From: (Neil Wagner) - CED Magic

14 (where the warranty would appear) is entirely blank, even though page
12 refers to "...page 14 for information regarding warranty coverage.)
RCA has long been known to make special models for distribution in
different channels, so I don't know whether this player was intended for
a particular store chain or for non-retail distribution.
(The way I got this manual was unusual -- an RCA rep gave several copies
to a regular dealer, who set them out mistakenly thinking they were
brochures. The booklet does *not* say "instruction manual" or the like
on the cover, so that was an easy mistake, but I can't figure out how
quantities of this booklet ended up being sent out to the sales force.)
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From: "Geoff Oltmans"
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Subject: Cleaning discs
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 13:01:21 -0600
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Okay, so like I got this Return of the Jedi on CED (both parts). Part 2
plays great, however the same cannot be said for the first disc. When I
took the disc out to inspect it, I noticed FINGERPRINTS on the surface of
the disc, both sides. Well, so much for that, I thought.
Well, after noticing messages on here from people cleaning discs, I decided
to do the same, using liquid hand soap, and using some foam swabs (used for
cleaning tape heads. Then I decided to take the deal a step further...since
the discs originally were sprayed with silicone (to reduce wear), I bought
a can of aerosol silicon spray lubricant (valvoline brand) and sprayed the
surface of the disc. WHOOPS! It comes out pretty thick. Anyways, I
wiped the surface of the disc down (with a less than lint free cloth) and
played the disc. It skipped a lot. Took it back out of the jacket, yep,
lots of fibers from where I wiped it...plus there was still a lot of
lubricant on the disc. So, I took the disc to the bathtub and turned the
cold water on fairly hard, figured I could just spray the fibers off. That
got rid of some of the contamination. Anyways, subsequent plays show that
the picture is improving, it skips less than when I started, and the
silicone spray has no ill effects on the program material.
I think where I went wrong was using a non lint-free cloth. I think that
perhaps using a chamois would be a better idea...
Just thought you guys would like to know about the silicone spray thing. :)
*Geoff!*
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From: MELBANEW