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Help needed on a recalcitrant Sony DVP-S7000

I have an old Sony DVP-S7000 DVD/CD player that I would like to give to a friend if I can fix an annoying problem. This DVD/CD player works perfectly but will refuse to play about one out of three brand new DVDs.

The problem is with the player. I used to follow the instructions on Sony website to re-calibrate the player by just turning it off and back on in a special way.

I lost my copy of these instructions, which have now been removed from the Sony site! If anyone still has these instructions, I would love to get a copy from you.

Thank you.
justin_time
justin_time OP
100 posts
 
Bdgregory, we are almost there. The instructions I used forced the DVP-S7000 to play a previously rejected (new) DVD by recalibration. The preliminary steps are there. But missing is the step where you input a certain (numerical?) code after turn on to force the player to play the DVD it previously could not play.

Thanks for your help
rwwear
2,692 posts
 
It sounds like you are talking about the code to make the Sony a multi-region player.
justin_time OP
100 posts
 
Thanks Rwwear, but you're on the wrong track! The problem has absolutely nothing to do with regional coding. These are regular movie DVDs from Frye's, Best Buys, etc. They will play on any other DVD player, including my Sony DVP-S9000ES. It's just that the Sony DVP-S7000 is an early, finicky model with notorious tracking problems. The code forces the player to track the specific DVD.
oxia
51 posts
 
Use the following key press sequence:

1. Power (off)
2. Time
3. Clear
4. Power (on)

When DVP-S7000 turns on, you will see the main service menu.
justin_time OP
100 posts
 
Oxia, I think that's it!!! I will give this a try. Thanks a million.
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