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CED Digest Vol. 3 No. 47  •  11/28/1998

Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 07:30:27 -0800
From: Tom Howe
To: ceds@teleport.com
Subject: RE: Video Noise and Dual Audio Titles

>First my 400sjt has acquired a new problem. When I reach the end of a disc
>side (about 40-60 on counter) the image begins to become very snowy.

This sounds like a problem in the video converter circuitry related to the
decreasing signal-to-noise ratio as disc play time increases. This could be a
failure in just about any component in the video converter, although a likely
candidate is the integrated circuit U3402. This same chip was used in all RCA
players, so the part could be scavenged from a parts machine.

>Do you have a more complete list of all the CED titles that took advantage
>of the dual audio function. 

The FAQ lists all the English/Spanish titles that indicate dual-language on the
caddy.  All the Jane Fonda discs except "New Workout" had the music
w/instructions or music only dual audio function.

--Tom

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From: "Kato" 
To: ceds@teleport.com
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:20:37 +0000
Subject: Problem Disc/CED player

 I have a Hitachi VIP201P which was obtained "broken". Opening it I 
found a disk which had apparently misloaded, and simply put the disc 
back on the splindle - testing it allowed it to play.
 The player has worked okay since, until yesterday when I was 
watching that disc, when I turned over to side two, it spent ages 
"tracking" before it started to play. Then when it reached the end 
of the side the player could not return the head to the side standby 
position (it stopped above the disc). Despite this the player 
attempted to position the disc to eject it, pushing it up against the 
stylus and mechanism.
 Brute force was used to extract the disc, the player appears to be 
working except that it cannot play that disc at all - has anyone got 
any suggestions for what is wrong.....
TTFN
--Kato
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From: (TIMOTHY POREE)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:39:44 -0500 (EST)
To: ceds@teleport.com
Subject: RCA SELECTAVISION VIDEODISC PLAYER

I,M TRYING TO LOCATE A PLAYER IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, ON WITH THE
FEATURES FOR PLAYING BOTH SIDES,
SLOW SPEED. REPLY IF YOU CAN HELP.
                                THANK YOU

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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 08:19:40 +0200
From: sobel 
To: Tom Howe <ceds@teleport.com>
Subject: CED's and 400 players for sale

best offer taken for 650 CED titles (approx 1,000 discs) including Holocaust
boxed 4 disc set, and three SJT 400 RCA players with remotes and instruction
books.  Package deal.  MUST GO>>>>>>relocating soon!!!   respond to
drilnfil@mailexcite.com