Posted by Rick Merrill on 07/27/06 19:26

Linea Recta wrote:

> "Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:qaOdnWTUB9CqL1XZnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@comcast.com...
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>>Linea Recta wrote:
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>>>I have a stand alone DVD player (Marquant 333K), which plays DVD and CD
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> very
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>>>well.
>>>There is only one very irritating problem. When I open the tray, 9 out
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> of 10
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>>>times it closes again immediately. Sometimes it remains open for a
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> while,
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>>>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
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> and
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>>>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
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> potentially
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>>>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?
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>>>
>>>
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>>Could be 'gremlins' or any other sources of IR in the vicinity or a
>>fluky sensor.
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> If it's the gremlins, I'm going to shoot them!!
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Gremlins are like 'wack-a-moles" hit one and another pops up! First make
sure there is no other possible, even unlikely source of IR in the area,
like my kid brother in the next room!-)

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