First, I am posting this in the Digital Formats & Music Server Forums because I hope to draw on the knowledge of those that have experience with digital equipment and may be able to point me in the right direction. If moderators feel that this belongs elsewhere, off we go. Now sweat here.
I was recently given a Toshiba SD-9200 DVD/CD player because it has a problem that the former owner got frustrated with:gigglemad and needed an excuse to upgrade to something newer, bigger and better. After searching AK and quite a few Google hits, I understand that this model is a highly regarded CD player and a pretty decent DVD player. After listening to it for the short time that I have I understand why. The problem is that after playing for anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, it will suddenly stop playing in mid-track for no apparent reason. I pulled the case off and removed the cover of the drive mechanism so that I could look around inside and clean the lens. There is nothing loose and the lens is now clean but the problem remains. I also sprayed various components with component cooler mist to see if there was a component with a thermal intermittent problem. No luck. When it stops playing, it is almost as if the laser is lost and can't find where it is supposed to be. With the outer case / cabinet removed, when it stops playing you can usually hear what sounds like the laser assembly hunting for wherever it was and where it should be now. If you press Skip to the next track it will do so and begin playing normally for a while. One might think that it is a bad disc but it does the same thing with all discs including new and old discs that play fine on other players. When it is playing, everything seems absolutely normal. There are no other symptoms or issues. I downloaded and printed a service manual but there is nothing that I see that jumps out to me. I do not have a scope and serious in depth repair is beyond my ability.
I intend to use it primarily as a CD player. The sound quality is amazing. It is unlike anything that I have owned, so far at least. Unless someone posts something that allows me to fix this thing myself I will want to have it repaired by someone that has the expertise to do so. That is why I have posted in the Digital Formats forum. I have no idea who to turn to for this type of repair work. (This very well could be another plea for some kind of a directory of repair techs but I will save that for another time and place.) If there is a member that can do it, great. If there is no member that can or wants to deal with this then I will appreciate contact information for companies that members have experience with and are comfortable with recommending.
For what it's worth, while I have been writing this post and doing a few other things, this crazy machine has been playing a Moody Blues music video for the past 60 minutes without a hitch. Go figure.
Maybe it likes the Moodies as much as I do! 
Any help or advice will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I was recently given a Toshiba SD-9200 DVD/CD player because it has a problem that the former owner got frustrated with:gigglemad and needed an excuse to upgrade to something newer, bigger and better. After searching AK and quite a few Google hits, I understand that this model is a highly regarded CD player and a pretty decent DVD player. After listening to it for the short time that I have I understand why. The problem is that after playing for anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, it will suddenly stop playing in mid-track for no apparent reason. I pulled the case off and removed the cover of the drive mechanism so that I could look around inside and clean the lens. There is nothing loose and the lens is now clean but the problem remains. I also sprayed various components with component cooler mist to see if there was a component with a thermal intermittent problem. No luck. When it stops playing, it is almost as if the laser is lost and can't find where it is supposed to be. With the outer case / cabinet removed, when it stops playing you can usually hear what sounds like the laser assembly hunting for wherever it was and where it should be now. If you press Skip to the next track it will do so and begin playing normally for a while. One might think that it is a bad disc but it does the same thing with all discs including new and old discs that play fine on other players. When it is playing, everything seems absolutely normal. There are no other symptoms or issues. I downloaded and printed a service manual but there is nothing that I see that jumps out to me. I do not have a scope and serious in depth repair is beyond my ability.
I intend to use it primarily as a CD player. The sound quality is amazing. It is unlike anything that I have owned, so far at least. Unless someone posts something that allows me to fix this thing myself I will want to have it repaired by someone that has the expertise to do so. That is why I have posted in the Digital Formats forum. I have no idea who to turn to for this type of repair work. (This very well could be another plea for some kind of a directory of repair techs but I will save that for another time and place.) If there is a member that can do it, great. If there is no member that can or wants to deal with this then I will appreciate contact information for companies that members have experience with and are comfortable with recommending.
For what it's worth, while I have been writing this post and doing a few other things, this crazy machine has been playing a Moody Blues music video for the past 60 minutes without a hitch. Go figure.
Maybe it likes the Moodies as much as I do! Any help or advice will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
