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Audio Research CD7 sliding cover - How it works?

Hi, I wonder if someone could share your experience operating the ARC CD7 player. In particular, how are you supposed to close the sliding CD cover after you load a CD into the player?

Do you just slide horizontally? Or, you're supposed to lift (pull up) the handle on the sliding cover a little bit in order to close the cover fully?

By design, the shape of the handle (inverted trapezoid)suggests that it should be pulled up a bit when pulling.

Thanks for your help.
r0817
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mitch4t
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Mine just slides closed. I prefer a manual sliding cover. With an automatic sliding cover, you've got more moving parts and more things that can wear out and more things that can go wrong. AR got it right by using a manual closing cover. It is simple, efficient and it works.
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lowrider57
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I like it..."form follows function."
r0817 OP
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Thanks for your feedbacks.
r0817 OP
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I meant to ask if you're supposed to lift the sliding cover handle a tiny bit towards the end of travel, when sliding horizontally to the left.

In my case, if I slide the cover horizontally without pulling up the handle a bit towards the end of sliding, the cover won't close completely. There is a kind of bump blocking the action. Any issue with it? Any adjustments need to be done?

Thanks for your help.
gregf1
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I had the same issue you are having a number of years back. You most likely need to bend the metal guide on the underside of the sliding cover so it fits into the plastic guide which is located on the inside left top once you open up the slider.
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