Thank you so much for posting this. Was able to resurrect my Aiwa 3cd changer. The small drive belt under the cd platter had come off. Once I got that back on, reassembled the platter, all worked like a charm. Glad you posted this. I would have given up if I didn't know repairs are so simple.
Thank you! Thank you! I took my mom's old 1997 AIWA to a repair shop and they said I could buy a new one (if I even wanted to) for less. Your fix worked. 2 seconds to open it, 2 secs to clean the lens. Ok- an hour to put the CD tray back correctly but it works🎉
Hi, I have a IAWA just like the one you were working on. I'm having the same problem with the CD player. Ita a pity you didn't show the cleaning of the Laser. I'm nor sure where to clean.
Thanks for this!! My older model won't read either, and I am going to attempt my first repair. I live with a grey parrot, so I suspect heavy dust is the culprit.
I have a CX nmt 725 CD3 with karaoke features fancy lights and it was beautiful when I got it about 25 years ago can't quite remember where I got it maybe it might have been Costco. Bottom line I broke my back way back then everything was put in storage and it just happened to be stored inside of my big Grumman Wonder Bread truck period and varmints fixed it as their Taj Mahal. The left tape door is jammed and won't open. And as I looked it over I remembered a few specific things that was wrong with it before it was stored period such as the CD player will not play also. but before I stored it I barely had a chance to use it. It's very sad because it's so dirty but because I hardly ever used it I know that it could be brought back to life and I'm just hoping someone can tell me if it's worth a shot to give it an overhaul. Those dirty rats they can be a pain in the derriere. I live south of Bakersfield California and north of La about the same distance up in the local High Desert Hills I have to go 50 miles north or south to get quality service for anything. I might be able to take pictures but my phone needs replacing and my service is slow so blah blah blah it takes forever to send pictures maybe through email. But don't mean to bug you just throwing it all out there see what I can do to save the life of this once Upon a Time, beautiful set up. Also I am pretty handy a twerking on my own cars and other things. Because I enjoy it so maybe With a Little Help from somebody and service manual, I could try doing it myself. I used to jump right into getting under the hood of my cars. But I really don't want to jump under anything these days hehehe:-) okay have a good one talk to you soon maybe. PS, my phone has its own language. Haha I said working on my own cars and my phone said twerking. Cute
Mine won't display digital radio stations radio works but I have to be guessing wich station I want and I get lost switching stations I don't know where iam at no digital reading any help is appreciated thanks!
I have this exact problem but it seems as if the mechanism that lowers and heightens the disc reading lenses doesn’t work. Does yours have a little yellow box? If so does it line up with a larger blue gear?
Hello! I just inherited an AIWA NSX-330 from my grandmother. It's old, but she took excellent care of it so I don't know if it's coincidentally just the timing of me receiving it or what, but CDs started skipping pretty consistently right when I got it. They were playing just fine at her house a month or so ago. I blew some compressed air into it last night, and I've already run a CD player cleaner disc through it a few times. Any thoughts/advice?
Aiwa se fabricaba en Japón tenía buen sonido pero el mecanismo de cd de aiwa siempre fallaba era típico de aiwa en cualquier modelo de aiwa el mecanismo se salía de punto , se trancaba , las correas patinaban o todo junto , aiwa siempre tuvo un fallo de diseño en sus bandejas de 3 y 5 CDS ,
@@elgatodecafe4725 de hecho si, mis tíos compraron un nsx-s22 en 1997 y salió con ese defecto de fabrica que traía la bandeja de 3 cds trabada. Y todos los aiwa que he conseguido traen ese mismo problema de la bandeja del cd tanto los de 3 como los de 5 cds
@@elgatodecafe4725 I have an Aiwa 3 disc changer. Hasn't worked in years! I bought it new back in the '90s think I still have the box housing some of my Christmas decorations! Oh if I could get it working again, that would be awesome! I don't have any Bolton though! Jealous me! Lol
nice video, I have 2 aiwas, the XH-A1000 (Beast of a system!) and now recently found a CX-NA707 on the side of the road. First issue with the cd was the belts were bad, and the tray would not eject, so I had to replace those. Then it worked, but wouldn't read the cds, turns out the issue was I needed to adjust the potentiometer for the laser a little bit, now it seems to work great. The XH-A1000 cd works fine luckily, as thats a much bigger system and getting at the cd mechanism would be a pain haha
I have an Aiwa NSX-SZ17 from the dumpster with same problem, fix that however it seems there is problem with the distance of the deck to read the CD. It reads the index and start playing but after a few seconds it is unable to locate the track. When I press on the bottom of the deck it sometimes can get right on track. Somebody any idea what can cause this problem?
