Alpine mechanical error

[cool9 10+ year member]

I get "error" display every so often when playing CD-RWs lately (CD stops playing). I use memorex, I've used them for 1.5 years and no problem. The manual says to consult your Alpine dealer for this. Any ever have this? They're going to charge me $85 to look at it if I send it in. It's only a year old. I just started upgrading my speakers now I'll need a new HU, too.

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[sue bee 10+ year member]

use cd-rs you cheap ***.

 

[Ricky616 10+ year member]

use cd-rs you cheap ***.

lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif yea try using cd r's then see if it still displays the read error message //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[cyantist 10+ year member]

Sounds like the lens may be getting dirty.. Try a different brand of discs first tho..

 

[Rawr-DQ 10+ year member]

Get one of those lens cleaners from any store like, best buy/Circuit city/comp usa...

If those wont work, get some co2 and blow it out a little.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

try different brands... i had an old alpine that would NOT play imation cds.. and i have a dvd player that wont play office max dvd-r's so i guess sometimes they are picky

 

[cool9 10+ year member]

use cd-rs you cheap ***.

Go Fuk yourself, you useless piece of shhit.

 

[sdpj 10+ year member]

wow buddy relax. only been on this site a few days and everybody seems a little touchy around here. not gettin a warm fuzzy thats for sure. there are a lot of people that have helped me a lot and then something like this happens. dont take everything so personal.

SdPjeace:

 

[cool9 10+ year member]

Are you talking to me or the other guy? I don't talk to others like that. If he's going to make an educational comment about CDs then he should back it up with some information instead of following it up with "cheap ***". He chose not to so I find him useless.

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

returded... actually CDRWs are more expensive than CD-Rs.... so hes the opposite of a "cheapass"

 

[cool9 10+ year member]

returded... actually CDRWs are more expensive than CD-Rs.... so hes the opposite of a "cheapass"

Exactly. And I can use the CD-RWs 1000 times. So he has to by 1000 CD-Rs to burn what I've already burned onto 1 CD-RW. Don't know what that idiot was thinking.

No, it's my CD player. I've been using the same CD-RWs for 1.5 years and never had 1 problem until last week. The CD-RWs play on my PC so it must be the HU CD unit.

Here's some education:

What is the construction of a CD-R disc?Just like all kinds of CDs a CD-R disc is a sandwich of a number of layers. First comes a polycarbonate plastic substrate containing a shallow spiral groove extending from the inside to the outside diameter of the disc. On top of this substrate is an organic dye recording layer (cyanine, phthalocyanine or azo) followed by a thin metal reflective layer (gold, silver alloy or silver) and finally an outer protective lacquer coating. Some discs are also topped with additional layers that improve scratch resistance, increase handling durability or provide surfaces suitable for labeling by inkjet or thermal transfer printers.

What is the construction of a CD-RW disc?

To allow information to not only be written but also re-written many times over, CD-RW disc construction is more complex than that of CD-R. A CD-RW disc uses a six-layer design beginning with a polycarbonate plastic substrate containing a shallow spiral groove extending from the inside to the outside edge of the disc. Next comes a dielectric layer (zinc sulfide and silicon dioxide), followed by a phase change alloy recording layer (indium, silver, tellurium, and antimony), another dielectric layer, a thin metal reflective layer (aluminum) and finally a protective lacquer overcoat.

http://www.osta.org/technology/cdqa15.htm

Cheers everyone.
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