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Post subject: Re: Using Laserdisc players after long period of inactivity Posted: 29 Dec 2022, 02:37 |
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These players most likely have belts that might have hardened a bit or got loose. Some of the grease (usually on rails and key clogs) might have dried up. When taking a LD player out of the box after a long period of storage (or with any electronics), I usually: - Let it get back to room temperature (not too hot or too cold from an outside storage, eventually blow the dust inside if any);
- Put it on stand-by power for a while, to reload some of the power capacitors;
- Turn in on and leave it idle for some time (also for capacitors and to warm up inside, get rid of extra moisture that might have built up over time);
- Play with the open/close drawer(s) a few time without a disc to check they operate normally. First attempt might be a little rough when the belts kick in action again after resting in the same position for so long;
- Load a disc/eject a few times, to see of the pickup mechanism hangs to it normally;
- Play the disc and, if dual-sided, use the A/B function a few times to engage all the gears involved in the optical block U-turn;
- Let it play a disc entirely to check the focus goes all the way to the end of the side;
- Try both CAV and CLV discs;
- Try both analog and digital audio (AC3RF if any).
Then I declare the player in good shape Julien
_________________ HARDWARE DATABASE HLD-X0/9 LD-S9 OPPO 105/205 SL-1200G LDD-1 MSC-4000 R2144 PONTUS II C45 MC257
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Post subject: Re: Using Laserdisc players after long period of inactivity Posted: 30 Dec 2022, 03:11 |
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Additionally, for Pioneer players, you can check what any error code you get means: [IMPORTANT] List of Pioneer Error CodesFor a player out of storage, you might typically get: - U1 => the belt on the loading mechanism is weak/stuck/loose, keep trying to open/close a few times to get it back to normal.
- U5 => the disc is slipping (dusty or old gripping surface) and does not speed up fast enough, also keep trying a few times to get it back to normal.
Julien
_________________ HARDWARE DATABASE HLD-X0/9 LD-S9 OPPO 105/205 SL-1200G LDD-1 MSC-4000 R2144 PONTUS II C45 MC257
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