Philips CDR775 CD Player / Recorder - Doesn't Want to Play Discs! 

I bought one of those in the early 2000s and it was one of the worst purchases I've ever made. It rarely functioned properly and it destroyed those expensive CD-R Audio discs when trying to record on them, over and over and over, and when I first wanted to have it serviced, it was not possible and then when I wanted another functioning CD-player/recorder they had been dropped from the stores. They offered me as replacement a crappy minidisc recorder (which I did not need since I had one already) that was just as unreliable. Well ... the chain of stores where I bought it was bankrupt some years later .... no wonder why.

Very satisfying to see another thing saved from e-waste.

Good video.. just to make you aware if you aren't already, the ribbon connector end from the laser unit can be very very sensitive to esd, it can result in a destroyed laser when disconnected and then the end of the ribbon touched by fingers etc, some aren't to bad, but some will be completely knackered if you touch them, just thought I'd let you know if you didn't already, so if you do the same as you did in this machine to a different more sensitive one, you will possibly end up with a dead laser unit, there are certain laser units that you need to solder across an area linking it together before disconnection, to stop an electro static charge killing the unit, you can usually find info in the service manual for the particular machine you're working on, if you can find the service manual for a player, check it before jumping in to strip a machine down... It's very satisfying repairing cd players, many people just think the laser is dead if a machine doesn't read a disc, but in my experience its very seldom the laser that's the problem, if a good clean and lube doesn't sort things, check the power supply next, capacitors sometimes age, although that is far less common than you will read about, its a silly trend that you should replace the electrolytic capacitors in anything that's a few years old, where in fact many will last for 3, 4 or 5 decades without problems.. anyways enjoy yourself, and i'll sub your channel and hopefully watch more of your fixes, cheers fae Fife.

Nice video. I fixed a similar model. However now I am finding a CDR802 harder to fix..I'm thinking some capacitors might need changing.

I admit that I cringe a little bit with the metal spudger so close to the electronics. I'm surprised that you don't use some plastic spudgers for those areas. I assume you haven't had problems scratching the PCB's or any such thing yet.

Very informative video.iv. I just purchased one off these.The recorder side was only used very rarely by the last Owner.The cd player (right draw) works fantastic very fast pick up.The recorder (left draw) is completely dead iv tryed to give it a tap with the cover off no laser no nothing..its very clean inside.Any help or advice would be appreciated.Thank.ypu

You have a dual disc Philips CD Recorder. You did not show whether or not it would recognize Digital Audio discs. The left tray is for recording on a blank digital audio disc. Look closely at the Logo next to the tray, it will say Digital Audio. It will not record on regular computer discs! The right tray is for playback, and will play virtually any recorded disc. The left tray can also be used to playback... I used a Philips CDR765 Dual Deck Recorder I bought brand new for nearly 20 years to master my analog tapes from a tape deck to CD to create digital masters of our music and never had any issues until about two years ago when it quit. One must periodically use a laser lens cleaner disc to make sure it will read properly. Some of the comments suggest that they didn't read the Manual which clearly states that Digital Audio Discs must be used to record.

I was surprised this worked in all honesty - that wasn't all that dusty and I've never had much luck cleaning CD mechs - generally when they're gone they're gone, and if they aren't Sony or Sanyo based good luck getting new lasers for them, especially recorders.

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Hello lads, I have a similar generation Philips CD model with a faded display. Anyone has a fix for that?

Danke fürs Video, leider hat dies bei mir nicht funktioniert, es bleibt (NO CD) Was kann es den sein? Schöne Grüße und bleibt GESUND...

Greetings, can lithium grease be used to lube the transport?

TENHO UM DESSE ! TEM IDEIA QUAL O VALOR PRA MIM VENDER ? MOD CDR 765

Beware! I believe the Philips (and Marantz) CD consumer grade recorders will only record onto pre formatted CD AUDIO discs. They won't accept normal computer grade CDR's or CDRW's A quick Google search shows Audio Blanks are few and far between.