Cleaned the cartridge, explored for foreign object in unit, All clear. The cartridge goes in smoothly but then powers itself out. Any ideas? Help
Hi , so sorry but it sounds like an error in your systems' motherboard. I would get it checked out by a technician first though before totally writing it off - otherwise yea its time to buy a new unit. Many options available nowadays for a great system for a low price (or a greater system for a higher one lol). Disc players are still available although its recommended to actually back up your cd's digitally and play your songs on the car stereo through a usb flash drive, smartphone or ipod. Hope this helps :)
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Testimonial: "The problem turned out to be the eject button / switch was slightly askew and using a tiny screwdriver I eased it out and now back to working perfectly."
It sounds like the CD player is having a case of hiccups. I think the problem lies in the internal power circuitry. I suspect the issue has to do with the CD registration circuitry. No, this has nothing to do with whether the CD is an original or a copy. Instead, it has to do with the CD player's ability to recognize the physical disc.
When you insert a disc, the normal course of events is the servo registers or recognizes the disc as a CD and then moves the read head (the one containing the laser) into the 1:1 position so that it recognizes the first track and the first piece on the disc. Since all designs are, in general, based on the same principles, this step is either controlled by an sensor linked to a microswitch or it is controlled by a sensor that feeds positional information to an ECU (electronic control unit) within the player that compares the disc information to its programming.
If the disc is correctly positioned, the ECU tells the circuitry to start things up and tunes come out of the speakers. If it is not positioned, then the ejection circuitry fires up and the disc pops out. Here's the rub, as an oldtime poet used to say, if there's an issue with this circuitry your player should be replaced. It is possible that the positioner can be readjusted or that the positioning sensors can be realigned -- two steps that I would suggest you take next (you will need the service manual for your player for the instructions) -- otherwise you are looking at replacement of the unit.
Testimonial: "The problem turned out to be the eject button / switch was slightly askew and using a tiny screwdriver I eased it out and now back to working perfectly."
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