Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 3:46:53 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Your red laser might be getting weak. The red laser reads both conventional DVDs and CDs (blue laser for blu discs), but often weak lasers have trouble reading DVDs first, usually when cold.
You can try cleaning it, but there's a good chance the laser is getting weak.
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 3:46:53 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:adjusted.
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
There are adjustment pots on the laser drive (VR1, VR2, VR3). You will need the service manual to know which one does what, but it has been my experience with standard discs that yes, lasers either go out of focus or get weak, and in many cases can be
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Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
The laser assembly seems to be a BDP5G-MAIN Rev 2-3.1 . I cannot so far
find any service info on that to suggest waht the VR1,2,3 adjustments are.
The laser assembly seems to be a BDP5G-MAIN Rev 2-3.1 . I cannot so far find any service info on that to suggest waht the VR1,2,3 adjustments are.That is the one pictured, yes. I expect that you will have to find a service manual for that specific device - or, as I am fond of suggesting, if the alternative is landfill, a little bit of careful experimenting is in order.
NOTE: You are adjusting the DVD (red) laser!
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-adjust-the-laser-in-your-dvd-player
When the alternative is landfill, extraordinary measures are acceptable. Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from Alibaba in China for $15. Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That surprised me.
On Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 1:40:29 AM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:was installed. If the laser doesn't work at all, see if there's a blob jumper on the ribbon. There also might be a trimmer adjustment on the kapton ribbon, but I wouldn't try adjusting that until every option is exhausted. I recall tweaking that a bit
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now alwaysUpdate:
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
I just received a replacement laser unit from Alibaba in China for $15.
Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I
still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That
surprised me.
It's been *many* years since I played with DVD players (when they became uneconomical to repair), but I recall many lasers being shipped with a solder blob jumper on the ribbon cable to prevent static damage. The blob had to be removed after the laser
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from Alibaba in China for $15. Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I
still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That surprised me.
On 11/19/2022 10:40 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from Alibaba in China for $15. Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That surprised me.I tried this replacement today. It would not load cd's, DVD's, or Blue
ray discs. Maybe needs adjustment, but I do not have much info on that process. Since none of the disc types works, I don't have much hope for
that. I did not find any kind of jumper to remove. It looks just like
the origional.
I put the old one back in with the previous problem continues. I did
find that it hardly moves the disc at all on DVD's, but spins up CD's
and BluRay's quickly. Even blank CD's and DVD's do not change the
results. The DVD's still do not spin, the CD's spin and search for awhile.
How does the player detect the type of disc? It seems like for DVD's it
is very quickly giving up on spinning the disc.
I did find a youtube on a very similar disc player that includes what
looks like the same laser head unit. SOH-BDP5G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWrO9CLDs
From that, I learned the the VR1 is for BD, VR2 for DVD, and VR3 is CD.
I guess the next step is to get out the scope for adjustment.
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 8:50:21 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
On 11/19/2022 10:40 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:I tried this replacement today. It would not load cd's, DVD's, or Blue
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always
shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu
Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from AliExpress in China for $15. >>> Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I
still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That
surprised me.
ray discs. Maybe needs adjustment, but I do not have much info on that
process. Since none of the disc types works, I don't have much hope for
that. I did not find any kind of jumper to remove. It looks just like
the origional.
I put the old one back in with the previous problem continues. I did
find that it hardly moves the disc at all on DVD's, but spins up CD's
and BluRay's quickly. Even blank CD's and DVD's do not change the
results. The DVD's still do not spin, the CD's spin and search for awhile. >>
How does the player detect the type of disc? It seems like for DVD's it
is very quickly giving up on spinning the disc.
I did find a youtube on a very similar disc player that includes what
looks like the same laser head unit. SOH-BDP5G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWrO9CLDs
From that, I learned the the VR1 is for BD, VR2 for DVD, and VR3 is CD.
I guess the next step is to get out the scope for adjustment.
I admit I'm confused by your original symptom of the machine not giving the DVD more than a brief sniff before bailing. My only guess is that it's not reading any reflection back with the DVD. Maybe DVDs are a bit less reflective than CDs?
As far as the "new" drive, I think it's very likely that the drive you received is junk probably pulled from a defective machine that arrived in one of the thousands of containers of scrap electronics that get shipped back to China every year.
On 11/25/2022 6:50 AM, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 8:50:21 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
On 11/19/2022 10:40 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:I tried this replacement today. It would not load cd's, DVD's, or Blue
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always >>>> shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu >>>> Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from AliExpress in China for $15.
Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I >>> still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That
surprised me.
ray discs. Maybe needs adjustment, but I do not have much info on that
process. Since none of the disc types works, I don't have much hope for
that. I did not find any kind of jumper to remove. It looks just like
the origional.
I put the old one back in with the previous problem continues. I did
find that it hardly moves the disc at all on DVD's, but spins up CD's
and BluRay's quickly. Even blank CD's and DVD's do not change the
results. The DVD's still do not spin, the CD's spin and search for awhile. >>
How does the player detect the type of disc? It seems like for DVD's it
is very quickly giving up on spinning the disc.
