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Title: Minidisc Decks Ejecting On Powerup?
Post by: redmed on March 26, 2016, 09:22:31 AM

I have a problem that so far has defied logic.  I have a had a MDS-JE940 connected to a switched power plug on a Pioneer VSX5300 receiver.  I have a used a remote control with a time event macro to record a radio show without incident for years.  The remote powers on the Pioneer VSX5300 receiver which provides AC power to the MDS-JE940.  When this happens the MDS-JE940 has started to eject the disc.  This has never happened before and causes the deck not to record because the disc is ejected.

I also have a MDS-JE440 connected to a Yamaha RX-V3900 receiver that does not eject when the receiver powers up. I switched the minidisc decks and now the MDS-JE940 when connected to the Yamaha RX-V3900 does not eject on power up.  Now the MDS-JE440 ejects when the Pioneer VSX5300 receiver powers up.  I decided that the Pioneer VSX5300 receiver must be causing some type of power spike when powering up causing the minidisc decks to eject so I replaced the Pioneer VSX5300 with another Yamaha receiver a RX-V4600.  Now the MDS-JE440 still ejects when the Yamaha RX-V4600 powers up. A different minidisc deck connected to a different receiver still ejects on power up?  The only thing the same is the speakers.   Any suggestions?     

Title: Re: Minidisc Decks Ejecting On Powerup?
Post by: redmed on March 27, 2016, 09:26:06 AM

Solved!
One speaker wire (+) on a surround speaker became disconnected.  Of course one of the last things I checked.