Toc error i just got a kenwood kdc-mp828 cd player and it keeps giving me the toc error code every time i lode a cd.my cds i have tryed are all clean new cds.i have also taken the cover off and sprayed air to clean out any dust and its still the same.any ideas?

A few things it could be:

No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.

CDs being used are burned, test using different media or an actual CD.

Very dirty or scratched CDs.

The CDs are upsidedown.

codecs are diferent try burning the cd with another software like alcohol.... maybe you should adjust the speed of recording.....

don't think you will like this answer but, it probably time to get a new cd player... you could try using a cd cleaner designed to clean the laser or spray the insides with compressed air.

Get your money back. It is probably stolen.

Every one of those Kenwoods that I have fixed with that error needed the laser pick up replaced. so there is no easy fix for it.

If you have tried several disc's and they all have a TOC err, and you know the disc's are in decent condition, then you will need the pick up replaced.

First try cleaning the disc you are using. I use windex and a soft cloth like a bath towel, it works great at getting fingerprints and other stuff off the disc without scratching the disc. A bad fingerprint or a bad scratch right at the innermost part of the disc (where the TOC is located) will cause any CD player to not read the TOC, producing a TOC ERROR. you never know, you might get lucky.

hi TOC error sounds like its the laser is faulty. you could try a cd cleaning disc. this may cure the problem..


Regards

Mark
www.blueice-electronics.co.uk

Hi, toc error means that the laser is struggling to read the Table of Contents which tells the unit where all the information is on the disc, it may be something as simple as the lens needs cleaning or something as complicated as the laser needs replacing, but you could try running a cd disc cleaner through it first. Good luck......

toc stands for table of contents error if it is a copied cd it is probably how it was written if not do other cds work?

chris

Burned ones? Or do "real" CDs do it, too? If ALL do, then the laser was damaged or misalligned and will have to be serviced.

thats a "table of contents" error. Try using a different program to make your cds.