How to fix the Mintek portable DVD player "loading" problem
Written: Oct 27 '05
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Pros: Good picture quality.
Cons: The infamous "loading" problem with DVDs
The Bottom Line: Buy it only if you remember how to fix this loading problem. If you search the web, you'll see this as a common problem for many other portable DVD players.
keepbusy's Full Review: Mintek MDP-1720 7 in. Portable DVD Player
We bought the Mintek 1720 portable DVD player for my son for Christmas in 2004. It developed the forever "loading" problem with DVDs in the summer of 2005. They would never load, the display just kept saying "loading" forever. Therefore, they never played. However, it would play music CDs just fine. I went to the Mintekdigital.com website and saw that it posted this problem with the explanation that it was "defective." I called the tech support toll free number at Mintek (866-709-9500) and they told me exactly how to fix it! Thank you tech support person, Sarah! I'm posting this here to try to help all of you out there that have already purchased this. Okay, here is what you do. With the power turned off, open the lid and then open the hatch where you put the DVD into. Locate the laser lens and notice that the laser lens is attached to an assembly that moves diagonally outward in a slot. First, slide this assembly outward. Second, slide it back inward. Now repeat, slide out then back in. Next, put in a music CD and let it play all the way through. (This re-calibrates the laser head assembly movement.) When the music CD is done playing, put in a DVD, and amazingly, you'll have a working unit again. I just did this to my son's yesterday and I'm so happy! (One less thing I have to re-buy at Christmas this year!)
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