I stumbled upon this. Way entertaining and informative. Cigarettes are crap for cd players too 🤧🤢. I hate hate hate 😡 cigarettes!!! Got me thinking of looking up this Michael Bolton artist 😄? Go all out!
I have the same problem but it gives me the info of the album cd but it wont give work it doesnt give me sound !!! The sound is working fine on aux and radio
Hello, I had the same model and the tray is opening but not closing. Once I pushed the close button it will change the disk instead of closing, any idea? So Also sometimes when a track playing it is switching to the previous track for a while (for a few seconds) and again it switching to the current track.
Hi Lasith, This could be relatively simple or quite difficult. First, first, first (because it's so easy and occasionally works) try plugging it in to a different outlet. Perhaps it isn't the device, but rather altered outlet properties. Next, clean the contacts of your buttons. Typically it will take more than just cleaning the outside, but rather open up the player and clean on the inside as well. Start with compressed air and if that doesn't fix it, move on to careful use of 91% isopropyl alcohol. Still doesn't work? Check ribbon cables. Still doesn't work? Reflow solder joints. Still doesn't work? Likely you are dealing with a hardware component failure--which isn't difficult to replace, but can be difficult to diagnose. Good luck, my friend 🍀
Hi guy I actually own the same device, but the CD does not work so that its lens is damaged. I still love this machine despite its huge size. I do not have a power of attorney in my country of Egypt. Is there any advice from you?
It'd be easy to take your comment in jest, but I thought about it a little more and believe it to be a profound question worth, perhaps, a future video. Thank you for the good comment, SD 👌
@@VestigialVoice Last week I went to take a demo of Bose Potable Speaker and Sono moves which are very highly rated speaker in market, but when I took the demo they sounded average to me, details were missing average sound stage..., if anything I want to compare I have Aiwa speaker quality impression left in mind.:) Thanks for your reply
Hi Herb, couple questions for ya'... -Same model number? -To be clear: It reads the disc and plays, meaning you see the track's time tick: 0:01... 0:02... 0:03... and so on? -Is the "changing track noise" coming out of the speaker or is it the laser using the table of contents to jump to the next track? You may have an easy fix on your hands! I look forward to hearing your answers and helping you out.
@@VestigialVoice hi thanks for reading different model is aiwa CX-N3500U. Yes it reads the tracks and plays and can see the time counter. The speakers work I tried line in and it was nice and clear. But just no sound, and when I hit next track it makes a ticking noise...not from speaker. I cleaned out the laser with alcohol and a qtip already
@Herb Bot, you just troubleshot your stereo! The problem lies in the processing of your CD's audio data. Check wiring and ribbon cables running from the CD player to the amplifier. Sometimes just jiggling cables while the CD player is running will reveal the troubled component. Be careful not to put too much tension on ribbon cables as they can break and be difficult to find replacements. Good luck, bud 🍀
I am in the same boat as you. It indicates pause for all selections and the manuel says to go to tape two and turn off pause but that does not work. Any suggestions?
