Beosound 4000 doesn’t play all CDs

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Hi all, I’ve come across an issue with my Beosound 4000 that I can’t find mention to elsewhere online. The CD player seems to work perfectly fine, but only on SOME discs. On others it will spin for 1-5 seconds, and the give me a CD <> message. The odd thing is that some discs will play initially, but then stop working, or will only play after insertion but will stop working after changing tracks. Seems odd to me that it works perfectly fine with some, some don’t work at all, and others partially work. Any ideas?    

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Hi and welcome to Beoworld! The Beosound 4000 was called the BeoSound Ouverture in Europe, so maybe this thread can help you out:

Location: Warwickshire, UK

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A further non-tech suggestion:  If you find a CD that plays (preferably one with lots of tracks and close to the max 74 minutes playing time), play it repeatedly and move back and forward through the tracks.  This may 'free up' the laser mechanism (focus or radial tracking) if that is the problem - it could be sticky from age or lack of use.  Then try a CD that didn't work before.

Location: Warwickshire, UK

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Thanks for quick reply! I have a good amount a tech expertise, and am comfortable replacing parts and capacitors. In this case I've already replaced the tape belt in this unit. First thing I tried was cleaning the lens with isopropyl alcohol which didn't seem to make any difference. I'll have to run through the test modes later today. I'll also look into which capacitors I need to replace first for laser.

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