Sharp MV-D2000 Laserdisc malfunction

Check the disk. It might be cracked. (Yes, it's possible for one side to be cracked and the other side okay.)

I did try several discs, no change in symptoms. :(

One address: Kurtis Bahr ( snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net)

Cheers!

If it plays audio discs, but not video ones, then the problem is almost certainly the laser. It's not always visible dust that causes the problem. The optical chamber below the lens is usually open to the air, and dust will settle in there on things like the critical angle mirror and pickup array. This severely compromises the performance of the laser. Sometimes, you can 'get it back' by carefully holding the lens to one side, and squirting some dry compressed air down the gap into the optical chamber.

Also, just because the lens didn't look dusty, that doesn't necessarily mean that it is optically clean. Many lasers that I see that are performing badly, have a sort of 'film' over the lens. This is only removed by gentle application of a cotton bud (Q-Tip) moistened in electronics grade IPA, and then the lens surface polished with a dry bud. This is very often the problem when the unit comes from a smoking household.

Arfa

No smoking here, but I will give that a go (not smoking, cleaning the optics ;) ) before trying the email.

Thanks for the suggestions. :)

I got busy with other stuff and had to put this on the back burner for a while. Your fix worked. :) I tried three disks and five sides, and they all play! :)

Thanks!