Sony DVD play keeps stalling on dirty disc code
Mike Dyson
DVD stops at some point with the C:13:00 code which indicates a dirty disk.
Cleaning the disk does not fix things, this even happens with new DVDs. Any
advice gratefully received before I junk the player. Tx, Mike Dyson
dvdphile
"Mike Dyson" <dy...@planet.nl> wrote in message
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It sounds like a dodgy laser!
Gary
Mark J. Price
Two years ago I had gave away my Sony DVP-715 which had exactly this
problem.
I have two friends that had Sony 725 and NS900 and both had similar and
identical problems to myself.
Not playing certain discs.
Reporting the C:13:00 (Disc, what disc?) error.
You are not alone...unfortunately.
ossie bacchus
Ossie
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Thierry Wautelet
ossie bacchus <ossie....@ntlworld.com> wrote (écrivait) :
> > Not playing certain discs.
> >
> > Reporting the C:13:00 (Disc, what disc?) error.
> >
> > You are not alone...unfortunately.
By the way, I found this problem with DVD-R written by
a panasonic E85 on my NS900. Turn out that there
is no AUDIO_TS folder on these DVD-R...
Thierry
Stephen (aka steford)
Have this very occassionally on R3 disks on my old Sony 336. Re-calibrated
laser a year or so ago in engineers menu and it's been fine since - with the
odd dodgy disk which has been fine when replaced.
Give the re-calibration a go if you haven't already.
ossie bacchus
Ossie
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Nath
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> How did you do that??
Do a search for old posts, I posted something a while ago.
Should find something with..
"nath" "sony" "calibration"
Mike Dyson
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Can't find your post (spent 1/2 hour trying...) but it sounds intestesting.
Can you do us a favour and tell us again?
Thanks
Mie Dyson
Nath
Just took 10 seconds to find it.
This works on my Sony...
<<hey all...my buddy just picked up the sony DVP-S530D dvd player and was
wondering how to access the firmware version, and what the latest firmware
for this player is? Thanks Matt>>
This question is asked so often that I have prepared a cut and paste answer
for those who need this information. The answer to your question is in this
Sony DVD player service menu briefing. Reportedly, firmware version 2.21 is
the first version that fixes the lip-sync problem.
Make sure that the DVD player is turned OFF and in the standby mode with the
little red LED glowing above the on/off button. To enter the test mode,
press Title, Clear, and Power on the remote. This will produce the following
menu:
Test Mode Menu
0. Syscon Diagnosis
1. Drive Auto Adjustment (Calibrates DVDs and CDs)
2. Drive Manual Operation (Calibrates DVDs and CDs)
3. Mecha Aging (Allows auto repeat mode for testing)
4. Emergency History (Shows the number of hours on your machine)
===>>> *** 5. Version Information (Shows FILMWARE version) *** <<<===
6. Video Level Adjustment. (Test pattern)
Exit: POWER Key.
The Sony 330, 530 and 550 players have the ability to automatically
calibrate the playback functions of DVDs and CDs. (This could conceivably
save a trip to the repair facility for calibration.) If you are willing to
accept any risks which may be involved in executing this procedure, the
instructions follow.
Before you start, have ready at least two dual layer DVDs and two single
layer DVDs. (Dual layer DVDs have a gold color playing surface and single
layer DVDs are silver.) You can also run the audio CD calibration if you
want. The reason that I recommend having two of each type is that the player
might produce an error message on one of the disks due to some miniscule
imperfection and you will have another to fall back on. (It is unlikely that
you will have a rare SACD disk so this part of the calibration procedure
should be skipped.)
Press #1 on the remote after entering the service menu and the following
sub-menu will appear:
## Drive Auto Adjustment ##
0. All
1. DVD-SL (Single layer DVD)
2. CD (Audio CD)
3. DVD-DL (Dual layer DVD)
4. SACD (Super Audio CD)
Exit: RETURN
Press #1 on the remote and insert a Single Layer DVD when the drawer opens.
Press the enter key and the machine will begin to calibrate all of the
playback features. When calibration is completed, follow the onscreen
instructions to return to the above menu.
When the Drive Auto Adjustment menu returns, press #3 on the remote and
insert a Dual Layer DVD when the drawer opens. Follow the instructions as
noted above. When calibration is completed, follow the onscreen instructions
to exit from the Test Mode.
Now you can turn the player back on and try your dual layer disks and see if
the layer change has improved. I calibrated my Sony 550 and it is working
better than ever.
If you are afraid to try this service mode calibration, leave it for an
authorized service facility.
Mike Dyson
problem. Mike