Support Head-Fi.org by starting all of your Amazon.com shopping by clicking here.
____________________________________________________________________
Today's Featured Head-Fi Blog:  Jude's Blog
____________________________________________________________________
Please help support Head-Fi by becoming a Contributing Member  CLICK HERE

-- Contributing Members, thank you for your generous support! --
Head-Fi Is Sponsored By:
Register FAQ Blogs Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read Today's Posts Search
 

Head-Fi's Sponsors
(Premier Sponsors bolded)

Featured

2008 International
Head-Fi Meet
(Can Jam '08)
Impressions,
Reviews, Photos


Can Jam '08 graphic
courtesy of Edwood

Click on the links below
for Can Jam '08 photos,
impressions and reviews:


NightWoundsTime
lan
agile_one
wavoman
crappyjones123
Luke G
bperboy
jimaxp

 


Can Jam '08 Logo
T-Shirts For Sale


Head-Fi Blogs
and Facebook

Check out Head-Fi's new
Blogs section.

Featured Head-Fi Blogs:

Jude's "Take My Word"

 From Japan - by Sasaki

(
Start your own Blog!)

Attention
Facebook Users



Join the official
Head-Fi.org
Facebook Group


Head-Fi's Sponsors
(Premier Sponsors bolded)

Featured


Go Back   Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio > Equipment Forums > Portable Source Gear

Portable Source Gear Discussion of portable audio source gear, like iPods, other digital audio players (DAPs), MD players, portable CD players.

Meier Audio CORDA HEADSIX & The Most Recent Sponsored Threads

Celebrating 6 years of Head-Fi, Meier Audio introduces the Limited Edition HEADSIX (portable headphone amp) Head-Fi Support Sales Action




 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-03-2004, 06:22 AM   #91 (permalink)
Headphoneus Supremus:
Moderator:
Duncan's new math:
XCANv2 + 600 = -580
 
Duncan's Avatar

Profile
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: South-East England
Posts: 8,469

IM Contacts
Send a message via AIM to Duncan Send a message via MSN to Duncan Send a message via Yahoo to Duncan
Default

akubacki

Does the battery charge when the PSU is attached to the player, but no playback functions active? (the scrolling bar on the top left of the display)?

If not (and i'm guessing not) then there could be a problem with the DC jack on the player, maybe its been wiggled around a bit, and that 13 year old solder now has a dry joint... try, with the PSU on and the battery in the case, moving around the jack plug whilst its in the socket, push down on it (although not too hard), push up on it, left, right, you get the idea... and if at any point, the little battery icon pops up, you're in business... and then just need to open up the player, and (fingers crossed) solder up a dry joint etc.

Although, worse case scenario, your D25S could be like my D311, where one of the regulators has gone, and now all I get is a whistling noise (quiet) out of the headphone output as soon as the batteries are inserted, and the unit is otherwise completely unresponsive...
__________________
Main Rig: Sony DVP-NS930 -> Headroom MicroDac & MicroAmp (w/ Desktop module - Low Gain) -> Sony MDR-SA5000
(late to the party, but - at least I turned up eventually!!)

Portable Rig: iPhone 3G 16GB -> Sony EX700LP
Duncan is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2004, 02:23 PM   #92 (permalink)
Junior Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 10
Default D-33 blues..

Hi guys..
I have recently acquired (v.cheaply) and am trying to restore a D-33 to working condition. Ran into a couple of big problem(s) right off the bat.

First and foremost, I found that there's a gear missing a few teeth in the motor assembly. That makes it impossible to operate as the laser cannot move beyond/back to a certain point.

Does this mean this unit is truly busted? Do I just need a new gear or do I have to source for a whole new motor assembly? How do I remove the gears anyway?

Secondly, it does not seem to be picking up any discs I put into it. (I have manually pushed the laser diode back to the starting point, where the broken teeth are not of an issue)
The disc spins and the diode can be seen bobbing up and down slowly, seeking data. After a few tries, the player just powers down.