You might need new belts for the cassette decks, and make sure you clean the heads and capstan with Isopropyl alcohol. For CD player? Replace the laser
I pretty much have the same problem you did with playing cds I have a aiwa 5 disc changer cxzr525 I wish you lived somewhere close to me and I could have you look at my cd changer I need someone to help me fix it so I can listen to my cds
Hi Don, Great job diagnosing the spinner not rotating! Now you need to figure out why (and there are basically only two reasons). 1. The motor is not receiving power / signal to turn on. -or- 2. The motor is defective. It is up to you to figure out which is the problem. Good luck and I look forward to hearing how it goes :)
It did take me a while to find the laser, but then I figured it out, after cleaning the muck out of the whole area. Thanks for an easy fix.
Way to go, Lisa 👍
Thank you so much for posting this. Was able to resurrect my Aiwa 3cd changer. The small drive belt under the cd platter had come off. Once I got that back on, reassembled the platter, all worked like a charm. Glad you posted this. I would have given up if I didn't know repairs are so simple.
Thank you! Thank you! I took my mom's old 1997 AIWA to a repair shop and they said I could buy a new one (if I even wanted to) for less. Your fix worked. 2 seconds to open it, 2 secs to clean the lens. Ok- an hour to put the CD tray back correctly but it works🎉
Great to hear, Eire! 😊
Mine hasnt worked for 15 years but all else works so I will probably tackle it tomorrow. Thanks !
Great to hear, tom, good luck, my friend 🍀
Hi, I have a IAWA just like the one you were working on. I'm having the same problem with the CD player. Ita a pity you didn't show the cleaning of the Laser. I'm nor sure where to clean.
Thanks for this!! My older model won't read either, and I am going to attempt my first repair. I live with a grey parrot, so I suspect heavy dust is the culprit.
Good luck, hibiscus 🌺 Let me know how it works out!
Alas, my NSX-3200 is not an easy open! Many screws, whole housing has to be removed. :( My circa 1993 shelf unit is going away.
@@francinehibiscus350 Dang. Sad to hear that 😢
I have a CX nmt 725 CD3 with karaoke features fancy lights and it was beautiful when I got it about 25 years ago can't quite remember where I got it maybe it might have been Costco. Bottom line I broke my back way back then everything was put in storage and it just happened to be stored inside of my big Grumman Wonder Bread truck period and varmints fixed it as their Taj Mahal. The left tape door is jammed and won't open. And as I looked it over I remembered a few specific things that was wrong with it before it was stored period such as the CD player will not play also. but before I stored it I barely had a chance to use it. It's very sad because it's so dirty but because I hardly ever used it I know that it could be brought back to life and I'm just hoping someone can tell me if it's worth a shot to give it an overhaul. Those dirty rats they can be a pain in the derriere. I live south of Bakersfield California and north of La about the same distance up in the local High Desert Hills I have to go 50 miles north or south to get quality service for anything. I might be able to take pictures but my phone needs replacing and my service is slow so blah blah blah it takes forever to send pictures maybe through email. But don't mean to bug you just throwing it all out there see what I can do to save the life of this once Upon a Time, beautiful set up. Also I am pretty handy a twerking on my own cars and other things. Because I enjoy it so maybe With a Little Help from somebody and service manual, I could try doing it myself. I used to jump right into getting under the hood of my cars. But I really don't want to jump under anything these days hehehe:-) okay have a good one talk to you soon maybe. PS, my phone has its own language. Haha I said working on my own cars and my phone said twerking. Cute
Mine won't display digital radio stations radio works but I have to be guessing wich station I want and I get lost switching stations I don't know where iam at no digital reading any help is appreciated thanks!
I have this exact problem but it seems as if the mechanism that lowers and heightens the disc reading lenses doesn’t work. Does yours have a little yellow box? If so does it line up with a larger blue gear?
Hello! I just inherited an AIWA NSX-330 from my grandmother. It's old, but she took excellent care of it so I don't know if it's coincidentally just the timing of me receiving it or what, but CDs started skipping pretty consistently right when I got it. They were playing just fine at her house a month or so ago. I blew some compressed air into it last night, and I've already run a CD player cleaner disc through it a few times. Any thoughts/advice?
