Rob,

> check all the capacitors on the
> power supply, if you see any leaking

Thanks so much for the suggestion. I finally pulled out the power supply
board and had a look. There are two caps that look suspicious, but Iım not
so sure if what Iım seeing are leaks or rather adhesive. Perhaps you could
have a look at the attached* pics and lend me your opinion...?


In addition to and not unlike the audible symptoms, there are resident
horizontal ghosts of alternating lighter and darker bands that migrate
slowly up the screen, accompanied by a slight pulsation over the entire
screen. Both the audible and visible interferences seem totally unaffected
by external factors (eg., regardless of whether the disc is playing or
paused) - though the darker the image, the more visible the ghosts, and
likewise the quieter the soundtrack, the the more audible the humm.

It's somehow comforting to imagine they are related.



Although not debilitating it does detract from the overall viewing enjoyment
of a DVD. I'd be very grateful for any opinions.



(*I am sending this directly to you due to the attachments and copying the
Group without.)

Thanks again.

Cheers,

Jed


>
> From: "Crowe, Robert" <rob1@...>
> Reply-To: raite-dvd@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 16:32:09 -0500
> To: "'raite-dvd@yahoogroups.com'" <raite-dvd@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [raite-dvd] Buzzing/Humming on AVPhile 715
>

> This is totally a SWAG but open it up and check all the capacitors on the
> power supply, if you see any leaking - replace them. I had poor audio on
> one of my units once and when I replaced all the leaking caps it was
> fixed.
>
> Rob
> http://www.hifi-remote.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jed C. P. Dunlap [mailto:jed@...]
>> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 2:23 PM
>> To: raite-dvd@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [raite-dvd] Buzzing/Humming on AVPhile 715
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I searched the archives on this but came up empty-handed: is anyone
>> experiencing an annoying buzzing or humming coming through
>> the audio on the
>> 715?
>>
>> It sounds like interference - just like video signal leaking
>> into the audio,
>> though I can't confirm the cause. It's been doing it for as
>> long as I can
>> remember - maybe even since new.
>>
>> What to do about it...? An additional, tactically placed RF filter
>> (magnetic doughnut)...? (There are two inside from the factory.)
>>
>> Any insight greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Jed