Philips "Docking Entertainment System" Model DCM230, CD Pla

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Hi,

I use to be in consumer electronics repair service for many years.

My Philips "Docking Entertainment System" Model DCM230
(Ipod(s) dock, USB port for USB flash drives, CD player, AM/FM
radio, plus Aux input) has a problem with the CD player. I found
out that the CD motor is not spinning the CD after it is loaded.
The motor is not "stuck".

After inserting a CD, the display keeps displaying "Reading", "Reading",
....... This can go on for a long period of time without an error message!

Did anyone have this same issue with your Philips DCM230/37 model
system?

Thank You in advance, John
 
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Hi,

I use to be in consumer electronics repair service for many years.

My Philips "Docking Entertainment System" Model DCM230
(Ipod(s) dock, USB port for USB flash drives, CD player, AM/FM
radio, plus Aux input) has a problem with the CD player. I found
out that the CD motor is not spinning the CD after it is loaded.
The motor is not "stuck".

After inserting a CD, the display keeps displaying "Reading",
"Reading",
...... This can go on for a long period of time without an error message!

Did anyone have this same issue with your Philips DCM230/37 model
system?

Thank You in advance, John
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Philips laser pickups die like flies. Just sayin' .

Some versions are available on eBay cheap.

Mark Z.
 
<SNIP>
Philips laser pickups die like flies. Just sayin' .

Some versions are available on eBay cheap.

Mark Z.
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Hi Mark,

Did you notice that I said the cd disc does not spin?
Note: Not exact words.

Before the pickup can do anything, the disc has to
spin first.

John
 
On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:12:47 -0500, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:

SNIP

Philips laser pickups die like flies. Just sayin' .

Some versions are available on eBay cheap.

Mark Z.

Hi Mark,

Did you notice that I said the cd disc does not spin?
Note: Not exact words.

Before the pickup can do anything, the disc has to
spin first.

John
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I don't know about your player specifically, but many need focus lock
before the disk spins.
 
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote in message
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SNIP

Philips laser pickups die like flies. Just sayin' .

Some versions are available on eBay cheap.

Mark Z.

Hi Mark,

Did you notice that I said the cd disc does not spin?
Note: Not exact words.

Before the pickup can do anything, the disc has to
spin first.

John
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They must achieve focus before they will spin. This has been the case for 20
years.

mz
 
Mark Zacharias kom med denne ide:

They [ cd player ] must achieve focus before they will spin. This has been
the case for 20 years.
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Probably to make sure the "pickup" is not resting solidly on the disk
or a chocolate biscuit.

Leif

--
Husk křrelys bagpĺ, hvis din bilfabrikant har taget den idiotiske
beslutning at undlade det.
 
<SNIP>
They must achieve focus before they will spin. This has been the case for 20
years.

mz
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Hi Mark,

Perhaps you are right, but I have only used the CD player about 6 times
since I bought this unit. Most of the time I use a USB flash drive with MP3
music files.

It is very unlikely that the pickup is "worn out" (seldom used), and
due to the "dirt proof" construction, that dirt on the pickup is the cause.
Note: I don't smoke.

My Wife has the same model unit. In her's, if I insert a CD upside down,
I will get a message, "No Disc" after a several seconds of
"Reading, Reading, ....". However on mine, after several minutes, it still
says, "Reading, Reading, ....".

John
 
<jaugustine@verizon.net> wrote in message
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SNIP

They must achieve focus before they will spin. This has been the case for
20
years.

mz

Hi Mark,

Perhaps you are right, but I have only used the CD player about 6 times
since I bought this unit. Most of the time I use a USB flash drive with
MP3
music files.

It is very unlikely that the pickup is "worn out" (seldom used), and
due to the "dirt proof" construction, that dirt on the pickup is the
cause.
Note: I don't smoke.

My Wife has the same model unit. In her's, if I insert a CD upside
down,
I will get a message, "No Disc" after a several seconds of
"Reading, Reading, ....". However on mine, after several minutes, it
still
says, "Reading, Reading, ....".

John
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Your opinion or mine doesn't really matter after all. I'm still betting on
the pickup. These things are made in China using the cheapest possible labor
and materials. Whose to say the laser diode material wasn't contaminated
somehow? Maybe just deteriorated all on it's own. Wouldn't be the first
time, not by a long shot.

At the moment the disc "should" spin maybe try helping it along. The spindle
motor could be shorted - another common problem.


Mark Z.
 
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