cd players won't open

bluecomet
bluecomet Posts: 1,118
edited September 2010 in Electronics
I have an old Luxman cd player that I recently purchased. The cd tray won't open. Does anyone know how I can fix it. I can send it back to the place I bought it but I was wondering if there could be an easy fix. Thanks.
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited September 2010
    I have seen some CDP's with a locking mechanism in order to protect the drawer during shipping. Does it say anything in the owner's manual? The one I've seen was a screw hole underneath the cabinet that you had to twist.

    Good luck...
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2010
    The above suggestion sounds like a good one. Never seen a Luxman CD player though, so I don't know if they have a laser locking screw or not. A few of my Denon's do though.

    My AMC CD player had a problem with the drawer not opening due to the CD spindle not dropping down enough to allow the drawer to open. I had to open it up and lubricate the gears, etc. to get it to work correctly. Now it works fine though.

    Did it come with a warranty?

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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited September 2010
    It came with a warranty. I will look to see if there are any locking screws.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited September 2010
    I would suggest removing the top and seeing what happens when you hit "eject". You might have slipped a band or the mechanism went bad. ALWAYS pop the top and see what's going on. I'm betting you're WAY out of warranty....factory warranty?

    The locking mechanism should be painfully obvious if you turn it over. It will look like a flat faced, plastic "key" most likely.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2010
    If it is under warranty, I would find out if it will void it if you open it up though. If it's not a locking screw/mechanism then I would double check about opening it up and the effects on the warranty.

    Greg
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited September 2010
    Some CD players have a mechanism like all CD-ROM drives in computers.

    Check on the front face for a tiny hole. If there is one, take an unrolled paper clip and push it into the hole. If the hole is there, that means the cd tray is spring-loaded and it will pop out.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited September 2010
    It most likely is it needs a new belt to open the tray. Open it up and see if the belt has slipped or is missing/broken. Some are easy to replace others are very difficult. I would suggest taking it to someone who is good at fixing audio equipment.
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