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

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

well u can try calling tech support on mon. the number should be in the manual or on the adj homepage. peace! jingles.

Thanks for the info... But i'm still having problems with my cd player...tech support wants to charge almost about the same price it would cost me to buy another one.. If anyone has any feed back please let me know.


DJ_Fresh