Ewan D. Milne wrote:
Thanks very much for replying -- I can see what appears to be two
pairs of
semicircular pads facing each other -- one pair on top of the board
and one
pair on the bottom of the board (right on top of each other, as it
were).
It doesn't look like there is a solder bridge on either of them,
though.
The pads are right next to the wider of the two ribbon cable
connectors.

I found that the DVD player (a DVP-NS300) would power up if the
narrower
ribbon cable was disconnected. It wouldn't work, but it would get out
of
standby.

-Ewan

I did think we were talking about a DVP-NC600, but the pickup is the same as
I recall. The solder blob would be near where one of the cables plugs in at
the side. The solder pads on the pickup itself are not used. Been fooled by
this one before.

mz