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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #15 on: 17 February 2009, 08:43:44 »
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is it worth holding clear for 6 seconds? It should reset.
Hello?   ::) Answer? yes it is!
Tried this on the way home....didn't notice anything happen at all  :-/
It is there to reset the nav when stroppy among other things. Maybe press Main for 6 seconds or longer to enter service menus then clear for 6 or longer to exit/re start. Works on mine. Nothing happens until the button is released, if held long enough. Had to do it today with another experimental verbatum disc, it got stuck in enter address. On re start it spat the disc out, it had 2 tiny scratches, later showed clean disc error.

Siemens have been on my gay list for a while now.
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Your laser is on it's last legs mate, not helped by using the 'acquired' disk. If you put an original disc back in now it *may* be ok.


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« Reply #16 on: 17 February 2009, 09:02:37 »
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is it worth holding clear for 6 seconds? It should reset.
Hello?   ::) Answer? yes it is!
Tried this on the way home....didn't notice anything happen at all  :-/
It is there to reset the nav when stroppy among other things. Maybe press Main for 6 seconds or longer to enter service menus then clear for 6 or longer to exit/re start. Works on mine. Nothing happens until the button is released, if held long enough. Had to do it today with another experimental verbatum disc, it got stuck in enter address. On re start it spat the disc out, it had 2 tiny scratches, later showed clean disc error.

Siemens have been on my gay list for a while now.
(imho)

Your laser is on it's last legs mate, not helped by using the 'acquired' disk. If you put an original disc back in now it *may* be ok.


I am keeping use to minimum for that reason.
"That" disc plays no problem at all and is spotless on the playing surface. Any cd or original disc is fine even with scratches. But any writeable disc MUST be spotless it seems. :-(
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #17 on: 17 February 2009, 10:31:15 »
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is it worth holding clear for 6 seconds? It should reset.
Hello?   ::) Answer? yes it is!

That will only perform a "soft reset" In many cases where the unit has failed due to software problems, the only real way of resetting it is to remove the power completely and start again.

However,  in this case, I think the unit may be "freexing" due to the laser not reading the disc correctly, and the unit is waiting for the data. New laser would be my suggestion next.
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #18 on: 17 February 2009, 10:39:20 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
What sort of costs involved ?
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #19 on: 17 February 2009, 10:47:33 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
What sort of costs involved ?

About 20-30 for the part and half an hour or so to fit (did one recently)
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« Reply #20 on: 17 February 2009, 10:51:35 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
What sort of costs involved ?

About 20-30 for the part and half an hour or so to fit (did one recently)

Not too scary then, having just weighed out on Cambelt kit, cam cover gasket, ignition leads, ABS/TC ECU and so on, there seems to be a lot less money in my wallet  :o
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« Reply #21 on: 17 February 2009, 10:52:36 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
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About 20-30 for the part and half an hour or so to fit (did one recently)

I have a spare laser and also I think Mark has also found another supplier  :y)
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« Reply #22 on: 17 February 2009, 10:57:26 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
What sort of costs involved ?

About 20-30 for the part and half an hour or so to fit (did one recently)

I have a spare laser and also I think Mark has also found another supplier  :y)

May well be interested......but would need to find someone near me to 'install' ?
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« Reply #23 on: 17 February 2009, 11:07:19 »
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New laser would be my suggestion next.
What sort of costs involved ?

About 20-30 for the part and half an hour or so to fit (did one recently)

I have a spare laser and also I think Mark has also found another supplier  :y)

May well be interested......but would need to find someone near me to 'install' ?

Easiest option would be to remove the headunit and ship it!
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #24 on: 17 February 2009, 11:33:17 »
Guess so....or is it a simple enough 'fit' for someone of an elctronics persuasion ? My dad is a whizz with all such things, and if it is a question of disconnecting one and connecting in a replacement, or a modicum of soldering he might be the guy ?
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« Reply #25 on: 17 February 2009, 12:11:35 »
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Guess so....or is it a simple enough 'fit' for someone of an elctronics persuasion ? My dad is a whizz with all such things, and if it is a question of disconnecting one and connecting in a replacement, or a modicum of soldering he might be the guy ?

Needs some sort of alignment / tracking (so i'm guessing a 'scope is required).

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« Reply #26 on: 17 February 2009, 12:12:18 »
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Guess so....or is it a simple enough 'fit' for someone of an elctronics persuasion ? My dad is a whizz with all such things, and if it is a question of disconnecting one and connecting in a replacement, or a modicum of soldering he might be the guy ?

Needs some sort of alignment / tracking (so i'm guessing a 'scope is required).


Nope, not on this unit.....fit and go
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« Reply #27 on: 17 February 2009, 12:14:59 »
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Guess so....or is it a simple enough 'fit' for someone of an elctronics persuasion ? My dad is a whizz with all such things, and if it is a question of disconnecting one and connecting in a replacement, or a modicum of soldering he might be the guy ?

Needs some sort of alignment / tracking (so i'm guessing a 'scope is required).


Nope, not on this unit.....fit and go

Even better!  :y
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #28 on: 17 February 2009, 12:34:27 »
What you actually setup on the older units is the control loops.....and maybe the laser power (this is sometimes directly or by setting the responsivity of the BFD)
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Re: NCDC2013 gremlins ?
« Reply #29 on: 17 February 2009, 13:49:57 »
@ MDTM - So is it an 'easy' fit ?
@ VXL V6 - How many pennies would sir be looking for on the part ?
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