DCS reading problem

Hi KC,

It doesn't sound encouraging. I have one idea left - are you testing it with a commercial CD or a burnt CD?

I don't know specifically that the Verdi won't play burnt CDs but I would never use one while diagnosing a reading problem. By using a variety of commercial CDs you can remove at least one unknown variable.

Other than that it looks likely to me that your machine may be faulty. Does anyone else have any ideas?

hi Gtfour45

I only use commercial CD> I also suspect that the player is faulty and are communicating with the agent to have it repaired.

Thanks again.

Kctan,
Your problem sounds familiar.. With mine, symptoms were at times my Verdi would just read the sacds, and on another, quite the reversal--reading only red books. Error or toc kept appearing when playing the sacds, then finally '0' on the display. Might just be a case of bad optic (wear and tear). Had mine replaced 3x in the span of 6yrs. More likely to happen if you do not use the unit much or through humidity or so I was told.

Purchased from dCS the whole optical assy (parts only) costs 450 pounds (3-4yrs ago). In fact it's a Sony unit they are using, so for my 2nd and 3rd replacements I sourced them direct from a local Sony authorized and had my technician friend do it. All up it cost me around U$D100--so quite a saving there. Parts code are : Device, Optical KHM-230AAA, SCD-333ES, Sony. Hope this helps.

Bvdiman

thanks very much your adv. Will try and see if i can find the Optical pick up and get someone to replace it for me. Thanks your advise, Hope it works this time.

The KHM-230AA unit is used in a lot of players. The quality control of these units is not the best and they can go bad in a short amount of time. The only solution is to replace and hope for the best.