Princess dvd player making grinding noise(Won't play the disk)

does not sound correct. Perhaps the laser is hitting the DVD, or a gear is dirty. Anyway, if you keep playing with a strange noise in the player, it won't take long before it stops complete, or till you destroyed all your DVD's When you don't see scratches on the silver side of the DVD's, you should check (or let a technician check) what can be wrong with the player.

hello,

there seem to be a problem with the lens of the dvd player so it is not accepting the disc that is why it is making that grinding sound.

the lens could either be weak or dirty.

try use a lens cleaner, if it works after then it means the lens was dirty.

and if it does not work, then it means the lens is weak and needs replacement.

take care

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The problem is likely to be a jammed disk. All you need to to do is remove the cover by removing the 7 screws locking it on. The jammed disk will most likely be located where the dvd is read, this can be tricky to remove so carefully remove a screw at a time from the disk positioner (device with white disk on it, not 5 disk tray) gently trying to remove the disk after each screw is removed. The fewer screws removed the better. Usually only the screw on the right side needs to be removed to give rome to remove the disk.

We had the same issue. Try clicking <play>1234<play> and it should unlockk the dvd in the machine. Seems to work on my daughters. It's a parental control of come sort. HTH.

If this unit is a few months old can you swap it with the shop you got it in? Errors like the ones you mention sound like the laser is not reading the DVDs. (Which you would expect to find on old players).

Just check you are putting in valid DVD's which play in other players and that you are putting them in the correct way (not upside down - yes it happens).

Regards

Basic DVD, CDrom Troubleshooting
wrong disk ,disk error,
First Clean the lens:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2036275_clean-lens-dvd.html

wont open, wont close, makes clicking/grinding noises etc.
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/thompson_dvd_tray.htm

It sounds like the player needs to be cleaned. Just go to your local electronics store and get DVD player cleaning disk. They are only like $10 and do the trick. Whatever you do, DONT blow into the player as it will only make it worse.

the ticking sound is most likely the laser hitting the disk trying to focus, my guess is the motor isnt spinning the disc or the laser is bad or weak.

same problem here they are JUNK!