From: Brad Shur <mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:21:28 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sound problems, help! Thanks, This is what I'll do for now. I have a little time before I need to use the system again. So I'll replace the cd and clean everything and test it out a gazillion times to see if the error repeats. B. Shur > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:43:01 -0500 > From: SpencePorter-AT-post.harvard.edu > To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sound problems, help! > > Hi, Brad! > > Given the rarity of the problems, I would wait before making expensive > changes. As I mentioned earlier, a large well-placed speck of dust (or > an eyelash) on the CD could have accounted for everything you > described--and it could have dropped off the CD (and into the innards of > your CD player, alas!) by the time you removed the CD. A scratch or > pinhole on the CD is less likely, since then the problem would repeat > most (not necessarily all, because of the error-correction software in > CD players) the times when you played the CD. > > Start by making sure you're using a clean CD in perfect condition, and > try to avoid giving it opportunities to collect even a tiny amount of > dust. And, if you have suitable equipment, GENTLY vacuum your CD player > to get out whatever dust has inevitably collected inside it over time. > GENTLY is VERY important, or you can damage the player. > > And always have a second CD with you just in case you need it. > > Then see what happens. With luck you can avoid buying new equipment. > > Best, > > Spence > http://www.SpencePorter.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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