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I have an american audio cdi 500 (non-mp3) and lately i've been having problems. When i insert a cd, it reads and somerimes it doesn't but when it reads it, it plays for about 5-10 min. amd then the screen, dislays reading and just stays blinking and sometimes the screen goes blank, all u see is the blue background light. I would appreciate it if someone could help me out with this problem.

Thankyou
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Have you tried testing this unit with a commercially pressed CD just for the heck of it? That you haven't stated.

I know lots of DJ's use MP3's as source for their CD's. Don't get me started on how horrific the MP3 format is, that's a whole other rant. But regardless of the source, are you using quality CD-R discs? Are you using CD-RW? Not everything likes CD-RW and some flat out don't like the cheap CD-R's.

Also, are your CD's burned orange book or red book? Are you using Disc at Once? You should burn in a Disc at Once/Track At Once to ensure a Red Book Audio compatible CD.

It's possible it's a disc problem. It could be a motor problem. It could be a laser problem. It could be a combination of more than one of those issues and even them some other issues.

When I test, I try to get to the most straight-forward one first. Commercially produced CD. Start with that. See where that leads. Then check other stuff. Use a CD you or someone else has burned that is KNOWN good. Test it on a few other CD players too. See if the results are consistent. Again, could be multiple things.

I don't have the CDI500, so I can't trouble shoot that specifically. But, it sounds like a motor issue to me. I had a CD-player fail recently, but it was a 12-year old Sony Discman. Won't spin up anymore. Exhibited the same symptoms you describe. It did this with a commercially made CD, didn't bother testing further.
Thanks alot for your response.. i actually have two cdi 500's and the other one seems to be working fine. So i don't think it's a cd problem. It might be the motor like you said....any suggestions on what to do because i don't really want to buy another one if i don't have to.

thanks
dj fresh

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