laserdisc player question...

[tofergregg]

Hello, smart Dopers with old laserdisc players,

I would like to convert a laserdisc set my school has to DVD. The set is called "Physics: Cinema Classics," and the problem is that every 10-15 seconds or so the disc stops play and makes me hit "Step -->" to continue. This seems to be the default of the disc. I think it has something to do with the barcode reader that can supposedly be used with it and the fact that the disc is designed so you can jump to a certain demo. Anyway, is there a way to simply play the disc straight through? I'm using an old Pioneer Laservision LD-V4200 player, with no remote or computer connection and simply the buttons on the front ("Play, Still/Step, Scan, Display," and my all-time favorite electronics button, "Reject").

I've searched the internet for dip-switch settings, but aside from trying all 2^8 combinations (there are 8 dip switches), I'm at a loss. Help!

-Tofer

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I have the same player. Have you tried hitting "play" instead of "step"?

I have the Criterion Bladerunner disc and has a similar feature. I hit play and the slideshow whips by in no time.

[tofergregg]

I have hit play. It just jumps to the next "step -->"...thanks, though!

-Tofer

[Patty O'Furniture]

with no remote or computer connection

Are you quite sure? I used to service these things and I could swear they had an RS-232 port. That was ten+ years ago, so I might be mistaken.

Manuals available here. Not the V4200 but maybe something close.

[tofergregg]

Originally Posted by Patty O'Furniture

Are you quite sure? I used to service these things and I could swear they had an RS-232 port. That was ten+ years ago, so I might be mistaken.

Manuals available here. Not the V4200 but maybe something close.

Thanks for the manual link. Oh, it has an RS-232 port (although it isn't a standard pin-out) but I haven't tried hooking it up to a computer.

-Tofer