Tengo 6 equipos de sonido aiwa de entre 1995 y 1999 todos funcionando y me gusta mucho la calidad de sonido
Aiwa se fabricaba en Japón tenía buen sonido pero el mecanismo de cd de aiwa siempre fallaba era típico de aiwa en cualquier modelo de aiwa el mecanismo se salía de punto , se trancaba , las correas patinaban o todo junto , aiwa siempre tuvo un fallo de diseño en sus bandejas de 3 y 5 CDS ,
@@elgatodecafe4725 de hecho si, mis tíos compraron un nsx-s22 en 1997 y salió con ese defecto de fabrica que traía la bandeja de 3 cds trabada. Y todos los aiwa que he conseguido traen ese mismo problema de la bandeja del cd tanto los de 3 como los de 5 cds
@@elgatodecafe4725 I have an Aiwa 3 disc changer. Hasn't worked in years! I bought it new back in the '90s think I still have the box housing some of my Christmas decorations!
Oh if I could get it working again, that would be awesome!
I don't have any Bolton though! Jealous me! Lol
nice video, I have 2 aiwas, the XH-A1000 (Beast of a system!) and now recently found a CX-NA707 on the side of the road. First issue with the cd was the belts were bad, and the tray would not eject, so I had to replace those. Then it worked, but wouldn't read the cds, turns out the issue was I needed to adjust the potentiometer for the laser a little bit, now it seems to work great. The XH-A1000 cd works fine luckily, as thats a much bigger system and getting at the cd mechanism would be a pain haha
Great to hear, JVC! I peeked in at your channel and was impressed with your speaker wall 💎
@@VestigialVoice oh thanks haha, I started collecting during the whole covid lockdown in 2020, although I think I'm just about out of space lmao.
I have an Aiwa NSX-SZ17 from the dumpster with same problem, fix that however it seems there is problem with the distance of the deck to read the CD. It reads the index and start playing but after a few seconds it is unable to locate the track. When I press on the bottom of the deck it sometimes can get right on track. Somebody any idea what can cause this problem?
I stumbled upon this. Way entertaining and informative. Cigarettes are crap for cd players too 🤧🤢. I hate hate hate 😡 cigarettes!!! Got me thinking of looking up this Michael Bolton artist 😄? Go all out!
Ha! Thanks for visiting, bonnie 👌🏼
I have the same problem but it gives me the info of the album cd but it wont give work it doesnt give me sound !!! The sound is working fine on aux and radio
I lost it at Michael Bolton 😆
Thanks, hills. I'm glad to hear you liked that added touch 😉
Hello, I had the same model and the tray is opening but not closing. Once I pushed the close button it will change the disk instead of closing, any idea? So Also sometimes when a track playing it is switching to the previous track for a while (for a few seconds) and again it switching to the current track.
Hi Lasith,
This could be relatively simple or quite difficult.
First, first, first (because it's so easy and occasionally works) try plugging it in to a different outlet. Perhaps it isn't the device, but rather altered outlet properties.
Next, clean the contacts of your buttons. Typically it will take more than just cleaning the outside, but rather open up the player and clean on the inside as well. Start with compressed air and if that doesn't fix it, move on to careful use of 91% isopropyl alcohol.
Still doesn't work? Check ribbon cables.
Still doesn't work? Reflow solder joints.
Still doesn't work? Likely you are dealing with a hardware component failure--which isn't difficult to replace, but can be difficult to diagnose.
Good luck, my friend 🍀
@@VestigialVoice Your answer is encouraging .. I will give a try on the Weekend. Let's see. I will put an update here. Thanks a lot!!
Hi guy
I actually own the same device, but the CD does not work so that its lens is damaged. I still love this machine despite its huge size. I do not have a power of attorney in my country of Egypt. Is there any advice from you?
I don't understand, Ahmed, why do you need a power of attorney to fix the CD player?
Hye dude....what kind of spray that you use after clean the laser head ?
