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Posted by GMAN on 10/06/85 11:59
In article <451d0b69.82012718@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov wrote:
>I have an ILO DVDR-05MU1 unit from WalMart. It is the Cyberhome 1600.
>Cyberhome is either out of business or about to be put out of
>business. WalMart no longer carries any ILO products.
>
>In one of my many conversations with tech support at Cyberhome when
>there was an 800 toll free number to call, the tech said the reason
>they turn the power off automatically is that the unit suffers from a
>"heat problem". I did not realize at the time what he was talking
>about, but now I do.
>
>I have had the unit for 10 months and recently I had to use a Maxell
>Lens Cleaner to get it to read discs again. But now I have a new
>problem and it is heat related.
>
>If the unit has been powered off for about an hour or two, then when I
>turn it on and insert a disc, it reads it properly. But if I have run
>the unit for a while - say 1/2 hour - then when I try to insert a new
>disc, it fails to read the disc properly. I get error messages ranging
>from "No disc" to "Format disc?" to "Unrecognized Disk". Sometimes it
>manages to read something but it won't go to the Title Menu, either
>automatically as it is supposed to, or manually. That's because it has
>failed to read the TS files that have menu information.
>
>I am going to take the cover off and clean the dust out with
>compressed gas designed for cleaning electronics. I also will clean
>the lens very carefully.
>
>Please comment and give your recommendations.
That is the best for cleaning the dust out, a good blast or two of compressed
air. Make sure you dont do it right after you have had the unit on. The hot
lens can be cracked by the cool compressed air. Also do not title the can too
far while blowing it out, if you do tip the can, there will be liquid sprayed
on the unit and it can crack or damage the parts.
Let us know if it goes as planned
Also , you could consider putting a small computer fan in there to help keep
the unit somewhat cool. Most of these units , even my Sony, the ones we both
went on about in our other lives, uses a pc type drive in them and you can
just tap off of the power plug on the drive in the Cyberhome unit.
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