I have a Monarchy Audio DT-40A. When I put a disc into the player the display selects LD but it stays at Chapter 0. After 15 seconds or so it ejects the disc. I can hear some things moving around when I select play and stop but it never can find chapter 1. I have tried more than one disc

Is this is a common issue?
What could be the issue?

Thanks

Does it display an error code at all?

No, both the front display and the picture blink "Play" until it ejects the disc

This is a Philips / Magnavox clone and based on a player that I believe is from around 1990 so it was way before error codes were a thing.




Do you even hear the disc spinning up? If not, you might have a stretched loading belt as a weak belt would not have enough torque to ensure a tight clamp on the disc and thus the player would refuse to spin up if that was the case. Have you tried a CD?

The disc does not spin at all. CD spins then gets ejected.

Next step is to open it up and see if a red light comes out of the pick-up. Also, look to see if the discs are clamping tight.

I contacted the owner of Monarchy…it is a Phillips CDV400..he said he still has a coupla in boxes ,on a shelf

Maybe the guy that built them could help.
Ching C Poon
monarchy@earthlink.net

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Julien