Hi, Lolan, it was just compressed air. Thank you for stopping by my channel 😎
Is it possible to get such audio quality now a days? I had 3CD changer back in late 90s couldn't get it repaired and had to sell for scraps
It'd be easy to take your comment in jest, but I thought about it a little more and believe it to be a profound question worth, perhaps, a future video. Thank you for the good comment, SD 👌
@@VestigialVoice Last week I went to take a demo of Bose Potable Speaker and Sono moves which are very highly rated speaker in market, but when I took the demo they sounded average to me, details were missing average sound stage..., if anything I want to compare I have Aiwa speaker quality impression left in mind.:) Thanks for your reply
Se apaga cada cierto tiempo que puede ser?
I discovered these Aiwa NA71 units may not pickup or read or play back burned CDs...Try store bought CDs first to verify you have a problem....
What if it reads the CD but no music comes out ? When changing tracks it makes a noise
Hi Herb, couple questions for ya'...
-Same model number?
-To be clear: It reads the disc and plays, meaning you see the track's time tick: 0:01... 0:02... 0:03... and so on?
-Is the "changing track noise" coming out of the speaker or is it the laser using the table of contents to jump to the next track?
You may have an easy fix on your hands! I look forward to hearing your answers and helping you out.
@@VestigialVoice hi thanks for reading different model is aiwa CX-N3500U. Yes it reads the tracks and plays and can see the time counter. The speakers work I tried line in and it was nice and clear. But just no sound, and when I hit next track it makes a ticking noise...not from speaker. I cleaned out the laser with alcohol and a qtip already
@Herb Bot, you just troubleshot your stereo! The problem lies in the processing of your CD's audio data. Check wiring and ribbon cables running from the CD player to the amplifier. Sometimes just jiggling cables while the CD player is running will reveal the troubled component. Be careful not to put too much tension on ribbon cables as they can break and be difficult to find replacements. Good luck, bud 🍀
@@VestigialVoice thanks I'll give it a try jiggle the cables lol
Can u fix my dad's aiwa player it is the same model
Problems
* cassette not playing
* cd not playing
Please reply sir
I am in the same boat as you. It indicates pause for all selections and the manuel says to go to tape two and turn off pause but that does not work. Any suggestions?
You might need new belts for the cassette decks, and make sure you clean the heads and capstan with Isopropyl alcohol. For CD player? Replace the laser
AIWA was a trash 🗑️ brand. Issues quite often.
I pretty much have the same problem you did with playing cds I have a aiwa 5 disc changer cxzr525
I wish you lived somewhere close to me and I could have you look at my cd changer I need someone to help me fix it so I can listen to my cds
Yes!!! Someone else who still listens to CDs! I KNEW I wasn't alone 🤩
I tried to clean the lens on my dad’s sharp and I think it’s the lens that failed or wiring so I am going to ask my dad if I could fix it for him
I love to hear it!
Acabei de ganhar um idêntico
Obrigado, meu amigo
Display available sir?
Display worked perfect. I fixed it for my neighbor, so it isn't readily available. What's your real question?
Never pointed or touched the laser. Unless video for identifying the laser.
Have you ever seen this movie “Office Space”?
Why does it feel like I'm walking into a punchline? 🤔 Yes, I've seen Office Space 👔
I have a similar cd changer, the spinner doesn't rotate. Are you able please to show me how to make it rotate please? Thank you in advance :-)
Hi Don,
Great job diagnosing the spinner not rotating! Now you need to figure out why (and there are basically only two reasons).
1. The motor is not receiving power / signal to turn on.
-or-
2. The motor is defective.
It is up to you to figure out which is the problem. Good luck and I look forward to hearing how it goes :)
My drive "belt" was off the pulley. I put it back on and spinner now works!
This midi hifi manifactured 1995 first time!
Hey Blade, thank you for visiting my channel. Does your AIWA still work, bud? 🤞
😀
Aiwa 5.2 system problem latest
Mine wont read, play, or open up. Lots of money trapped inside of it. Disc thief.....lol
Hi hannah iPhone via west campus iPhone