Posted by Rick Merrill on 07/27/06 12:31

Linea Recta wrote:

> I have a stand alone DVD player (Marquant 333K), which plays DVD and CD very
> well.
> There is only one very irritating problem. When I open the tray, 9 out of 10
> times it closes again immediately. Sometimes it remains open for a while,
> only to close randomly again by itself, so without pressing any button!
> Today this resulted in a DVD, which I was about to insert, being jammed and
> getting damaged!
> For the time being I just hold the tray open by hand while removing /
> inserting media to keep the it from closing treacherously and potentially
> damaging my precious discs.
> What could be the cause of this? Remedies?
> Or do I drive over it with the car and buy another player?
>
>
>

Could be 'gremlins' or any other sources of IR in the vicinity or a
fluky sensor.

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