Date   : Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:43:17 +0000
From   : jess@... (Jess Rowbottom)
Subject: Philips VP415,

Hiya ?

On 30 Jan 2017,@14:07, Jim Hearne <jim@...> wrote:

> The player powers up but does not spin the disc.
> The remote light flashes in response to the remote and it attempts to go
in and out of standby.
> But coming out of standby, the standby light just keeps flashing.
> Also, trying to eject the disc (one has been inside it for years) the eject
light keeps flashing but nothing else happens.
> I?ve got the service manuals but just thought i?d mention it here before
i take it apart further.

As long as you have the service manual you?ll be fine. Pop it into faultfinding 
mode and it?ll tell you what?s failing on an overlay on the screen - most
likely the lens is dirty and can?t focus, it needs to pass focusing tests
to spin the disc (which is one of the final steps).

It could also be the perpendicular focusing mechanism - the motors have a
habit of seizing.

j
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