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Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: _tom_ on December 19, 2005, 04:23:19 PM

I wanted to play along to some backing tracks today (from various total guitar cds) the only problem is my cd player doesnt wanna work! I put the cd in, it makes the usual noise that it always has when it reads cds, then clicks and sounds like its skipping or something, then stops and I either get "no CD" or the cd player turns itself off. Its a JVC UXP55 which I only got last xmas (the warranty has just ran out I think), so I wonder if anyone has any idea how to fix this?

Cheers

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 19, 2005, 05:07:39 PM

Sounds like the laser is not working.
Open the player and try cleaning off the lens.

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: _tom_ on December 19, 2005, 05:10:46 PM

ok, is it pretty obvious which bit the laser is? Thanks alot!

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 19, 2005, 05:47:04 PM

When you open it, you will see 3 things:

The drawer mechanism, the part that holds/spins the CD, and a part that moves into place to read the CD. This part has the lens.

Try loading a CD with the top open to make sure nothing is being obstructed. If  everything is moving fine, then open the drawer with the top open.

With a clean Q-Tip, clean any dust from the lens - it's pretty obvious which part is the lens.

If there is other dust inside, clean it all out.

If your CD is a walkman or doesn't have a tray, then it's not worth fixing. Just chuck it in the garbage.

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: _tom_ on December 19, 2005, 07:43:32 PM

Gah! I cant get at the lens as theres a white plastic bit covering the drawer! I dont know how to get it off, I've unscrewed everything but it wont come off :(

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 19, 2005, 07:52:29 PM

The white plastic bit is probably intended to keep prying fingers out, lol.

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: _tom_ on December 19, 2005, 08:12:44 PM

haha yeah. I gave it a blast with the hoover but it still doesnt work  :cry:

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: Ratrod on December 19, 2005, 11:15:51 PM

Weird. I have a JVC from the late 80's. They're about as tuff as a Toyota Hi Ace. I've only cleaned it once. It could play a fried egg if it had music burned on it.

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: _tom_ on December 20, 2005, 10:12:39 AM

They probably arent "made the way they used to be"  :lol: I'm gonna find a repair centre or something coz it definately needs fixing!

Title: My cd player wont read cd's!
Post by: rinse_master on December 20, 2005, 01:26:04 PM

I had a DVD drive that wuoldnt read DVDs but would read data and audio fine, I don't know why, I had a spare one hangig about and just changed it over, works now.

A new CD drive shouldn't cost much if it's knackered, I got a 52x CD-RW drive for £30 a couple of years ago.