What's wrong with my DVD player?

Factual Questions
1

I have an RCA DVD player, model RC5220P. When I try to play DVDs I get a message saying; Player: Problem #9 detected, Disc: Unknown Disc Type, and ROM Version: AT1.6. The same message comes up when I run a test. I no longr have the owner’s manuel and the RCA website is no help. Can someone please tell me what’s wrong?

2

What kind of disc are you trying to play? Do you have a way to play the same disc in another player?

3

All of my DVDs have stoped working (along with a rented Blockbuster one). They’re all Region 1 NTSC.

4

I’d say it’s time to buy a new DVD player. They’re really not worth repairing in 99% of cases, since they’re so cheap to buy. Barring someone coming in here with a magic Reset Code, there’s one thing you can try before tossing it. Unplug the player and let it sit for a few hours, then plug it back in and try it. Sometimes this works to recover from a bad mode. Sometimes it doesn’t. But it never hurts to try.

5

Thanks Q.E.D., it worked!