Cd-Rw Question

[mycanon]

how can i tweak my Sony Cd Walkman With G-Protection and an Fm/Am Radio, model # D-FJ61,
to play Cd-Rw's it was manufactered July 2000.
Thanks to any1 who can help!!

[Track Rat]

I don't believe it'll play CDR-Ws. Most CD players won't. If you have a burner, use CD-Rs.

[mycanon]

I read on another forum that this persons friend tweaked it and he asked how to do it and the other people told him to go ask his friend!

[dobro]

You'll get more joy contacting Sony than here. Received wisdom says CDRWs won't play on standard CD players. Betcha can't do it, though. Do be so kind as to return with a reliably informed answer when you get one, though.

[bvaleria]

Many players CANNOT read CD-RW because of the laser pickup. Reading CD-RWs requires double the energy due to the much lower pit differentation that allows the RW capability in the first place. Tweaking - in this case really means replacing the laser pickup - no small feat... probably cheaper to just buy a unit that WILL read CD-RW........

Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound

[Buck62]

I have two Sony CD players that DO read CDRW's. Here's the Model #'s....

CDP-CE235 (5-disc changer)
CDP-CE265 (5-disc changer)

The CDP-CE235 is a newer unit that has a digital-optical output. That comes in pretty handy if you want to make copies of the RW disc. It costs around $120.
Pretty cheap for such a useful tool.

[dobro]

Buck: did you have to tweak anything, or does it just read CDRWs straightaway? Second question: damn, what do you use two 5-disc players for, anyway?

[virtual.ray]

I've got a Sony that holds 200 CD's and also has an optical output,the CX-225.and it will play CD-RW's as well.I'm pretty sure all the newer Sony's will.

[bvaleria]

Originally posted by virtual.ray
I've got a Sony that holds 200 CD's and also has an optical output,the CX-225.and it will play CD-RW's as well.I'm pretty sure all the newer Sony's will.

Not necessarily -- you really need to try it to find out... The first Sony DVD players used to read CD-R and CD-RW, now they don't anymore (not sure why - according to the Sony Store salesguy -- he seems to think they have a policy against copying issues with the CD-RW format, but who knows.) Hitachi makes DVD players that read all 4 formats (DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW) -- you may want to look into those units too.

Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound

[Buck62]

dobro...
No tweaking involved. If the disc is finalized, it will play, no problem.
Why do I have two CD players?
Well, actually I have more than that.
I've got a stereo system that could drowned-out a Who concert.
I'll need a hearing-aid before I'm forty.... oh well!