I did find a youtube on a very similar disc player that includes what
looks like the same laser head unit. SOH-BDP5G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWrO9CLDs
From that, I learned the the VR1 is for BD, VR2 for DVD, and VR3 is CD.
I guess the next step is to get out the scope for adjustment.
I admit I'm confused by your original symptom of the machine not giving the DVD more than a brief sniff before bailing. My only guess is that it's not reading any reflection back with the DVD. Maybe DVDs are a bit less reflective than CDs?Or, the DVD LED has failed
I was under the impression that they use the same laser to read CDs and DVDs and a separate laser for the Blu.
Maybe yours uses three..
On 11/25/2022 6:50 AM, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 8:50:21 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
On 11/19/2022 10:40 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:I tried this replacement today. It would not load cd's, DVD's, or Blue
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always >>>>> shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu >>>>> Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory
settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from AliExpress in China
for $15.
Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I >>>> still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That
surprised me.
ray discs. Maybe needs adjustment, but I do not have much info on that
process. Since none of the disc types works, I don't have much hope for
that. I did not find any kind of jumper to remove. It looks just like
the origional.
I put the old one back in with the previous problem continues. I did
find that it hardly moves the disc at all on DVD's, but spins up CD's
and BluRay's quickly. Even blank CD's and DVD's do not change the
results. The DVD's still do not spin, the CD's spin and search for
awhile.
How does the player detect the type of disc? It seems like for DVD's it
is very quickly giving up on spinning the disc.
I did find a youtube on a very similar disc player that includes what
looks like the same laser head unit. SOH-BDP5G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWrO9CLDs
From that, I learned the the VR1 is for BD, VR2 for DVD, and VR3 is CD. >>>
I guess the next step is to get out the scope for adjustment.
I admit I'm confused by your original symptom of the machine not
giving the DVD more than a brief sniff before bailing. My only guess
is that it's not reading any reflection back with the DVD. Maybe
DVDs are a bit less reflective than CDs?
Or, the DVD LED has failed
As far as the "new" drive, I think it's very likely that the drive you
received is junk probably pulled from a defective machine that arrived
in one of the thousands of containers of scrap electronics that get
shipped back to China every year.
The could well be true. I notified ALIExpress. It will be interesting
to see what comes out of that. Shipping the old one back would probably
cost me a good chunk of what I paid.
On 11/25/2022 3:59 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/25/2022 6:50 AM, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 8:50:21 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
On 11/19/2022 10:40 PM, Bob F wrote:
On 11/7/2022 12:47 PM, Bob F wrote:I tried this replacement today. It would not load cd's, DVD's, or Blue >>> ray discs. Maybe needs adjustment, but I do not have much info on that >>> process. Since none of the disc types works, I don't have much hope for >>> that. I did not find any kind of jumper to remove. It looks just like
Samsung BD-P3600 was intermittent for a while on DVDs but now always >>>>> shows "The disc can not be played" when a DVD is loaded. CD's and Blu >>>>> Ray disks work perfectly.
I tried holding "PLAY" or "PAUSE" for 8 seconds to reset to factory >>>>> settings with no effect. (Does nothing)
Any ideas about getting it working would be appreciated.
Update:
I just received a replacement laser unit from AliExpress in China
for $15.
Hopefully, I can just remove the old one and replace it and it will
work. Or will the replacement still need calibration adjustments that I >>>> still have found no service manual for.
The order was made 11/8, promised for Dec 2, and receive Nov 19. That >>>> surprised me.
the origional.
I put the old one back in with the previous problem continues. I did
find that it hardly moves the disc at all on DVD's, but spins up CD's
and BluRay's quickly. Even blank CD's and DVD's do not change the
results. The DVD's still do not spin, the CD's spin and search for
awhile.
How does the player detect the type of disc? It seems like for DVD's it >>> is very quickly giving up on spinning the disc.
I did find a youtube on a very similar disc player that includes what
looks like the same laser head unit. SOH-BDP5G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWrO9CLDs
From that, I learned the the VR1 is for BD, VR2 for DVD, and VR3 is CD. >>>
I guess the next step is to get out the scope for adjustment.
I admit I'm confused by your original symptom of the machine not
giving the DVD more than a brief sniff before bailing. My only guess
is that it's not reading any reflection back with the DVD. Maybe
DVDs are a bit less reflective than CDs?
Or, the DVD LED has failed
As far as the "new" drive, I think it's very likely that the drive you
received is junk probably pulled from a defective machine that arrived
in one of the thousands of containers of scrap electronics that get
shipped back to China every year.
The could well be true. I notified ALIExpress. It will be interestingI had to send ALIExpress a video showing the player ejecting discs with
to see what comes out of that. Shipping the old one back would probably cost me a good chunk of what I paid.
the "cannot load" message on the screen, and they refunded my money
after receiving that. I will try adjusting my original after
re-installing it.
I had to send ALIExpress a video showing the player ejecting discs with
the "cannot load" message on the screen, and they refunded my money
after receiving that. I will try adjusting my original after
re-installing it.
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