factory technician level - complete with board views :
( removing chassis from cabinet , only thing missing ) ;
on weekends , staff is not available so - be patient .
Excellent manual. In addition to the information I needed was a complete description of both electronic and mechanical devices.
Excellent site.
Thank you very much.
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SECTION 1 SERVICING NOTE
HCD-S500/S800
Ver 1.5 2003.05
HOW TO OPEN THE DISC TRAY WHEN POWER SWITCH TURNS OFF
2 Pull-out the disc tray.
Cam
Hole of chassis
1 Turn the cam in the direction of the arrow.
When removing the disc tray, high torque is necessary to turn the ejection cam on the bottom surface. Therefore, the screw thread is easily damaged. To prevent this damage, turn it carefully.
CHECKING OF OPERATIONS WITH REMOTE COMMANDERS OF DIFFERENT MODELS Some of the signal of remote commander vary between generation of player. Between DAV-S400/S500/S800/C450/C700/C900 and DAV-S550/ S880/C770/C900, remote commander signal codes of �FUNCTION�, �BAND�, �ST/MONO� and �MEMORY� are different. Take notice of the above when you check the operation with remote commanders of different models.