CD5 Errors

Thanks guys, I'll give it a try and report back. I guess my puck may be suffering from premature wear due to my bad habit of leaving a CD in the machine when I'm not using it.

Just buy a couple of new pucks. It's also handy having a spare in case the machine gets hungry.

Alex !

Thanks to you I am secure of that problem
It's nice to know a honest person.

BLT !

I hope that you will solve the problem with treating the rubbers of your puck or changed it for another.

Good luck,

Ozren

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but also try using one of the better laser lens cleaning discs that are available.

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Are these things safe and/or beneficial - I purchased one some time ago but havn't used it because -

a) I wondered whether it might do some damage to my CDP
b) I had the feeling it was Snake-Oil - am I wrong?

David

"Opinions are like belly-buttons, everybody's got one"

Marco- not to contradict, but I thought Naim recommended against cleaning the lasers in their players (at least as performed by us mortals ;-). Not sure why...scratching the lens perhaps?

BLT- As Alex mentioned, leaving the puck on top of a cd in the player while not in use will cause the problem you're experiencing (caused by the rubber o-rings flattening). Assuming series 5 pucks are like series 3 pucks, a sometimes successful fix involves taking a pair of tweasers and rotating the o-rings a bit to "expose" a rounder portion to grip the cd with. If the o-rings aren't squashed beyond hope this will buy you some additional time before replacing the clamp.


regards,

dave

However, the ultra cautious can always send their CDP to Naim for lens cleaning and pay for the privilege

;-)....agreed, I'm really tempted to do it myself. (Richard Dane)... another one for the setup guide.


thanks,

dave

Your local Naim dealer should be able to do it (lens cleaning).
I do it for free to my customer.

Emmanuel

All opinions are my own, and reflect those of the organisation i work for, even if not stipulated.

Thanks for the advice - you were right, it was the puck. I now have another lazy bad habit to kick! (leaving CD's in the player)

Hi Emmanuel,

Any particular brand/model cleaner you'd recommend? If it matters, units are CDS (mk 1) and CD3.

regards,

dave

Lens cleaning.

The lens assembly is a delicate electro-mechanical assembly, free to move in two axes, so caution is required. Do not apply lots of force, or rub the lens with unsuitable materials.

Lens cleaning can be beneficial though, and if you take the same precautions one would use with any good lens, you will be fine.

I use a microfibre lens cleaning cloth, folded to a suitable point and use the pressure of the cloth's stiffness only to clean the lens. Dust would be best removed with a simple soft lens brush.

Naim units are particularly accessible in this regard- my experience of lens cleaners (the CD's with a fine brush attached) is that they are next to useless - they failed to resolve problems that manual cleaning cured.

Andy.

Perfect Andy,

I'll source a cleaning cloth and lens dust brush from the local camera shop. You've answered my question about the cd-style cleaners also! Frankly, I wasn't keen on trying one with the CDM4 mech anyway.

regards,

Dave

For me, I have always found the solution to be cleaning the bottom of the puk and/or cleaning the CD where the puck makes contact.

For me, I have always found the solution to be cleaning the bottom of the puk and/or cleaning the CD where the puck makes contact.

For the CDS mk 1, cleaning the hub and bottom of puck affects sound quality as well as trackability.

regards,

dave