Black Screen I bought this DVD player 6 months ago, recently the screen went black and has sound only, anybody knows what's the problem? Any places I can take it to fix??
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Our DVD player is now 7 months old and it too has the problem where the screen is black. It still plays through the line out to a TV but nothing is on the screen. We don't know how this happened as it is used at gently at home. I've tried playing with the screen (opening and closing and a bit of swiveling) and it does come back but only for a short time. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
145439
I am having this problem too. I tried the power reset and tried playing with the screen to reestablish the connection, but neither worked. Are there any other suggestions out there?
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This is also happening to me. I contacted Sony and he told me to power reset - take out battery and hold the power switch in off position for about 30-45 seconds. It seems to work temporarily. I still have the problem intermittently. Truthfully - I think it is a coincidence that it works. I actually think the connection in the swivel is bad. DON'T EVER hold the player by the extended screen. I'd be interested to hear if the power reset works for you. Also, try playing with the screen to reestablish a connection (my little theory).
238917
Thank you, Paul! I have the disc and the "Quick Setup Guide", but don't seem able to play certain DVD's.
1784608
I have not had that problem with any of our DVDs yet. I would recommend contacting the company and request an exchange. Good luck!
973264
I was playing polar express also. I exhanged the player and no longer had the problem. I wonder if there is something with that DVD with some of the players. Coincidence maybe maybe not. Thanks for confirmation.
1251920
This happened to me as well, when trying to play a home-burned DVD-R on an older Sony DVD player. Many of the players that are more than about 5 years old don't seem to recognize DVD-R burned discs, only commercial "pressed" DVDs. The only thing I was able to do was buy an inexpensive newer DVD player (I got a new Sony player for about $40) and it plays all of my home-burned discs just fine.
872905
I also have an older Sony 6 disc player.(a little newer than yours) Mine also failed and the speakers crapped out. This new player is, in my opinion, much better and a great replacement
1269300
We had the same issue, first you need to plug the power cord into just the monitor then plug into the DVD player monitor. It is backorders from ones we have had in the past.
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I found a partial workaround solution for my problem (like yours) of the unit turning off a few seconds after turning it on. I press (and hold) the Stop button, and then the On button, and continue to press them both until the blue SA-CD light and the blue MultiChannel light go off, and then back on again. After that, the unit works ! Except that the LCD panel remains blank. Many (perhaps all) of the front panel buttons work. I still need to experiment to see if the remote works, and to what extent. Sony gave me the choice of a refurbished unit, or to repair mine, under warranty. Anybody got an opinion on which is the way to go ?
1575472
It could be that IR option is turned off in the DVD player. See the manual.
713606
Dang, I wish someone would reply to this. I've had this DVD player hooked up to a Sony 40 inch for a few days and I'm having the same problem.
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My TV also gives me problems with the DVD player...it accepts discs, but then the disc ejects only to not accept the DVD. Then there are times it has so much static that the TV crackles loudly and I fear it's going to blow up...then there's times it doesn't do it. My color is faded and not definite and sharp with red shadows on certain programs i.e. NCIS. Michele Tucci
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Mine only worked for a year! One of them stopped working...forget which one. I tossed it, donated the VHS tapes to Salvation Army and bought a good DVD player! :)
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Hi:I registered my DVD player on August 11th. As I remember I had a problem also. I was able to register it under DVP-FX970. Try adding a 0. Good luck. Judy
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I have the same problem. Played about 10 or so DVD's so far and it quit working...first it would play 1min23sec just fine and then freeze, now I get the same message as you "NO DISC". I called Coby Customer Service and spent 53 minutes on hold, when I finally talked to someone they told me to try a DVD cleaning disc and when I asked if that didn't work they said they couldn't do anything for me.....VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE...and obviously A LOT of people are calling in!!!! I am just about to toss this thing in the garbage and never purchase anything from Coby again.
867041
I can't get this fixed either! I've had many 5.1 dvd players and this issue is new. Did anyone get fixed???
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This started happening last month. I've had the unit for 2 years. Usually opening and closing the DVD tray will resolve the issue. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 tries to get the movie to play.
1200057
unable to help you. Sorry. My player hasn't worked at all after i purchased it from Amazon... They are the very worst with solutions on defective goods on the internet. i threw mine in the trash. maybe they will exchange yours