Hey, everyone! I got a Pioneer CLD 97 I got off ebay last year which I think is on its way out. Last week, the player started to not want to recognize LD's, and when I got it to recognize them, when it would flip to Side B, it would just stop and go back to stop mode. Now, this week, the player hasn't had those problems, but is having trouble with the audio. When I play certain discs, I can hear that the audio is full of static in scenes when people are speaking. However, when I take the same discs to a CLD D701 that was calibrated by Duncan, and an LD V2000, I don't hear the static audio. What's up with this machine? Spoke to Kurtis about it and he said the laser is getting weak. Is that true?

Laser signal getting weak, either the pickup or a component in the signal path. It is early in the pre-amp FM demodulate areas since digital audio is also affected. As I told you the only way determine is have someone connect an oscilloscope up to it.

Hey guys! I'm looking for the service manual for the Pioneer CLD 97. I found the CLD 3080 manual for free on Hi-Fimanuals.com, but couldn't find the CLD 97. Does anyone happen to have this manual as a download or a solid copy? I'd really appreciate it, as I need it to upgrade some cosmetics and because I wanna learn the inside of this machine!