If tweezers are used to remove and insert the belt, the plastic cover over the pulleys doesn't need to be unclipped. Before you install the new belt, use a cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol to clean the pulleys. Any 40 mm belt will work. When replacing a screw in a plastic component, it is a good idea to turn the screw backwards first until it drops down slightly so you don't cut a second set of threads and enlarge the hole.

So glad I took a leap of faith & followed your advice. £4 off eBay for new belt band & it was fixed in no time! Your kid sounds like a future oxbridge candidate- smarty!!Thank you

@anniew4234

Ай бұрын

Ps! Good advice from another reviewer we are now following ..never place Sky box on top of CD player.. the heat causes the belt to corrupt. Probably obvious to non f*wits

@Himoutdoors

Ай бұрын

She’ll be pleased to hear that. Quite the clever clogs!

Many thanks for this, saved us the cost of paying for someone to fix it. Task completed with only minimal swearing too!

Well I used this great video and it was worked a treat. Super helpful showing the part number so clearly. To remove the drawer entirely release two tiny plastic pins that stop the drawer sliding all the way out. They’re about 2cm in from the front cover. For me and my wife the BEST But if this video were the interruptions. What a smart kid. Screw screw screw will become a family meme with us. Huge thanks

I managed to repair my azur 640C for less than 10 euros, thank you so much for posting this video!

Thank you for posting this, I was worried something really bad was wrong with mine.

Thank you SO much for posting this - fixed it !

@Himoutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

No problem. It’s satisfying when you can fix something easily and cheaply!

Excellent explanation, thank you. And your your little helper also very appreciated

Thanks my friend I was able to fix my CD player too, take care 👍

When you click that little black square bit back in the middle of the tray we didn't actually see you take it out. Managed to get the belt in with a pair of tweezers with it still in there. All working now many thanks

@every1665

Жыл бұрын

Yes - I did it that too as I don't ever like disassembling mechanisms unnecessarily in case they're more precisely aligned than one might assume. Anyone who has worked on optical instruments like microscopes will especially agree with this!

Thanks mate. All good now.

Thank you. Fixed!

I have an Adcam CD17 which I recently opened up for lubricating and cleaning the laser rail. I should of changed the belt as well since this will be probably be next. The Adcam and your Cambridge seem to be the exact same CD tray. Thank you very much for this great video. 👍🇨🇦👍.

@Himoutdoors

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, the innards are made by Sony I think. Popular mechanism.

@brimans3092

6 ай бұрын

What type of lubricant or grease did you use?

I also have the same problem with my azur 640c. Just got repair yesterday by my self.

@Himoutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you’re up and running again!

If anyone struggles with this, i have just done a belt replacement without removing the entire transport system and without breaking the pulley covers, locating the clips that allow the tray to move further forward to enable unhindered access to the belt and pulleys.

@Softailricho

2 ай бұрын

Hi mate any chance you have a couple of photos ?

@JFX69

2 ай бұрын

@@Softailricho Sadly I haven't, but if you can bear with me I'll pull it apart and upload a video

@JFX69

2 ай бұрын

@@SoftailrichoHi, I've just uploaded a video, I hope you find it helpful 👍

@Softailricho

2 ай бұрын

@@JFX69 Hi mate thank you the video was very helpful.

Sir can I change kss213c optical lens to my cambridge 540c? Thank you 🙏

Thanks for the video. My AZUR 851C has another problem: It doesn't read the CD, drives in and out and shows "Tray Error". Does anyone have an idea why this might be? Thank you for your help.

If you cannot get a new belt you can try to heat the original belt shortly with a lighter. This might be enough is some cases as well. Did this years ago on my 640C and since then I had no issues with not opening door.

@soi-luna3087

9 ай бұрын

Not really a satisfying method. Heating the belt might "shrink it" which is why this might work. But cleaning the pulleys and a new belt ($ 5 + shipping) isn't really expensive at all for those quite good or even (740/780C) great CD Players.

@pinarellolimoncello

2 ай бұрын

@@soi-luna3087 Depends which country you're living in as regards how expensive, not everyone has the benefit of 'American exceptionalism' and a fed government willing to print money endlessly rather than accept fiscal responsibility so maybe have a bit of humility as regards who you might be talking to when they are just being resourceful , something which is also incidentally very much a positive American value!

@soi-luna3087

2 ай бұрын

@@pinarellolimoncello Wow, are we giving in into (imagined) hurty feelings?

Hello I'm wondering ,is this better than the Cambridge Audio Topaz CD5 .I got it as a refurb from C.A .It's very noisy ,and you can even hear it searching for a track Lol.

Will IT works with a 851c too? Nice Video thanks alot! PS: your kid ist OK after ooops and the Help from it makes the Video nice twice !❤

@Himoutdoors

2 ай бұрын

Probably. If they use the same cd transit. Best open it up and have a look at the mechanism to check. Remember to unplug first!

@heikoheiko3269

2 ай бұрын

OK yes Open and Look also thank you ! I have a really funny tray :-)

Hi. Even easier if you completely remove the drawer-tray to get access to the cover plate over the pulleys!

@Himoutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, great suggestion!

@jonboy9912

Жыл бұрын

Tone Zone - how do you do that I got the same problem.

Great video, BUT misses the important stage of how to actually get the belt over the wheel (2:36-2:40)... btw a wonderful interruption from junior technician!

@Himoutdoors

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I had to edit out the interruption and lost some of the footage 😬. Hopefully you get the gist!

Having a Sony 500 cd recorder & 5 disc player my trays wasn't opening I replaced original broken belt with rubber band same size worked like new they will last as long as original belts.

@Himoutdoors

15 күн бұрын

These Cambridge Audio players use the Sony transit, so makes sense!

I found no analog audio output after changing the rubber belt, but all the inter-connectors are in good and secured positions, pse advise what cause such problem. Thanks!

@donsutherland5706

Жыл бұрын

No analog can be due to R11 in the mute circuit going open since the 1/8 watt 2.2k resistor cannot handle the current. If R11 goes open, the muting relay contacts never open and there is no analog output, but the digital and optical still work R11 has some goop on it which doesn't help the heat dissipation. Replace R11 with a 1/2 watt resistor but keep it away from the nearby components.

@Himoutdoors

15 күн бұрын

Probably inadvertently touched something while working with the cover off. Sorry, I’m not an expert in wiring amps. Good luck!

Hey, i have a cambridge audio cxc transport and recently the tray is jittering/vibrating while it closes. Do you think it needs a new belt or needs to be greased?

@Himoutdoors

15 күн бұрын

Yeah sounds like the belt is perished and slipping. Try that first and see if it improves things. Greasing will only make it worse. You want grip, not slip! 👍🏻

@Erkan-gk3xf

15 күн бұрын

@@Himoutdoors Thanks for the reply I will try that 👍🙏

So how is the CD drawer removed in order to replace the tray belt? Need to do this with my 640C V2 and unfortunately this video doesn’t show that…

@phatado

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean how is it opened? If so, take the top off, and lug it in (carefully) and click open and then unplug your unit again before the Vs drawer closes again…

@EdwinvanLaar

Жыл бұрын

@@phatado not exactly what I meant, but your suggestion is nevertheless valuable. I already managed to get to the belt, removed the old one and inserted a new one. Unfortunately, the drawer is no longer properly aligned to the cogwheel. So the drawer now slides in and out flawlessly, but stops at the wrong point (the Azur thinks it's not fully closed yet). Breaking my head on how to fix this...

@totallystumpedcricket

Жыл бұрын

@@EdwinvanLaar I have the same problem - did you ever manage to get this sorted…?

@EdwinvanLaar

Жыл бұрын

​@@totallystumpedcricket No, unfortunately not... But I will give it another try soon. I think a matter of trial-and-error to find out how many cogs of the cogged strips (on the tray) to skip, when you slide the CD tray back in.

You 've been attack by a litte girl during the tuto 😊😍

@Himoutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Never work with children or animals. Alas there was no time for a second take. Busy busy! 😁

@yves-mariesellin6026

2 жыл бұрын

@@Himoutdoors 😀

I think she hit the door 😬

This video hides some of the most imporant steps. Anybody saying that the plastic cover over the pulleys doesn't need to be unclipped talks utter nonsense, it has to be unclipped on both sides, back and front, otherwise you have to force the belt over the large pulley and you evidently will badly stretch it. I have changed belt on the Azur 840C, 740C and 640C. All three have 100% identical CD drives. Steps: 1. Take off the top of your Azur CD Player (8 torxscrews) 2. Switch it ON and open the CD tray. 3. Switch off (Azur 840C on the backside, can't remember 740C and 640C) so the tray stays open! 4. Unscrew 4 PH-screws which fix the CD-Drive to the bottom 5. Carefully take off the flat ribbon cable which connects the Laser to the Precision Servo on the left side 6. Take of the two other connectors on the left side 7. Carefully take the CD-Drive out backwards. 8. Unscrew that part which holds the CD down (with rubber damping on top, 2 PH screws) 9. You now can see the plastic cover, it needs glued to the bottom and needs to be unclipped at the front and back! 10. Take the belt out 11. clean the pulleys with isoprop. alcool 12. insert the new belt 13. clip the plastic cover back and use some glue to fix it again (glue used for the soles of shoes is best) 14. Carefully without bending insert the flat ribbon cable to the laser 15. insert the 2 left connectors 16. insert the 4 x screws which fix the drive to the bottom 17. screw back the that part which holds the CD down and so on. Before you close the player, run it and check that all works well. If all this doesn't work, just buy a "loader for Cambridge Audio Azur 840C" from Aliexpress. More expensive, but it comes with a new drive and new laser. You just have to remove the aluminium front part which is glued to the drive (silver or black aluminium) It needs to be carefully losened with a razorblade!

@Himoutdoors

9 ай бұрын

Video…..!!!!!😁

@soi-luna3087

9 ай бұрын

If it isn't a video, a tutorial? Guidance?