Pioneer LaserDisc / DVD thread - Page 27

Also check that the Wolf Guy disc is not damaged, it could be out of round, or have a problem near the hub of the disc causing it to wobble at speed and potentially damage the player.

If you have a CAV disc that starts to freeze/jump/go fast your LD is close to an extreme of the focus servo spec and the player is having a little trouble keeping focus. Common issue with all LD players.

The Wolf Guy disc is perfect, mint condition. I already watched it on another player with no problems too, and that was a player that already started to have CAV issues. The other disc that had a wobbly startup, 3X3 EYES Vol.1, was sealed so it is perfect as well. The thing that gets me is that it had no problems with CAV discs (including wobble free play of 3X3 EYES, I can guess that because it was whisper quiet playing the disc) until I took the top off and cleaned the spindle which is what is so frustrating, it was so quiet and perfect apart from the damn U1 error! Also, Pioneer directed me to Supertech which is in Bundall on the Gold Coast. I am kind of half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, thanks so much for the offer! One other thing, X9, droool.... Best I can hope for is a R7G or LD-S9 next time I go to Nippon but I guess they are not such bad alternatives If they are so much better than the D99, I can't wait to see them in action.

P.S The wobbling really only happens as the disc starts to spin up but seems OK once it gets to full speed. I was more worried about the disc being damaged when it was being spun but there are no marks on it thankfully.


Does that mean the laser needs adjusting? It was playing CAV discs perfectly before I cleaned it. The picture also does not seem to be as good now which leads me to believe it needs some tuning to get it perfect again. I was amazed by the lack of chroma noise when I first got the player but having watched 2 discs last night, I could see noise which I did not like. Would you advise that the player not be used until it is serviced in case it does more damage?

Thanks to both of you for the advice!
Edited by SegaSonic91 - 10/26/12 at 7:31pm

One other thing about my D99, it came with weird cone shaped things on the bottom of the machine and I would really like to remove them but have no idea how to. What are they for exactly? It's a damn pain because not only will the LD player not fit into places it SHOULD fit into because of the cones, it also makes it go off balance very easily. There are two at the front of the machine and one at the back. I put my turntable on top of the LD player hoping it would stabalise it but my cat has decided that the turntable is his new favourite sleeping place and keeps making the machine go off balance if he sits too far to the left or right of the back of the turntable which makes the player thud down when he jumps off it.

Please furnish a photo (if at all possible) of the "weird cone shaped things" to illustrate what you are attempting to describe. Personally I would (and have) use(d) a loaded squirt bottle to train my cat to avoid any contact with my A/V gear.

Here are two photos of the "weird cone shaped things"

The cones are audiophile or videophile additions. The cones better secure the unit so you get no machine movement. The movement can cause slight jitter in the audio digital output or less jitter in the video. This is normally for Audio efforts but you needs to have an Audiophile system to hear the difference in the sound field and music accuracy.

Just a warning of a bad laserdisc seller. Ripped me of for a lot of maney. Shipping a broken payer and not paying a refund. He is banned on an number of forums and goes under the following names. His real name is Ricarde Tomas from Santarem in Portugal.

Do not deal with him!

User ID
laserdisc_temple
mv_cinema_consulting
ld_magical
high_tech28
antinquities50

I'm presently watching Terminator 2 on an old 13-inch Sony. The funny thing is the laser disc is playing on a Pioneer VP-1000 ! The build date is Oct.1980.I'm surprised the old guy is still playing after all this time ! I can't remember the last time I even gave it a spin.



Just thought I'd share this little experience.

I have an X0 player that though well packed obviously had trouble during shipping.
At first the tray/door wouldn't open. I pulled it apart and got that sorted.

Now the problem appears to be that the laser is too close to the disc.
The disc starts to spin up, after a second or two I hear the laser hit it. I can see fine marks on the disc where it hits.

I then get a P5 error.

I was getting a U1 error when I first put it together.

Without a disc in the laser moves freely up and down the rail, and the light comes on then off.

Any ideas, or anyone have a service manual? The HLD-X0 was a mongrel to get apart.

HI all, I am a large buyer of laserdiscs and players, I purchased the laserdisc player from ricardo tomas msb lsi platinum, as per previous reports on this site the following occurred,
goods did not arrive
was charged an extra 122 gbpounds after I purchased player for postage
tracking number invalid and post office was blamed
he stated total postage was 340 gbpounds to post economy
many excuses, no answers to questions
ebay refunded monies except for 122 gbpounds as done after he was paid for player and amount quoted on site for postage
he then guaranteed he would pay by the 10th february 2013 the 122 gbpounds
this did not occur

Hello i have a sanyo laser disc player found it at the salvation army and depending on the disc i put in there can be a noise like two pieces plastic skipping against each other. The picture also become wavy or black and white. Not sure what i can do about this. Please help thanks

Take it back if you can. The servo's are having trouble locking onto the LD data and it is continually adjusting and the lens is probably tapping the LD surface trying to stay focused.

cararte mv_cinema laserdisc_temple

I purchased a msb ls1 off of ebay from laserdisc_temple

goods did not arrive, tracking number invalid etc

Never know with shipping, If there is any box damage I'd submit a claim. If the box is fine then if the buyer is close to one of us that work on players we could take a look at it.

Has anyone had any recent dealings with Duncan at Bayview Electronics (laserdiscservice.com) ? Please PM me.

Duncan is Pioneer trained and the really top expert. Highly recommended.

I would hold off on those recommendations as things have changed in his availability.

When it comes to family health you have to have an understanding.

Was the transit screw the kind you unscrew and take out or just a turn and it remains?
Wondering if it was fully unlocked.

I am thinking the situation is a false alarm on his part. Sounds to me like you've done everything you could to provide your customer with great shipping service. The only things you not done yet is go to your customer's home and unpack the player for him, set it up, load a disc and furnish him with a nice cocktail...

My comment was made as he hasn't been responding to my emails in the past few weeks and had feared the worst.
He still isn't responding.

Add - hifi_museum to Ricardo's ebay accounts.

Hi LASERGAL. I have paid for and not received goods from Ricardo at ebay (user name laserdisc_temple). How did you know that is one of his ebay user names? I wish to be able to know so that if he changes ebay names, or is operating under a different ebay name, that I do not buy from him. Have you also had problems with Ricardo? I purchased from him off ebay with his name of laserdisc_temple. Has he got any other ebay names. ? I appreciate your help with this. Regards Edward