CD Player Woes
Judy Ramsook
August 23, 2005
Almost everyone possesses a cd player in some form or the other. Some have the portable cd discman, the system for the automobile and when at home, there is the cd home audio system. But say upon purchasing that audio system, most users of that high tech stereo may have thought it to be the most long lasting system ever. And say everything is fine with the audio system of your choice, but a couple of years down the road of time the cd player part of the stereo fails.
Things that happened automatically when a music cd is inserted into the cd tray are not happening anymore. Like maybe the cd player is no longer able to read the cd and that phrase that has not been seen before is suddenly displayed on the cd player. That phrase being: NO DISC. Something that may astonish the user at first, because there is a cd in the cd player. So what’s a person to do?
He/she might rush down to the nearest retail store to purchase a cd cleaning device. And after making such an exciting purchase, for the customer thinks he/she is going to be able to listen to his cds once again, he makes a quick trip to his cd player. So he follows the instructions carefully that’s on the package of the cd cleaning disc and enthusiastically places a music cd in the tray after the cleaning. But all is still not well.
For the cd player that has just been cleaned is still not reading the music cd that is in the stereo system. Should one take comfort in knowing that at least the radio/tuner part of the system still works, or should he/she consider purchasing a new system to replace the non working cd player? Then as the owner of the cd player takes one more look at the cd cleaning package he/she notices some advice he/she was unaware of before.
That bit of advice being, that the cd player should be cleaned after every eight hours of playing time. Does anyone really keep track of how often he/she might play or listen to his/her music cds? What if a person forgets he/she is supposed to clean the cd player after every eight hours of use.
Well, there is one important thing cd player owners can do. They can keep the music cds clean or free of dust, for that cd cleaner that has been purchased probably also came with a lint free cleaning cloth to keep dust of the cds themselves. For that dust that’s on the cds is what accumulates on to the laser lens in the cd player over a period of time, thus making the laser lens in the cd player unable to read the cds.
So the cleaner the cds, the cleaner the laser lens in the cd player will be. Some people may try literally blowing the dust away from the cd, but that might make the dust particles settle back on to the cd. So for best results, just clean the cds with a lint free cloth to ensure the life of that precious cd player.
Things that happened automatically when a music cd is inserted into the cd tray are not happening anymore. Like maybe the cd player is no longer able to read the cd and that phrase that has not been seen before is suddenly displayed on the cd player. That phrase being: NO DISC. Something that may astonish the user at first, because there is a cd in the cd player. So what’s a person to do?
He/she might rush down to the nearest retail store to purchase a cd cleaning device. And after making such an exciting purchase, for the customer thinks he/she is going to be able to listen to his cds once again, he makes a quick trip to his cd player. So he follows the instructions carefully that’s on the package of the cd cleaning disc and enthusiastically places a music cd in the tray after the cleaning. But all is still not well.
For the cd player that has just been cleaned is still not reading the music cd that is in the stereo system. Should one take comfort in knowing that at least the radio/tuner part of the system still works, or should he/she consider purchasing a new system to replace the non working cd player? Then as the owner of the cd player takes one more look at the cd cleaning package he/she notices some advice he/she was unaware of before.
That bit of advice being, that the cd player should be cleaned after every eight hours of playing time. Does anyone really keep track of how often he/she might play or listen to his/her music cds? What if a person forgets he/she is supposed to clean the cd player after every eight hours of use.
Well, there is one important thing cd player owners can do. They can keep the music cds clean or free of dust, for that cd cleaner that has been purchased probably also came with a lint free cleaning cloth to keep dust of the cds themselves. For that dust that’s on the cds is what accumulates on to the laser lens in the cd player over a period of time, thus making the laser lens in the cd player unable to read the cds.
So the cleaner the cds, the cleaner the laser lens in the cd player will be. Some people may try literally blowing the dust away from the cd, but that might make the dust particles settle back on to the cd. So for best results, just clean the cds with a lint free cloth to ensure the life of that precious cd player.
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