Hi Kurtis,
Thanks for your reply!
I think the DVD pickup is at least partly responding. For example, when I put a DVD in the DVL 909, I see the exact following sequence of events in the player:
1. it checks it is a LD
2. nope? it retracts the LD pickup into the rotator mechanism
3. the player rotates pickups, so DVD pickup is now on the lower side
4. now the DVD pickup instantly does a focus test. It does it once, right inside the rotator mechanism.
5. nothing more happens.
Q1. Step 5 is certainly abnormal, but is step 4 expected? I though the focus test would happen only after the pickup slides an reaches the DVD disc.
I'm ok to change the DVD pickup if needed, I already did it on another DVL 909 in the past by sliding it with the worm gear while on the upper side (upper rail unscrewed, of course).
Q2. In the current case, how can I manually remove the DVD pickup from the rotator as it doesn't slide when I manually turn the worm gear?
I will try to poke it from the back of the rotating mechanism, but other than that I'm out of clue.
Q3. Where could I find DVD pickups?
Thanks a lot for any advice!