Cdg player repair

Can you hear the disk spinning? If not, the motor may need replacement.

If it is spinning- is it on Pause? If it is spinning and not on pause, the laser my be burned out, or the flat ribbon connector may be dislodged.

Many of the Singing Machine Karaoke system manuals are available on the company's support site: http://www.singingmachine.com/support/instruction_manual.php . The direct link to the STVG-1009 manual is http://www.singingmachine.com/download/Instruction_Manual/2010/CDG/STVG-1009/STVG-1009%20IM%20E01%20(SMC%20US).pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

If the unit is still within warranty, then it should be returned for repair by the manufacturer. If not, and you are handy with a screwdriver, then you may be able to fix it yourself.

Although I am not familiar with this precise model, in my experience most units of this type are based on standard optical drives, just like in a PC. If you remove the front panel of the unit, you should be able to find the emergency release hole: a small hole just wide enough to push a straightened paper clip into, which should release the drawer.

Hope this helps.

Here is a link for the manual. I hope this helps. Please remember to rate my answer, and any questions or comments.
http://www.singingmachine.com/download/Instruction_Manual/2010/CDG/STVG-1009/STVG-1009%20IM%20E01%20%28SMC%20US%29.pdf?PHPSESSID=1b707b6d21f85aac7afd169b9b36682d

Good Luck!
M

If the disc is "homemade", some players will NOT read the disc. If this is NOT the problem, it is unlikely anything internal would be a DIY repair.

do a folder with just 10-12 tracks in it.

Check for contamination on the disks that won't load. Also if you have things like cigarette smoke or "fog" machine that can cause the problem. The precision of the head of the CD players is amazing as the tracks are millionths of an inch apart and it doesn''t take much to cause a problem. If trying to load again the disk finally works, then it may not be registering on the hub quite right. Care in centering MAY help.

If new, exercise your warranty.

I assume you know that you MUST use special Karaoke disks to have lyrics displayed... Ordinary music CD's do not have that data on them.

From the FAQ for this unit:

Make sure that you are in either CDG or AUX mode and then adjust the BRIGHT, CONTRAST, AND V-HOLD knobs, on the back of the unit, if needed