MDX-C6500RV doesn't accept all MD labels??

[homer99]

Hi all,

I just bought an old MD carstereo (Sony MDX-C6500RV (year of the model = 2000)). I have minidiscs (labels) by Sony, Maxell and TDK. All Sony minidiscs it (Sony MDX-C6500RV) plays perfectly, BUT Maxell minidiscs it doesnt play at all and it plays half of the TDK minidisc fine and other half not.

In error cases the Sony MDX-C6500RV -player just try to start the first song, but stops after a while and gives messgaes "Error" or "Blank". Still all these minidiscs works perfectly in my Sony MD-ZR50 -player (year of the model = 1997) . All of my minidiscs have been recorded from CD to MD using this player.

Does this sound as a common problem by Sony MDX-C65000RV and the only solutions would be to use only Sony minidiscs label ? OR is there some solutions for that or does anybody have this same player that plays also other formats than Sony minidiscs??

All comments are welcome!

[jadeclaw]

Hmm, going out on a limb here:

It may be, that the lens of the car unit is dirty, especially when the unit was in a car, that hasn't been kept clean or when the previous owner was a smoker.

So careful cleaning of the lens might solve the Problem.

[homer99]

Thanks for the tip Jadeclaw!

I am a newbie in cleaning the lens. Where can I found the lens and how does it look like? Just to be sure I am cleaning the right component ... :grin:

[jadeclaw]

You see , when you take off the top lid of the unit, you see, where the disc settles down.

Exactly on the right side of the drive pin, there is a small block with a little blueish round lens in its center. Exactly below the window of the disc.

That lens must be cleaned.

And exactly that's where you have to be very careful.

Very gently wipe it with a Q-Tip, if the previous owner was a heavy smoker, dip the Q-tip into alcohol before wiping, then wipe with a dry one again. Remember, be very careful, NEVER exert any pressure on the lens.

If you have to remove multiple parts to access the lens, it might be better to leave that one to an experienced technician.

This is:

how a laser pickup looks like.

The round glassy thing on the left side is the lens.