Re: "Disc Cannot Be Played... Please Check The Disc"?




"(PeteCresswell)" <x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Disc Cannot Be Played... Please Check The Disc"?

El-cheapo Panasonic.

Tried two discs. Same message.

Put both discs in another player (similar make/model), they played no
problem.

Pulled the cover off, blew some air on the little laser thingie, then
wiped it
with a photographic lens cleaner.

Put it back together.... no-go.

I'm guessing this thing is toast.

Or is there some other simple procedure that I could try myself?
--
PeteCresswell

I'm taking it that this is a DVD player rather than a CD player, as that
error message is usually associated with their DVDs. It normally indicates a
defective laser. Try playing a CD in it. If that plays OK, then you can be
pretty sure that the laser is bad on its DVD side of things. Cleaning is
unlikely to help, as DVD laser lenses tend not to get dusty due to the
self-cleaning effect that the wind created at the disc surface by its high
rotational speed, has. Exceptions to this are where it's not been used for a
long time, building work has been going on in the house, or it lives in a
very smoky atmosphere.

Arfa


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