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Sylvania 9" AC-DC TV/DVD Combo
I am wondering is anyone has any experience with these units? The
model number is SSC509D it is just out of warranty and the DVD started having trouble reading a disk, now it won't read one at all. It will still play an audio CD. Does any one know if parts are available or any ideas on what I could try? I do not have a schematic for the unit but do understand electronics. Thanks for any help and ideas. John |
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Greetings..
First and foremost, where is the reference contact information in the owner's manual? IF the owner's manual isn't available - why not? The one thing to keep for ANY electronics (especially programmable) appliances is the owner's manual! Ordinarily, if this isn't available (lost or worse, thrown out), most folks will simply advise to discard the appliance and start over, IF it becomes defective. Unfortunately, like nearly everything else, Sylvania is NOT a U.S. based company any more. Indeed, like nearly everything else these days, it's now owned by the Japanese and/or Chinese. As such, unfortunately, they would rather you just buy another one than put the time, effort and expense into fixing what you've got. Likewise, it seems to be the general consensus of those that *used* to service such electronics. While a 'convenient' alternative, it sure doesn't do our land fills any good... That being said, the first thing I would do is to call the customer support line and explain that it's failed JUST out of warranty. Perhaps a PR attitude of you're willing to work with them IF they're willing to take it easy on the consumer in this case might go a long way. A bit of on line searching finds that "Funai Corporation" now owns Sylvania. Interestingly enough, although on their corporate link, the Sylvania link is dead, their corporate headquarters and customer support telephone line is available. Corporate Headquarters: http://www.funai-corp.com/ The U.S. based Web site. http://www.funai.us/company/ Funai Corporation Headquarters 100 North Street Teterboro, NJ 07608 201-288-2063 Funai Corporation Service 19900 Van Ness Ave. Torrance, CA 90501 310-787-3000 http://www.funai.us/support/contactsupport.aspx Customer Support Representatives may also be reached by telephone at 800-242-7158. Good luck.. Cheers, G. jjlrrw wrote: I am wondering is anyone has any experience with these units? The model number is SSC509D it is just out of warranty and the DVD started having trouble reading a disk, now it won't read one at all. It will still play an audio CD. Does any one know if parts are available or any ideas on what I could try? I do not have a schematic for the unit but do understand electronics. Thanks for any help and ideas. John |
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If it isn't a lens-cleaning issue, the DVD assembly will need to be replaced
complete. Welcome to the world of disposable Chinese junk. We wanted those low Walmart prices, and we got them. This is the result. Mark Z. "jjlrrw" wrote in message oups.com... I am wondering is anyone has any experience with these units? The model number is SSC509D it is just out of warranty and the DVD started having trouble reading a disk, now it won't read one at all. It will still play an audio CD. Does any one know if parts are available or any ideas on what I could try? I do not have a schematic for the unit but do understand electronics. Thanks for any help and ideas. John |
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Mark...
Very well stated. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Mark D. Zacharias" If it isn't a lens-cleaning issue, the DVD assembly will need to be replaced complete. Welcome to the world of disposable Chinese junk. We wanted those low Walmart prices, and we got them. This is the result. Mark Z. |
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Funai is probably the producer of that product. They maks a lot of the
Syavania tagged devices now. "sofie" wrote in message ... Mark... Very well stated. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Mark D. Zacharias" If it isn't a lens-cleaning issue, the DVD assembly will need to be replaced complete. Welcome to the world of disposable Chinese junk. We wanted those low Walmart prices, and we got them. This is the result. Mark Z. |
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