Am I attempting the impossible? Should I just commit this D-33 to the graveyard?
__________________
(^_^)
mairltk is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-07-2004, 06:34 AM   #93 (permalink)
Junior Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 19
Default

The D-303 seems to be fixed. Finally got to it this evening. There was a loose wire going to the motor that moves the gears that move the laser. I resoldered the wire and everything works perfect now.
Nice little player.
StvnHarr is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-07-2004, 02:26 PM   #94 (permalink)
Junior Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 10
Default

Alright! I went down to the spare parts centre today and got a new switch unit for the D-F525. Used lots of sticky tape to 'brace' the ribbon cable and put everything together. It works like a charm. Just hope the ribbon cable does not break again...until I manage to fix the D-33, that is.
__________________
(^_^)
mairltk is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-11-2004, 08:51 AM   #95 (permalink)
Junior Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: HONG KONG
Posts: 18
Default

Hi!
I want to fix my skippy D-335 by adjusting it's tracking,but i cannot find the pots of Tacking Balance (502) .Any help out there?
FAI_E888 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-16-2004, 01:24 AM   #96 (permalink)
Banned
 
gaijin's Avatar

Profile
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 473
Default

I recently got an xp-55 and it worked fine until yesterday. The right channel out of the headphone jack now has a very low volume (no problem with the line out).
Any suggestions ? Could it be the jack itself that needs replacing ?
gaijin is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-27-2004, 01:48 AM   #97 (permalink)
500+ Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 811
Default

Could be headphone jack or right headphone output coupling capacitor.
D555 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2004, 08:23 PM   #98 (permalink)
Headphoneus Supremus
 
beerguy0's Avatar

Profile
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,541
Thumbs up Fussy Sony D-245 fixed today...

I recently ran into a problem with my Sony D-245, in that it would not play the first 1-3 tracks of a specific CD, to wit, the Pink Floyd "Echoes" collection. I could skip forward to track 4, and sometimes I could skip back to track 2 and play it, but no joy on track 1.

I went into work today, after stopping at Harbor Freight for a set of precision screwdrivers ($3.99). (I have oscilloscopes, soldering equipment, microscope, etc. available there). I opened up the unit and first cleaned and re-lubricated the guide rail. This helped a little bit (track 2 would try to play w/o having to go backwards), but still no joy on track 1. I marked the TG pot with a sharpie, and began adjusting the pot CW, a fraction of a turn at a time. After about 1/8th turn, track 1 tried to play. By the time I got to 1/4 turn, track 1 was playing without any problems. So, for $4 and an hour or so of time, I fixed my CD player. Thanks to all who posted info in this thread, and hopefully this will help someone else.

Cheers,

bg
beerguy0 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2004, 09:11 PM   #99 (permalink)
Contributor
500+ Member:
 
insomniac's Avatar

Profile
Join Date: May 2003
Location: New York City
Posts: 2,651
Default Seeking help

I'm looking for someone with some good experience repairing vintage Discmen to repair my D-303. There will be a fee involved of course. Please check out the thread linked below for more details.


Link
__________________
Head-Fi Feedback

Current home rig: Windows XP iTunes -> Headroom Total Bithead -> Grado SR-60
Current portable rig: Apple iPod Touch 8GB -> Shure e4c w/ Triple Flange Tips
Current speaker rig: Meridian G08 -> Meridian G02 -> Meridian G57 -> Dynaudio Confidence C1


Team Vintage PCDP / Team Binging and Purging of Audio Equipment / Team Everything is in Storage
Apple iPod Video 5G 60GB for sale / Dell Latitude D430 Ultraportable Laptop for sale / Sony VAIO VGN-TZ150 for sale
Omnimount RW31 BL Speaker Stands for sale / VINTAGE PCDP BLOWOUT SALE / Apple iPod nano 4GB (2G) for sale
insomniac is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2004, 06:07 AM   #100 (permalink)
100+ Head-Fi'er

Profile
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Seattle
Posts: 288
Default D-25 Doesn't play disc

So I got it off of ebay, and I was hoping I could fix it with the help of my Head-Fi peers. It spins up, but it won't start playing the track. This is with a redbook cd. Not burned. While it is spinning up, I heard sets of a *rrrrr* followed by a click (reminded me of when my Karma died!) and then after 15 seconds, the unit shuts off. Any thoughts?

*rrrr*..click..*rrrr*..click..*rrrr*..click....

It shows track 00 while the cd spins.

Please help!!
__________________
* Black Macbook -> Vintage Pioneer SA-8100 reciever -> Technics A51 speakers / Sony V6 w/velour pads
* Black 30gb iPod -> Sony V6 / Sony EX51

My Head-Fi Feedback
Achtunghoy is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit!Facebook it!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.2.0 Head-Fi.org
All times are GMT. The time now is 10:36 AM.