And then this Philips CDR 760 appeared on the bench ...

[Arfa Daily]

Not a machine I'm at all familiar with. It basically does not a lot, other
than to power up with the message "SERVICE" in the display window. Anybody
know *specifically* what it's trying to tell us, or have a copy of the
service manual that might contain some enlightenment ?

Just as the first couple of quick checks, no obviously bulging caps on the
PSU (tho' not ESR'd yet) and if the drawer is manually opened and then the
unit is powered, there is no mechanical reset before the "SERVICE" message
appears, so drawer just stays out.

Arfa

 

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:46:25 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
<arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Not a machine I'm at all familiar with. It basically does not a lot, other
than to power up with the message "SERVICE" in the display window.

That means it failed self-test.

Anybody
know *specifically* what it's trying to tell us, or have a copy of the
service manual that might contain some enlightenment ?

User Manual at:
<http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/c/cdr760_11s/cdr760_11s_dfu_eng.pdf>
There's a minimal diagnostic test listed at the bottom of the last
page. No clue if it offers an error code to lookup.

Hint: Look for a failed ModChips problem:
<http://www.modchip.it/shop/detail.asp?idprod=31&lng=en>

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[Arfa Daily]

"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:46:25 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Not a machine I'm at all familiar with. It basically does not a lot, other
than to power up with the message "SERVICE" in the display window.

That means it failed self-test.

Anybody
know *specifically* what it's trying to tell us, or have a copy of the
service manual that might contain some enlightenment ?

User Manual at:
http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/c/cdr760_11s/cdr760_11s_dfu_eng.pdf
There's a minimal diagnostic test listed at the bottom of the last
page. No clue if it offers an error code to lookup.

Hint: Look for a failed ModChips problem:
http://www.modchip.it/shop/detail.asp?idprod=31&lng=en

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com

Thanks Jeff. I just found a reference to the "SERVICE" indication being a
failure of self test, a few minutes before returning here and reading your
post. That's interesting about the mod chip. I'll take a look at the board
under the drive tomorrow, to see if anyone has been 'at it'. Interestingly,
Philips machines are one of the few types that actually bother to look for
the digital watermark that's present on a genuine CDR-Audio disc. Most
recorders will work quite happily with cheapo regular CDR discs. Friend of
mine has a Philips, and he only knows of one place locally that's left,
where he can just walk in and buy CDR-Audio discs. They cost about 70p ($1)
each ...

Arfa