Hi kaosun! Thank you very much for your prompt reply and your diagnosis. So, if I understood right ...a simple way to solve my problem is to change the laser head unit with a new one: the item coded as RCD3 in the service manual (see picture below). Maybe I can find an AZ6808 model: I could...

Hi kaosun! Thank you for this great thread on Vintage CD Player! My Philips AZ6819-00 stopped to work after some years of no use. When I insert a disc and push down the cover, the player starts to recognize the cd, but strange rumors can be heard and turntable (such as "tac...tac....tac....")...