owen

Thanks for your continued suggestions, Bob. Having taken the ZS-M7 casing apart, I can see the shutter is clear (and moves correctly) and that the disc is in the correct orientation (going on location of write protect slide) and from the motor noise it sounds as if the disc is spinning constantly. There is a small circular hole on the righthand side of the shutter, but inserting an unfolded paperclip doesn't trigger the auto loading mechanism to eject the MD (do you know if it should?) and although I can get a screwdriver into the slot I'm not sure how to encourage the mechanism to release the MD from the motor. Is there a mechanical release that I need to press inside the slot? Cheers Owen

Thanks for the suggestion Bob. Unfortunately when the power is restored the disc begins to spin and still refuses to eject - it would appear that the unit is trying to read the MD immediately power is turned on, and then remains in that state rather than timing out after failing to read TOC successfully. Owen

I need help / advice as I have a MD that will not eject. It sounds as if the disc is being constantly driven (until I unplug the mains) and pressing buttons on either the remote or the unit has no effect. It's a Sony ZS-M7 (remember them ?) with a MD auto loading mechanism. Does anyone know how to force an eject of the stuck disc (manually or electonically)? I've managed to get the casing apart, but can't immediately see a mechanical release on the auto loading mechanism - and don't want to tamper with it without advice or a service manual. I'd be grateful for guidance on how to get the MD out. ......and my apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place