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Post subject: DVDO iscan VP50 KIA? Posted: 21 Jul 2017, 10:19 |
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Joined: 01 May 2016, 06:38 Posts: 2040 Location: Australia Has thanked: 334 times Been thanked: 222 times
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So this is just the latest in a string of hardware dying (3 Pioneer LD players the last couple of years, my amp and TV this year - DIY repair) I come home from my crappy job last night and the only thing I'm looking forward to in life is powering up my AV system and watching a movie in the proper aspect ratio..but my iscan VP50 has turned itself on and is glowing bright blue with no data displayed on the screen. I unplug everything and try to repower it up. Try the hard reset by holding down Menu and Exit while plugging in. Nothing doing. I either get an orange light and a few lines on my TV or the bright blue one with no text on the screen of the unit. The unit just won't display any menus. I'm lost, any advice? Also if the unit is really toast is the VP50 the only scaler with 5BNC analogue HD connects?
_________________ SONY MDP-355GX, DVDO iscan VP50, SONY KVHR-M36
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Post subject: Re: DVDO iscan VP50 KIA? Posted: 21 Jul 2017, 16:04 |
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rein-o wrote: Could it be the power supply?? I have no idea but just tossing out a suggestion. All these failures are highly unusual. Are you running any kind of PSU (power supply unit) to filter peaks and out of range specs or just trusting the electricity coming from from the wall? Is Australia power supply known for instability? Are you using plugs with ground pins? Julien
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Post subject: Re: DVDO iscan VP50 KIA? Posted: 29 Jul 2017, 02:25 |
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Joined: 01 May 2016, 06:38 Posts: 2040 Location: Australia Has thanked: 334 times Been thanked: 222 times
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Yeah, thanks Reino, fingers crossed on the VP-50 lasting a long time into the future now. The PSU seems really solid. I guess you get what you pay for here. I'm really satisfied with my setup for video with the VP-50 and HD CRT combo, it's really all I need, just have to keep it up for as long as possible. Had to revive both in the last month.
My 650 isn't spinning LDs, loads and then gives the "OFF" error message and I have to unplug and restart to eject the LD. It spins and plays CDs fine so I'm guessing grip or belt issue?? I need to search up some basic LD player maintenance threads. I also have an MDP-600 that was DOA from ebay a while ago for possible parts.
I'm using my trusty MDP-355GX single sided player in the meantime, but I like the 650 for dual sided play and slightly better picture and sound imo..
_________________ SONY MDP-355GX, DVDO iscan VP50, SONY KVHR-M36
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Post subject: Re: DVDO iscan VP50 KIA? Posted: 29 Jul 2017, 10:11 |
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Joined: 01 May 2016, 06:38 Posts: 2040 Location: Australia Has thanked: 334 times Been thanked: 222 times
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rein-o wrote: Sounds like the grip, I know you can clean them to work a little longer. My LDS1 is doing that sometimes, I just need time to open it up and try cleaning it with something.
The rubber on these players have dried up, even my turntable has an idler wheel that slips sometimes, when I give it a turn to help it out it will play but that first record stalls. Thanks for your post. The first thing I did was remove the "top assembly" (what is this called??) and clean the underside of the top clamp. This Sony just has 3 small circular pads on the underside that have moved from their original positions over time. I cleaned them with cotton tips soaked in isopropyl alcohol and it made no difference. hmmm. Could the answer be to fit a rubber ring, replace the small pads with something similar or clean the bottom clamp as well?
_________________ SONY MDP-355GX, DVDO iscan VP50, SONY KVHR-M36
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