Sony cdp 350 compact disc player will not spin to read disc once drawer if closed, it will buzz a little then drawer will open. If disc is in player and using a screw driver on bottom to manually open and close drawer the laser mecanism can be put into position to read the cd and it will. but It all starts over again when opening the drawer to change the disc. any ideas?

Hello Alfred,
Please go to the following SONY website to get some suggestions on how to possibly fix this issue.
SONY eSupport The disc drawer or tray will not open or eject

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There are opto's around the edge of the carousel so the machine can count it's position, maybe these are at fault

Probably have to get the laser replaced as long as all the mechanics are working to load the disc.

The pladder motor that spins the disc is open, or the laser pickup is defective, the whole laser assembly would need to be replaced, not cost effective to repair cheaper to buy.

You don't KNOW it's dirty.

Before you dive in and possibly wreck it, read this...

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm

Granted, they don't actually SAY you should carefully place the discs into the detents designed for them on page 7, but that is the expectation.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Sony-CDP-CE375-CD-Players-manual/id/423ci261/t/2/

As for audio hum,

Buzzing is usally AC line noise leaking into an un-shielded cable somewhere or a floating ground. If the AC plug is reversible, try that. Sometimes the buzz is from an attached device. Make sure all audio cables are plugged in tightly at each end and routed away from or at right angles to any power cords and away from other sources of strong magnetic fields like TV's. I've also seen variable track lights induce noise but it's usually minor.

Consider the presence of light dimmers, too. Mine induce buzz when the lights are on.

im probbaly guessing that the motor that drives the draw has given up and died what you could do is open it up and remove the motor from the draw but still have it plugged into the board turn on the cd changed and press the eject button and see if it spins without a load on it hopefully there is a model number on the motor it that you might be able to replace it with

they button maybe stuck or the switch that open the cd player sticking try to push button to open then pull on drawer not to hard u brack then see if u can clean swith

To open the drawer, unplug the unit while the power is on (so that the drawer doesn't try to open on its own). Keeping the unit flat on a table, look underneath and find the small hole where you can turn the loading gear. Rotate it until the unit opens, using a standard flat screwdriver. The loading gear is a white plastic part with a slot in it. You should be able to see it rotate if you move the drawer by hand.

After manually removing the disc, turn the gear with your screwdriver until the drawer is all the way in, The gear should be able to be turned for three or four more turns when the drawer stops loading. If it doesn't, turn it a bit further unit it "pops" past one more gear notch. It should then turn freely for a few more turns, at this point you should stop. Do not force it once it stops the second time. This is the "Disc Loaded" position.

Power the unit back up and see if it loads a disc and plays correctly.