CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

[Mikeodd]

Hello, I bought a sft 100 yesterday with a hundred ced, I plugged it on my tv and there is a lot of snow and the picture quality is very bad, can someone tell me if its my coaxial cable, my player, or my tv? Here is a link so you can see what it does

http://youtu.be/DVbYT3JmlR4

Thank you!

Mike Odd

[SelectaVision420]

its really a good idea to inspect the disc before you put it in the player, if you are unsure of its past... it seems to me like the stylus might just be dirty, but the disc itself could be bad, have you tried any other discs?
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[hamerly26]

[Mikeodd]

Thanks for the replies! With the player I had a replacement stylus and I changed it, it is a lot better i tried different disks but I still see interference on the tv, do you think it could be the belt?

[hamerly26]

[Mikeodd]

Ok and is there a faq on how to open this and know where the belt is?

[SelectaVision420]

typically if the belt is bad, it causes a different kind of distortion, although i wouldnt rule out the belt, i would carefully inspect some of the discs without touching them to see if they have any defects on them, over the years the discs may have gotten roughed up from being moved or mishandled, and can cause poor playback issues. most of the time its because they are stacked on top of each other to the point where there is so much weight it ruins the disc.

next i would check the stylus. unfortunately the tip of the stylus is very small and with the naked eye i suppose would be able to tell if it was dirty, but usually is done with a microscope, there are ways to clean it at home, but i do not recommend any of them, i know they can be cleaned/ fixed at cedatum, but i see you are in canada, so the shipping might be expensive...
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[Mikeodd]

I had a replacement stylus that was brand new in the box, never used, so I changed it and the picture is a lot better but there is a lot of interference or snow on the tv screen, i tried with several discs including on that had never ever been played and still there is static on screen

[SelectaVision420]

maybe try switching it to channel 4? sometimes it works better on channel 4, or vice versa, depending on the area you live in. i just want to exhaust all the simple things before the complicated ones. the turntable shaft might just need lube also...

http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/belt-replacement-guide/belt-specs.html#toshiba-belt-note
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[Mikeodd]

I'm on channel 4, but there is still interference, il try to check the discs see how they look, btw what is the best way to store ced?

[SelectaVision420]

i have mine stored on shelves the way LP records would be, but basically as long as they arent laid flat and stacked on they should be okay. the typical giveaway a disc is stacked is only the first 5 or 10 minutes of the side and the last 5 or 10 minutes of a side play fine, but there is noise and interference in the middle, typically on both sides of the disc
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[Mikeodd]

Its weird, cause earlierI changed the stylus for a new one, I tried a movie and there was interference but it was working, now, my player is flashing L when there is no disks i suppose this is for Load, but even if i put a ced in, I dont have a signal and my tv screen is blue...maybe its the antenna jack on the player that is not working..

[SelectaVision420]

i never flashed "L" before all this? it means load. its possible the coax out went bad, but since it lacks the rca jack output there is no way to tell. how is the audio, is it comparable to the video?
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[Mikeodd]

I dont hear any audio its like there is absolutely no signal, i hear the Ced spinning, i can fast and the mechanism is moving but i dont have any picture or sound..and i try with several ced sont i have about a hundre of em, i played rocky this afternoon and it was working and no i have nothing...

[Mikeodd]

Holy molly! Its working now! I sprayed duster in the selectavision and changed my coax cable and it works. But there is still a bit of interference on the screen but it might be cause i have other electronics items around (i have an old tv that is not even flatscreen)!

[Mikeodd]

I uploaded another youtube video so you can see the intereference, do you think its the ced or something else?

http://youtu.be/efR8leiz7gg

[blindfury420]

When you say you sprayed duster into the "selectavision" what exactly do you mean by that?

Also do you have contact cleaner?
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[Mikeodd]

Duster is the stuff you use on computer keyboards to get rid of the dust and i dont have contact cleaner, what is that? How do you use it?

[blindfury420]

[Mikeodd]

I just popped the top off the selectavision and sprayed some duster in it and there was a lot of dust there! I think you are right regarding the channel switch cause when i touch it there is less interference. For the stylus, my selectavision came with a replacement stylus that had bever been used, so i changed the old one for the new one.

[blindfury420]