![]() More often than not, people could have done this themselves, had they been aware of the 'dust issue'. I worked for many years as an electronic tech for Sony, and you'd be surprised how many units I fixed using just the procedure I described above. When people demand cheap products and they don't last, who is to blame? I think both the mfgrs and consumers are. As far as mfgrs making products that only last a few years, my views on this are well known on this site. If it still doesn't work, you may have a weak laser diode inside the pickup itself, in which case you'll have to replace the pickup, or the entire player if you don't want to hassle with it. Doing it manually ensures that the lens itself gets cleaned. They don't do the job very well, if at all. Give it a try, who knows, it might work! I've never had any luck myself with the so-called "cleaning discs". Any unit that uses a laser pickup assembly is prone to this problem. Dust infiltrates the player and eventually it stops working properly. Just don't direct an blast of air at extreme velocity into the pickup, keep it several inches away before blowing it out.Īny amount of dust can affect the performance of the laser, so you may need to clean it more often if you are in a dusty environment or the drawer of the player isn't semi-airtight. ![]() You can also use some "canned air" to blow dust off of the pickup and any dust that may have gotten inside the pickup itself, onto the prism assembly. Use the other end of the Q-Tip to gently dry the lens. Then rub the tip gently in a circular motion across the lens. Don't soak the swab, use just enough to wet it a little. For maximum cleaning, spray the end of the Q-Tip first (away from the player) with some Denatured Alcohol, or even Windex. Well, if you're going to consider replacing the DVD player anyway, why not try? You can open up the player (unplug it first) and use a Q-Tip and wipe the objective lens of the laser carefully.
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