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How can I open the CD holder on a Toshiba PC?

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If pressing the button on the outside edge of the CD holder doesn't work, you can try to open it with a screw driver or a knife. There should also be a way to access that drive in your computer and click the "eject" option.

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What could make the disc spin too slowly?

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The spindle motor could be defective, or there could be an electric problem causing the motor to deliver too little power. You could try replacing the motor.

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How do you clean a CD player in the car?

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Try an air bulb first, then skip straight to the lens cleaning disc. Accessing the lens directly might take disassembling the entire stereo system, which is usually not worth the effort.

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How do I fix an Aiwa compact disc player (xc-30m) that will play a couple of discs but not the rest of them?

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It may be unable to play certain types of CDs. One way to test this is to burn CDs using a couple different programs, to check whether there are some it consistently can't run. If your player used to be able to play the CDs, cleaning might fix the problem, or you may need to take it to a repair shop.

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Can I clean scratches on CD with toothpaste?

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No, toothpaste is a hoax. It does not remove scratches from items.

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The door of my Kenwood DP-460 CD player won’t open when I press it?

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Somewhere on your CD player component there's a slot that you need to find and stick a slim straight object into it, and that will open the door.

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When I insert a disc, it immediately pops out. The disc will not stay in the CD player. What is the cause?

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Are you placing the CD down with the label side facing upwards? That can happen accidentally, especially when you are not concentrating when you attempt to put the CD in the player.

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What's safest to use to clean the disc tray/drawer itself?

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Only do so with a soft paintbrush and/or a makeup brush.

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CD player will play a disc, but will not advance to the next track. How do I fix that? The player is part of an AM-FM-CD radio.

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Take it to an audio specialist, and have them remove the player and install the one of your choice at the same place. Some players don't have that advance button to change the mechanism. The player only has a one track mind!

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