Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's
original box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration, before
chucking it in a skip ;-(

Thanks,
Adam

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"Adam" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's original
box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

To 'Err' is human :-) Did you lock or secure the transport before shipping
to your house? Was there any manufacturers instructions for transit??
It's possible it may have sustained mechanical damage.


I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration, before
chucking it in a skip ;-(

Thanks,
Adam

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Try cleaning the lens - perhaps a bit of dirt or packing has fallen on it.
Or the lens sled may have been knocked and has jammed its cogs.

If you take off the lid you may be able to see the lens, motor and cogs that
drive the lens assembly from the inside of the disk to the outside. See
what happens when you load a disk or open and shut the drawer, and you might
be able to see the problem and solve it by moving a toothed wheel or motor
belt etc. Don't look directly into the lens as it is a laser and can damage
your eyes.

Check for any loose cables also.


Gareth.


"Adam" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's original
box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration, before
chucking it in a skip ;-(

Thanks,
Adam

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On 03/11/04 15:17, Mike Gilmour wrote:
"Adam" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's original
box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

To 'Err' is human :-) Did you lock or secure the transport before shipping
to your house?

No

Was there any manufacturers instructions for transit??

Hmm, I didn't check, but I don't think so.

It's possible it may have sustained mechanical damage.

:-(

Adam

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On 03/11/04 16:20, Gareth Magennis wrote:
Try cleaning the lens - perhaps a bit of dirt or packing has fallen on it.
Or the lens sled may have been knocked and has jammed its cogs.

I can't get at the lens very easily, but I might try that.


If you take off the lid you may be able to see the lens, motor and cogs that
drive the lens assembly from the inside of the disk to the outside. See
what happens when you load a disk or open and shut the drawer, and you might
be able to see the problem and solve it by moving a toothed wheel or motor
belt etc.

I've had the case opened and everything /seems/ to be in working order -
as far as I can tell all the mechanical mechanisms do what they should:
the CD is loaded, the laser shuffles back and forth etc.

There is a ticking noise, but I can't see what that is :-(

I'll poke around a bit more, but I guess I might just have to give in
and throw it away :-(

Thanks,
Adam

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"Adam" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's original
box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration, before
chucking it in a skip ;-(



Don't throw it away - put it to one side for a few months then *pounce on*
it without warning some time.

(Then you'll be able to fix it....!! ;-)

Why bother using apostrophes at all if you can't form the
correct possessive of "it"?

The CD player is toast. Get over it.


Martin

In article ,
Adam wrote:

Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's
original box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

Did you lock the transport in place before moving it, and fail to
unlock it after moving?

Another possibility: if you didn't lock it, or if the box was dropped
or jounced too hard, it's possible that the sled was slammed around
hard enough to knock the optical system out of alignment.

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On 03/11/04 16:33, Adam wrote:
On 03/11/04 16:20, Gareth Magennis wrote:
Try cleaning the lens - perhaps a bit of dirt or packing has fallen on it.
Or the lens sled may have been knocked and has jammed its cogs.

I can't get at the lens very easily, but I might try that.

OK, there's a whole table full of screws and I've just spent the last
half hour trying to get the tray mechanism working again but guess what...

It works!!

Fantastic.

Thanks for all the replies. :-)

Adam

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Hello, Adam.

It's always worth making sure all of the various connectors inside the
player are pushed fully into their sockets. Also, has the disc table the
CD sits on slipped down the spindle of the motor, in which case the
laser may no longer be able to focus on the disc? Have you tried
cleaning the lens (with the player switched off, to avoid looking into
the laser beam or electrocuting yourself)? If you can't get it going,
and you live in London, please feel free to sling it in my direction as
I can always use spare parts.

Cheers, Jon.


Adam wrote:
Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's
original box, it's now broken :-(

"Adam" wrote in message

Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's
original box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration,
before chucking it in a skip ;-(

Look at it this way - Best Buy was selling *universal*
DVD-A/SACD/CD-A/CD-MP3-WMA Pioneer DV-578 optical disc players with 112 dB
dynamic range converters for $99 last week. You can still find them on the
web in many places this week for $129.

On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 15:00:54 +0000, Adam wrote:

Hi All,

I've just moved house, and despite packing my CD separate in it's
original box, it's now broken :-(

It's a NAD C520 and when I put a CD in, the disc spins up, there's a
couple of clicking noises then the display says "Err" and that's it.

I've taken it apart (it's out of guarantee) and can't find anything
obvious wrong.

I just thought I check here to see if anyone has any inspiration, before
chucking it in a skip ;-(

Thanks,
Adam

Followups set to rec.audio.tech


My 541i started doing that (or similar) - cured by switching off and
then back on at mains outlet (whilst unit on), then only putting the
unit into standby when not in use. Hope that's clear - worked for me
:-)