Hello, all. I purchased the subject CDP about 20 years ago after
reading a glowing review in stereophile mag. It has performed
flawlessly until several days ago when it abruptly starting making some
rattling noises and now refuses to read any CDs. An inserted disk spins
for a few seconds then stops with a resulting steady red "error"
indicator comes on and track number 1 not being displayed. Hitting the
"play" or "scan" buttons will again cause the CD to spin but also
doesn't bring up any tracks.

Googling around a bit I found others had similar issues with the unit
and my problem could be a dirty lens (doesn't seem likely), weak/failed
laser or some other component(s). Most of the Google info was from
about 10 years ago.

Can anyone add anything further and does anyone know of a competent
repair facility (preferably in the Wash DC metro area)? Thanks for your
time and comment. Sincerely,
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J. B. Wood e-mail:

According to the service manual, this unit used a Philips CDM4 optics assembly. This may be an option for you. Shoot me am Email if you need the manual.

Dan

On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:59:28 -0500, "J.B. Wood"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

ROTEL RCD-855 service manual:
http://elektrotanya.com/?q=showresul...at2=schematics

- Franc Zabkar
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Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

On 02/21/2013 07:13 AM, wrote:
According to the service manual, this unit used a Philips CDM4 optics assembly. This may be an option for you. Shoot me am Email if you need the manual.

Dan

Thanks, Dan, and others for replying. I've got a .pdf of the service
manual but I was hoping to hear from someone who actually has worked on
this device or has had one recently put back into working order. Sincerely,

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J. B. Wood e-mail:

I have worked on these in the past. No major isues, just the typical types of problems. If cleaning the lens doesn't resolve the problem, the replacements are still available and not too expensive either. Check the loading mechanism if you see/hear noise during the spinup. If the load cycle is not completed, there will be some rubbing that will not allow the CD to spin up correctly. If not fast enough on the spin-up, the unit will report an error too.

Dan