Menu reads "Disc is dirty"

Couple things could be. I've found : the disc can be dirty, wipe it off. Or if its damaged the lens won't read it.
What usually helps the most is to put a lens cleaner in the player. they sell them. I only have a CD cleaner ( prob called lens cleaner). It still fixes it for me.

Have you solved this problem? I met the same problem. A clean CD doesn't work because I can't insert any CD.

Either the loading is not completing of the mechanism or the laser pickup lens is dirty.

Laser dirty or faulty. Try it with a different audio CD. Usually its easier to replace the whole thing than to take it apart and change the laser unit.

either a dirty or bad optical pickup in the unit that reads the disc so it can play.

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Either your DVD players Laser Pickup Unit is dirty or defective or its 'sled' motor has damaged. Sled motor is one, which spins the disc inside. if it does not spins, the main system IC won't get any signal that the disc is "IN", and will show the messege "No Disc". The same will happen if the laser pickup unit is defective or dirty. Insert a Head Cleaning Disc into the system, and play it for atleast 3 times. If there is any dirt or dust, this will solve your DVD's problem. If not, it should be serviced by any skilled technician. It is not a user reparable item, as you have to take out its loading mechanism completly out of it for repair. OK.

Disc read errors are mainly due to worn out lens or dirty PS2 lens.Clean your PS2 lens to get rid of this problem if your lens is dirty.Watch this video it will help you to know how to clean your PS2 lens.Watch it carefully.


Remember to keep your PS2 in Dust free environment if you don't want your PS2 lens to get dirty.
If your PS2 can not play certain games like Rock band try this tip:

1. Turn on your PS2 without inserting any disc.
2. Menu screen will appear like:
3. Press the (triangle) Button to enter Version Information Menu that looks like
4. Highlight the Play Station Driver as above and again press (triangle).
   
5. New screen will appear like
6. Highlight the Disc Speed as above and press button,to enter Disc Speed Menu
7. And set it from Standard to "Fast".
8. After you set Disc Speed to Fast, Press and Hold Reset Button to turn off your console.
9. Then again Press and Hold Reset Button till the Blue Light turns on.
10. Remove the Reset Button and Press it again.

And after that wait till your game is loaded.

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Use pressurized air to blow the dust out of it. If not it is a problem with the read write head will cost about 120 to replace.

you have probably to clean up your dvd player with a clean up CD. After that if your dvd player doesn't want to read a dvd but play a cd, your laser output must be to fix. you'll have to go to a specialist.

One note my friend don't buy SONY they have propriety tech on they're lenses that has poor Pickup on some CD\DVD's.