ADCOM GCD700 5 disc CD player

Something must be jammed so a trip to a Technician will resolve that. This is one of the reason I never buy changers of any kind because over the years I have had to fix so many cartridge, platter and other changers that are all designed poorly enough to make the 90 day period but not last too much longer. The Sony ES models are the best but they were big money back then- I have a broken one in my shop now.

If the fuse is intact the fault must be checked from the power supply to the main motherboard section.
Check if the power supply works, if not check the SM drivers .Click the link below;

http://www.fixya.com/support/r5826301-working_switch_mode_power_supplies

take off the cover, then carefully plug unit in and push open switch. then unplug unit. most everything will be visible.

gears may have something obstructing them. Check and clean with dustaway. Gears may be broken jammed or slipping belt.

i think the concept of this type of machine is one actual disc reader (the eye needing the cleaning) and a carousel that carries discs to the play position. So a cd lens cleaner can be placed in any of the carousel parts and do as much good as in another, once should be enough.

Take the cover off and inspect for a jammed disc.

If there are no jammed discs you either have a broken belt or stripped gear.

You will have to take the unit apart and inspect, belts are commercially available from electronic stores and are a cheap easy fix!

Let me know if you need more details or guidance.

Cheers!

Kevin

The belt for the carousel has snapped and the noise is the gears continously turning and not being caught by the belt.

This has just happened to us. Often when the changer tries to select a CD on random play, it somehow knocks one CD off the carousel, usually on top of the other 5 CDs and then you can retrieve it easily. This time it knocked it down behind the carousel so the drawer could not close. We left the drawer open, carefully took the player out and tipped it upside down and then tipped it forward. We then closed the drawer while it was still upside down and then turned the player back up the right way. The loose CD fell onto the carousel and we could then open it and retrieve the CD. No damage to either CD or changer and we are now listening to music again!

If I understand your issue, you press play and the player does not recognize the disc, the optical pickup may be defective. I suggest you contact an Authorized Adcom Service Center. For further questions, contact Adcom directly.