Question:
Opening tray on DVD player?
VDNANZAL
2010-04-02 09:19:33 UTC
Something is wrong with my Sony 5 - Disk DVD/CD changer, and the turntable tray will not open. It sounds like there are loose disks inside, and I have tried to move them out of the mechanism by tilting the player vertically, but the tray still wont open. How can i open the tray w/o damaging the player?
Three answers:
Paul in San Diego
2010-04-02 09:34:00 UTC
On many disk drives (computers, CD players, DVD players, etc.) there is a small hole in the front face of the loader tray that you use to unlatch the tray when it gets stuck. If it's there, you should be able to fit an uncoiled paper clip into it to push on the latch and open the tray. If there isn't a hole there, you'll have to take the outer cover off of the player to access the stuck disks.



With a disk player (not one in your computer), there's usually a few screws on the sides of the outer cover, plus maybe a few screws on the back, that secure the main cover shell onto the chassis. This usually just covers the top and sides of the unit, but not the front or back. And, after removing these screws, you should be able to lift or slide the cover off.



Once you get the cover off, you should be able to access the tray that holds the disks. However, some mechanisms actually lift the disk being played up into a playback mechanism that's operated by a drive belt and pulley system. Most of the time the disk tray and loader systems don't operate, it's because of a broken drive belt. If you see a pulley that's about an inch in diameter with no belt around it, this is probably the pulley that operates the disk tray and loader. And, you may be able to turn this manually to get the mechanism to release the disk.



If the belt is broken, you can replace it. Most electronic stores that carry component parts usually have an assortment of generic drive belts for sale, too. Take the broken belt to a place that sells them and get a new one that most closely matches the old one. I've even used elastic hair ties to temporarily replace the drive belt a couple times in an older Yamaha CD changer that I had for about 15 years.
reus
2016-11-03 03:12:00 UTC
Sony 5 Dvd Changer
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2016-06-01 06:29:56 UTC
on some dvd players (especially those on computers) you will find a small hole not much bigger then a pin hole... with the power turned off and unplugged you can straighten a paperclip or use a needle or straight pin and push it in and it will manually open the tray if it is on your computer and it is a hp with a flat front that looks pretty you need to open the front casing first (usually it will pul down from the top easily with just a fingernail) you will see the small pinhole on the actually cd/dvd device inside


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