Playing dual layer SACD/CD disc on Sony DVP9000 ES

FYI:

my player wouldn't even automatically attempt to calibrate the SACD layer.

When I attempted to do SACD manually, I couldn't get it to work, either.

THESE THINKS PLAYED FINE BEFORE A YEAR IN STORAGE?!?!

frustrating, to say the least.

I tried the procedure that Sfstereo described and it did not work for me, although, I did not have a "DVD - Dual layer" disc. (Not even sure what that is.) Also, I was surprised that a hybrid SACD disc was not required for the callibration.

Anyway, I think I need to return it for service. Any ideas how to find a service center for the 9000ES? I tried Sony's website but struck out there.

Today I tried the procedure above and it didn't work. Prior to beginning, I bought what I thought was a single layer SACD (Silk Roads, 'When Strangers Meet', Yo-Yo Ma and friends) but when it came time to insert the SACD, it produced the message 'Error' followed by something about the 'sled' being opened or loaded or something. Could it have been that that SACD was not single layer? It has multi and stereo programs, but is supposed to work only on SACD players, so I thought it would be fine (very nice music, in any case). Interestingly enough, when I initiated the #1 auto calibrate selection and then selected '0 - All', it never asked me for an SACD. It read the CD, single-, and dual-layer DVDs fine but then ended without asking for the insertion of an sacd. Then I selected '4 - SACD', got the error mentioned above with the Yo-Yo Ma, but then tried the offending Let it Bleed hybrid sacd (2 different copies of the same hybrid) and that worked insofar as satisfying the calibration procedure requirements, but the Let it Bleed sacd layer would still not play subsequent to all of that.

Oh well. Any suggestions (other than to send it somwhere for servicing)? Is my assumption that all 'Sacd player - only' discs are in fact 'single layer'?

thanks

I performed the procedure (Big THANKS! to Sfstereo & Ncarv) and my 9000ES is humming along again.

While I performed the alignment procedure first, what MAY have done the trick (I see it didn't work for some others) is starting at option-2 "drive manual operation" then option-6 "memory check" and then "clear" for default settings.
I did this and a bunch of numbers changed and 9000ES once again playing ALL of my DSD disks.

It worked for me.

3/22/06 - Dang! Thought I was using DSD only disc!

Turns out that player will only play CD layer NOT SACD!
This is progress as previously would't play either layer.
Player will play DSD only disks, however.

My DVP S9000 ES has gotten to the point that it would no longer play "Let It Bleed" in SACD mode, but will always play it in CD mode. It's first bit of acting up was to recognize it as a SACD, but refuse to play; most recently it recognizes it as a SACD, but auto switches to CD mode and plays. It plays other SACD disks, even the multichannel hybrid "Jazz at the Pawnshop" in SACD mode. Could there be something weird about the "let It Bleed" disk? I'll try another copy of that.

I have been unsure of having the required disks, so I have not tried reformating. I'm especially unsure what a single layer SACD and dual layer DVD are. How do you tell, and are there specific examples to buy?

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