CED Digest Vol. 5 No. 41

CED Digest Vol. 5 No. 41 • 10/14/2000
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 10:10:56 -0500 (CDT)
From: Dave Killeffer <DMK9561>
Subject: The Breakfast Club
To: digest@cedmagic.com

Hello all!

I'm new to CEDs, and I have had little luck finding a copy of The Breakfast
Club.  I know that it's "rare", but I've found several other rare ones with
little trouble.  Also, one of my friends says he remembers a disc that isn't
listed on the CEDMagic list: a Perry Como concert disc that one of his friend's
parents watched frequently.

Anyway, if anyone has a copy of The Breakfast Club that they would like to
sell, let me know.

Dave Killeffer
Tech Village Apt. M-7-West
Phone #ERmine 2-5864

"The distance between genius and insanity is measured only by success." -Eliot
Carver

Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly

got boost?

"If you're gettin' turbo lag, you ain't drivin' it right." -Carroll Shelby

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From: zachd
To: Tom Howe <ceds@teleport.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:38:53 -0500
Subject: Re:Stylus for sale?
Priority: normal

I must have missed something.. where are there styluses for sale!?

Zach

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From: "Guy Krause" <krauseg>
To: ceds@teleport.com
Subject: Re: CED Digest Vol. 5 No. 40
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 18:03:40 MST

I have about 300 to 400 titles on CED.  If you are looking for a particular 
movie or other title, please e-mail me at krauseg@hotmail.com and I will advise 
of availability and price. Thank you.

Guy Krause

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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 06:30:39 -0800
To: digest@cedmagic.com
From: Tom Howe <ceds@teleport.com>
Subject: RE: Failure of Pickup Arm to Move at Disc Load

>I feel there isn't a problem I can't handle now. Except for that darm arm 
>not moving forward when my CED is first loaded......

On F/G players (including the Sears 5474 and Zenith VP2000) this condition is 
usually caused by the stylus set down adjustment being incorrect. The following 
information addressing this issue has been added to the Repair Solutions page:



http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/repair-solutions.html

Player Category: F/G Chassis
Fault: Improper Stylus Set Down Adjustment

Symptom(s):
The player never enters play mode when a disc is inserted, but the unit will 
play normally if with the power off, the pickup arm is moved by hand to the 
center of the disc grooves with the power then being switched on. Conversely, 
the player may consistently start at the same point when playing discs, for 
example 10 seconds into the program material on each disc.

Solution(s):
F/G CED players have a landing screw adjustment that determines the point on 
the disc surface where the stylus sets down when play is initiated. If this 
adjustment is too far out, the disc will never start to play because the player 
system control is unable to locate the first modulated groove on the disc. If 
the adjustment is too far in, the stylus will miss the initial grooves on the 
disc and usually start playback several seconds into the program material of 
all discs inserted. On F/G players the pickup arm is pushed to the back of the 
player each time a caddy is inserted, and the landing screw simply stops this 
backward motion at a predetermined point that ideally is directly above the 
first modulated groove on the disc.

The landing screw adjustment requires a 5/64" hex key, and the screw is 
directly accessible on the back panel of the player. Looking at the back of 
the player, locate the hole on the housing about 3 inches from the left side 
and 1 inch from the player top. RCA has a service manual procedure where the 
Service Test/Alignment Discs can be used to adjust this, but each disc must 
have the diameter of the first modulated groove printed on the caddy label, 
and most of the later service discs lack this number. In practice, the proper 
adjustment can be made via trial-and-error. If the adjustment is too far out, 
rotate the landing screw a half turn clockwise (looking at the back of the 
player), and check for playback upon disc insertion. If no playback occurs, 
rotate the screw clockwise another half turn, or if playback now occurs a few 
seconds into play, rotate the screw counterclockwise a quarter turn. Continue 
decreasing how far the screw is rotated with each disc insertion until playback 
begins near the start of the modulated grooves on the disc, which is usually 
just a few seconds before the first graphics appear on screen. The landing 
screw is an 8-32 by 5/8" socket head set screw, so each full turn of the screw 
spans about 40 seconds of disc play (1/32 inch x 9541 grooves/inch x 60/450 
seconds/groove). Test the final adjustment with several different disc titles.
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