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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Laser Video disk and CD-ROM
Keywords: LaserDisk
Message-ID: <1699@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 6 Jun 90 10:56:33 GMT
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In <895@Intrepid.ECE.UKans.EDU>, kfellens@Intrepid.ECE.UKans.EDU (Keith Fellenstein) writes:
>In article <1684@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Larry writes:
>>Well, my package from Halted Specialties arrived with the Pioneer LDV-1000
>>laser video disk player and control box, and a Hitachi CDR2500 CD-ROM player.
>>Neat stuff! For those that missed my original posting, these are surplus units.
>
>I got there too late for the CD-ROM, but did get the LaserDisk Player

Bumme about the CDROM, but glad you got the LV disk. Did you buy the control
box too? I figure if I never get the LV player going, I can always use the
control box to hold a half dozen 3.5" HDs. :-)

>>I was extremely disappointed when I played with the Pioneer and found out that
>>the laser tube was inoperable, and called Halted Specialties to find out if I
>
>Could you post a quick way to check for tube operability?  My unit is in
>pieces as I work with the local LaserDisk mavens to see if there is an easy
>way to make this function without the interface box.  I'm told the unit is 
>physically similar to the LD-1100 and the LD-660. 

The tube should fire up when the power is on, and the lid is closed. The tube
carrier should also seek toward the center of the spindle. Warning... AVOID
LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE LIGHT FROM THE TUBE, INCLUDING LOOKING AT REFLECTIONS
OF IT OFF A SHINY OBJECT!

-larry

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