Maybe this info from videohelp.com help you fixing your problem. faps_71


s002cjs from United States reported September 27, 2005:
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CDR
CDRW DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-R DL? DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD+R DL? VCD
XVCD?
XSVCD? SVCD
SVCDSubs?
SVCDTracks?
MP3?
WMA?
CVD? $? over 1 year 8 of 10
JPG/JPEG

Comments:
Common DVP 642 problem (only problem with a great player): They die,
and you have a blinking red power button.

This is actually surprisingly easy to fix. It's really easier than I
make it look, but I'm just being really clear in case anyone reading
this has never seen a soldering iron before. Here are the steps I did
(and note that, if you're still under warranty, this will void your
warranty). The decision to try this is up to your own discretion and
may be a last ditch effort before throwing the player away.

Short version: Check the board to see if capacitor C316 is bulging. If
so, get a 1000u capacitor >=16V and replace it.

Long version:

1. Unplug everything
2. Unscrew the side and rear screws to remove the top cover.
3. On the board where the power cable goes in, look for a capacitor
(looks like a little drum with a '+' on the top) that is bulging
upward either a little or a lot. It may be leaking some brown fluid as
well.
4. I'm betting that the writing on the board at this location says
'C316'. If you google 'dvp642' and 'c316', you'll get hundreds of hits...
5. If that's the case, you'll need to find a capacitor and a soldering
iron. Visit radio shack or similar electronics place and buy an
elecrolytic capacitor that says 1000u (the 'u' is actually a lower
case greek 'mu') with a voltage greater than or equal to 16v (this is
not calculated: it's simply what others have reported success with. I
couldn't find one and used a 35V one instead). You should be able to
find one that looks somewhat similar to the damaged one (it might be a
little bigger or smaller, but you'll want the same basic shape). This
should cost less than $2.
6. Borrow or buy a cheap soldering iron and some solder. I borrowed
one from a friend at work...this is NOT my area of expertise, so don't
worry about the difficulty!
7. Now the tricky part: back on your DVD player, you need to get that
board out. Unplug the two cables connecting to the board we're working
on, unscrew the screws holding it down, and, using some pliers, hold
down the wings of the little plastic piece that is still holding the
board down and slide the board up. I flipped this around to get at the
bottom while leaving the power cord in place.
8. Heat up the soldering iron. Locate the spot on the bottom of the
board where the C316 capacitor is attached. Remove your new capacitor
from the package. There should be one shorter leg which is the
negative side. It will likely be marked this way as well.
9. One side of the capacitor should have a '-' on it. Note which side
this is. You may not be able to see it until it is removed, so be
aware of needing to know this as you remove it.
10. After it is warm enough to melt solder, lay the soldering iron
across the joints you identified as belonging to C316. Tug gently on
C316 as you do this and it should soon come free. This is a little
tricky to hold the iron, the board, and the capacitor all at once, so
please don't burn yourself! Again, note which side is negative and
which hole it came from. This is the negative hole, and the other is
positive. There will likely be some solder left over around each hole.
Just try not to let it run between the two holes or you will short out
the connection.
11. Grab your new capacitor and line up the longer leg with the
positive hole. Lay the soldering iron against that hole on the other
side and push the leg through. Line up the negative leg/hole and
repeat. Lay the iron across both to heat up enough to push the
capacitor legs through and the capacitor down to the board.
12. Check the connections for each leg. There should be a small mound
of solder joining each leg to the metal of the board, but not running
to any other point of the board. If it's run to some other points,
you'll need to do some searching to see how to clean up it up a little
bit as I'm not an expert at this. If you need a little more solder,
lay the iron across the joint for a few seconds, then feed your solder
into the hot spot until a small amount flows over the joint. Remove
the iron, wait a moment, then remove the solder. Look at the other
solder joints on the board for a rough idea of how it should look.
13. Use some wire cutters to trim the legs down to the solder.
14. Pop the board back over the plastic piece and reconnect the cables.
15. At this point, you're on your own. Personally, I made sure I
wasn't touching any metal and plugged it in. Since I didn't blow any
fuses and the player seemed to work, I unplugged it, reassembled it,
and went to watch a movie.


--- In philips_dvp642@yahoogroups.com, "Finster" <hutbay@y...> wrote:
> OK I had this dvd for almost an year. It has stopped working all of a
> sudden. Now the power light just blinks, it won't respond to anything.
> Anyone have any idea what the problem might be? I have a dvd stuck
> inside...Thanks in advance