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Tatsujin

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Mega CD trouble
« on: December 16, 2007, 12:35:22 AM »
got a MCD today (my first one) and it refuses to play any cds (audio as well).

procedure:

-turn on the system
-put the cd in > close
-system makes a disc check
-after 5~10 sec i get prompt to push the start button
-the cd-player menu appears

and that's the dead end.

any ideas or suggetions what that prob. could be? similar experiences?

first i will try to clean up the lens.
« Last Edit: December 16, 2007, 12:47:46 AM by Tatsujin »
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2007, 04:12:23 AM »
Cleaning the lens is what I would suggest as well.

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2007, 04:21:07 AM »

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2007, 10:53:15 AM »
It's the lens

This has happened to my original Sega CD

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2007, 11:46:02 AM »
Have you tried playing CD+Gs to see if those work?
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Tatsujin

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2007, 11:46:09 AM »
It's the lens

This has happened to my original Sega CD

think so too..thanx a lot :)

@D: sorry, can't be the fuse, it's mecatronically working all the way just can't read the the cd anyhow. and by the way, i never would buy a MCD2 :wink:
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2007, 11:47:26 AM »
Have you tried playing CD+Gs to see if those work?

yes..the same there. can't run any audio-cds (what's a CDG?).
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2007, 11:48:34 AM »
Have you tried playing CD+Gs to see if those work?

I think it is very important to have a CD+G to test this feature on all consoles.

yes..the same there. can't run any audio-cds (what's a CDG?).

Kinda like a graphical karaoke CD

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2007, 11:51:24 AM »
Have you tried playing CD+Gs to see if those work?

yes..the same there. can't run any audio-cds (what's a CDG?).
I guess in Switzerland and Japan they didn't advertise how cool it was to be able to play CD+Gs on your old CD video game systems like TGCD and Sega CD  :mrgreen: . Of course this didn't help sell any consoles whatsoever.
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2007, 11:53:46 AM »
You'd think that japan would advertise it since karaoke came from there, haha.

Tatsujin

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2007, 12:10:09 PM »
wow..you never complete the training  :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD%2BG

sorry..just wasn't aware of the meaning of "CDG", that's all :P
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2007, 06:29:37 AM »
Is it a model 1?  If cleaning the lens doesn't work, check the belt that pulls the tray up after it slides in, sometimes they get loose and don't pull it up all the way.

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2007, 11:34:56 AM »
Take it apart Tatsujin.. and take pics for us too :D

Tatsujin

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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2007, 01:29:31 PM »
you have to PRESS START

wow..thx a lot for that advise bro. up to now, i wasn't even aware of such a button exist :shock:

@ mal: and how i will!

@ Guts: yes it is a model 1 (as i already mentioned above, i never would buy a "stinky" Model 2 :P)
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Re: Mega CD trouble
« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2007, 03:11:11 PM »
you have to PRESS START

pressing any other button brings you to the CD+G

Can't wait for this guy's faqs if that is the level of his problem solving skills.