"Dave" writes:

I have a panasonic DVD A320 that no longer recognizes when a DVD or CD is
in the tray. It just started doing this and worked well until a few days
ago.

Any idea how the inserted DVD/CD is recognized and how a repair might be
made. It isn't worth getting professionaly repaired.

See the CD Player Repair Guide at the site below.

Start by cleaning the lens.

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