Hi

I have a Sony CFD-703L which has worked well for the last 10 years or
so. However it hasn't been used for about a year and I plugged it in
and put a CD in to listen to. It plays the first track, but won't play
any others. The CD player makes a noise as if it searching for the the
track. It does this on all CDs.

It is just a case of the laser needs cleaning?

Thanks for your help

Regards
Michael

In article .com,
wrote:

I have a Sony CFD-703L which has worked well for the last 10 years or
so. However it hasn't been used for about a year and I plugged it in
and put a CD in to listen to. It plays the first track, but won't play
any others. The CD player makes a noise as if it searching for the the
track. It does this on all CDs.

It is just a case of the laser needs cleaning?

It might be the laser (a gentle brush-and-blow with a camera
lens-cleaning brush-bulb might be a good idea) but I'd be more likely
to suspect a buildup of dust and gunk on the rails (the support rods
or other surface on which the laser mechanism slides back and forth).

These can usually be cleaned using a Q-tip moistened in isopropyl
alcohol, and then perhaps re-lubricated with a small (!) amount of
Tri-flo or a similar high-quality lubricant (don't use 3-in-1 or WD-40
for this purpose, they're not suitable).

A 10-year-old CD player may have enough hours on it that the laser is
suffering from old age, and its output is dropping. If so, the laser
will probably have to be replaced - and in many cases this is so
inconvenient and expensive to do that replacing the CD player turns
out to be a better choice, alas.

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!