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Hi
I was told to use Laser head cleaner for my DVD player(pacific 1002) as sometimes it plays very well,but can also produce skipping and freezing of the same DVD at another time.
I dd try laser cleaner CD,but the problem persisits.
Can I clean it manually....and if yes how????
Help me out plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

If you take off the lid of the machine, you invalidate the warranty, but if that doesn`t bother you, nip along to Jessops or another reputable photographic retailer and buy a can of compressed air and one of lens cleaner. Unplug the machine and put it on a table, then take out the screws holding the lid down. Put the screws and the lid to one side and you`ll be able to see the business end of the laser sitting in the disc tray. Use the compressed air (through the straw they should provide) to blow away any dust from around the lens, then use a cotton wool bud soaked in lens cleaner to wipe the lens. Put the lid back on the machine and put the screws back in, then plug it all in again.

DISCLAIMER: You do any of the above at your own risk and I`ll accept no responsibility if you kill your player. Be aware it might be your player is just wearing out.

J Mark Oates

This item was edited on Monday, 16th May 2005, 20:15

Invalidating warranty is no problem....
Can anyone pls explain in detail..how the laser lens looks like??

Clear made of plastic\glass, a lot like a lens really. ;)

Usually on a sliding mechanism that can track from near the centre to the outer edge of the disc in one plane.



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This item was edited on Tuesday, 17th May 2005, 00:28

See the black disc loading tray? There`s a cut out at the far end with a little laser warning label pointing to a little black rectangle of plastic. In the middle of the rectangle is a little white circle. That`s the lens. It`s about the diameter of a ballpoint pen.

J Mark Oates

Dear Mark Oates
That was very helpful info.
Just this doubt.......is this the picture I will see once the cover of the DVD is removed or is there anymore layers to be removed before the laser reveals itself???
What is the end point of the cleaning???
Regards

As a major safety point, do this with the unit unplugged from the mains.



I quite like the Helpdesk people in a benevolent (as opposed to malevolent) way as they do some valuable work in preventing us being inundated by every halfwit who can work a phone.

And again. Unplug from the mains. Not just because of shock risk. Do not touch the lens with your fingers as the grease from them can get burnt on to the lens.

All the best,

Dr 42%er.


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