Hello!
First post, new member here. I posted something similar over on Reddit, but there seems to be more technical know-how here, which is what I need!
I recently got my hands on a Pioneer LD-V8000 player. It had a couple of issues, some of which I was able to solve, and some of which I cannot. I was hoping someone here could offer advice. I've located the instruction and service manuals, but I am a bit out of my depth with a lot of this stuff. Perhaps not the best choice for a first player
Admittedly, I had thought that an industrial player just meant more durable, not necessarily more complicated as well. Let me list what issues I've been able to solve, and those that have me stumped.
Solved issue:-Player was stuck in Program Run mode. I was able to disable the setting that booted the player in Level 2 mode automatically, reverting it back to Normal
On-going issues:-Tray wont eject. I was able to open the player and manually remove the tray, finding the gears at the front of the player to be damaged or shattered. However, pressing the eject button causes absolutely nothing to happen. No sound or movement whatsoever occurs. I know the button can't be the issue because it functions within the test/service mode menus. The mechanism that clamps the disc also doesn't move, which after seeing a video of the player with the lid off, it appears that this should also move when the tray is ejected
-Play light on the front of the player blinks on and off constantly. Not sure what this means as I cannot find it in the manuals at all. I'm assuming it means some sort of error or default is detected
-And, now possibly the biggest issue,
the player does not appear to recognize a disc. I was hoping that maybe this could be an issue related to how the Play light blinks on and off, perhaps a setting I'm missing that turns off the player's ability to recognize a disc, but I'm afraid that might be wishful thinking. I have been able to manually insert a disc and manually clamp it down, but the Play light only keeps blinking
Reading the service manual, I can safely say that getting my hands on and operating an oscilloscope is probably beyond my skills. My head spun a bit when I opened the player, as I had not expected it to be so busy under the hood (I'd apparently only seen more simple players opened up in videos online), and it spun even more once I dove into the service manual. While in service mode, I could test various functions, and I was able to test the laser, focus, etc., all of which didn't seem to kick back any errors from the player. Not sure if the player would do that or not, though.
It's possible that the player has just seen its day, as well. Test mode registers 24,965 hours of operation! I won't be heartbroken if that's the case, as I'd only be out $30 and a weekend or two of poking around. Plus, it's been a learning experience and I was actually a little proud of myself for being able to make sense of at least part of the service manual. However, I'd still like to be able to get it working, if possible, so any advice is welcome. Thank you!