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Apex 1130 won't load disks? | ||
| donkey_puncher posted 2004 Mar 29 06:14 | ||
| I picked up an Apex 1130 from Wall Mart around thanksgiving. It's worked fine, but yesterday I popped in a new DVD and it wouldn't load it. It just kept saying "Loading" on the screen. I thought maybe it was a bad disk and I tried several others. It still wouldn't load anything. While it's trying to load the disk I hear this whirling whispering sound coming from the unit. Anyone know if this is fixable or if there is something I could do?
It's a cheap unit so I'm not too worried about junking it, but I thought I should at least see if anyone else has had this problem and if there is a simple fix before I throw it in the dumpster. | ||
| Craig Tucker posted 2004 Mar 29 06:27 | ||
| Why don't you take it back to wallmart for an exchange ? | ||
| handyguy posted 2004 Mar 29 10:45 | ||
| nerd-out.com has apex forums you can ask there they should have a forum specific for your model. Also unplug it for a minute or more & plug back in. | ||
| donkey_puncher posted 2004 Mar 29 13:33 | ||
Will they take it back? It's been 4 months now. | ||
| Craig Tucker posted 2004 Mar 29 13:54 | ||
| I would certainly hope so, if it has a fault. Electrical items over here have a 12 month warranty as standard, sometimes longer. I know if I took it to an Asda Wallmart here they would exchange it. | ||
| yodandy posted 2004 Apr 03 17:19 | ||
| They told me today that dvd players have 90 days to take them back. | ||
| kiki posted 2004 Apr 03 18:12 | ||
| If you can't return it, why not take it apart, and clean the laser lens.
What have you got to lose?? I have done this with a few units, and had great success. If you are in a smokey or dusty environment, then a dirty laser could well be the problem. A drop of alcohol on a q-tip does wonders. This brought by Pioneer 105 back from the brink. After a bunch of coasters, I cleaned it, and have 50-ish flawless burns on the old girl. Best of Luck Kiki | ||
| donkey_puncher posted 2004 Apr 03 19:13 | ||
| I ended up taking it back. However they would only let me exchange it for another player and they did not sell the 1130W any longer. I exchanged it for a Sanyo player that cost twice as much and then the next day returned the unopened new Sanyo player and they gave me a refund. I may go to Circuit City or somewhere else to find another player. |
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