the dust itself is non-abrasive. In addition, if the cleaning disc doesn't look like a CD to the optical pickup or disc-in sensor, the lens it may not even spin. So, the drawer closes, the drawer opens, and NOTHING has been accomplished! (But at least no damage will be done.) As if this isn't enough, NEVER put one into a high-X CDROM (DVD player or DVDROM drive). The high speed rotation may cause the cleaning disc and/or player/drive to self destruct. And, don't try a cleaning disc on an automotive CD player that sucks in the disk - it will get stuck.
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You might try running a cleaning CD in it (which cleans the lazer lens). These are available from Wal Mart and many other sources. If a cleaning doesn't get it going, then you may have a lazer that is weakening and might need to be replaced (sorry!). Hope just a good lens cleaning will do the trick.
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Mine was doing the same thing so I unplugged it and took the left side panel off to see what was wrong with it. I did this by removing the 2 screws on the left and the 3 on the back left side also.There was a cd stuck in it. It took some fenangling but I got it out and it works fine now. I know, I know. We as lay people are not supposed to do these things but it was out of warranty and would have cost me as much to have it repaired as to buy a new one. Good luck!
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I just bought the same system a week ago and my stereo door is completely broke and the cd peice doesn't eject
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icyhot201,
You're looking at some serious surgery here - trust me - I've been
there! The CD changer/player is buried in the middle of the unit. Once
you get close to it you`ll think the unit was built around it. I
believe there is a design flaw here & thousands of these have
headed to the curbside.This thing uses thin drawer like - sliding disc
trays to shuffle the 3 cds to and from the player mechanisim. I have'nt
got to the heart of this monkey yet but a bad belt drive is very
possible. Major patience is key. This thing was not designed to be
serviced!
Best regards, Sparky
tried reset; unplugged the unit overnite
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