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Author Topic: CP500 Weird problem Danial Simmonds Expert Film Handler Posts: 107 From: Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 02-23-2008 05:20 AM                        Hello there, Just a curiosity, I have this CP500 Processor and has been working perfectly for the past 8 years, all a sudden this year it has gone crazy? yea i think i will say that since the cards start to have this clipping sound and all the functions wont work the only option left was to bypass. I have checked all the cards, they seem to be okay, the wiring from the reader to the processor is still good, the wiring from the processor to amplifier is also okay. I did add an additional ground cable and the problem went away for about 9 hours or so. Any ideas? Also the reader is aligned, just had it serviced about 2 months ago. Your help and advice is much appreciated. Regards Danial Simmonds  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 02-23-2008 07:04 AM                        The early manuals do not mention to add a ground from the chassis to one of the "-" terminals on the output. Try this. (We were the first to tell Dolby what they did wrong.) Louis  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-23-2008 08:51 AM                     Have you checked the power supply...? They're not the more reliable part of the 500, I've replaced a fair number of them over the years.. Also check the Molex connectors to the power supply to see if they look burn't. Mark  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 02-23-2008 09:48 AM                        Greetings all. I'm also using the same model CP500 at the Gaslamp 15 for all 15 projectors. All of the processors work great, but, I don't turn off three of them because, when they are turned off, it takes like 40 minutes for the processors to fully re-boot when powered up. So, I leave those three on all night. Any ideas as to why this is happening? And, what's the corrective action to resolve this problem? Much thanks for any advice.  |  IP: Logged Ken McFall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 615 From: Haringey, London. Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-23-2008 10:46 AM                     Chad it's almost certainly the psu. Do the checks that Mark describes above. Had it myself in the past and a similar problem on a DA20. Fitted replacement psu's sorted the problem out. Regards.  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 02-23-2008 11:04 AM                        Thanks Ken. I'll check the PSU's.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-23-2008 01:25 PM                     Backplanes for the units go bad as well. I've replaced 4 of them while in my tenure with Edwards Cinemas. ...Front door panels go goofy also - I replaced two of them.  |  IP: Logged Danial Simmonds Expert Film Handler Posts: 107 From: Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 02-26-2008 03:56 AM                        Hi thanks Mr. Louisfor your reply we did add an extra ground cable from the case of the CP500 processor about last week and it was stable from then onwards, I hope that solves the problem but it just came across my mind how could that machine be working in good condition for the pass 8 years or so. The power supply is a new one, we bought few of the last stocks that we could get our hands on in Asia for safekeeping. Dolby should keep on selling the parts they are many cinemas using this processor.  |  IP: Logged Muhammad Husni Film Handler Posts: 6 From: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Registered: Jul 2007 posted 02-26-2008 03:57 AM                     Hi there, I also have experienced exactly the same situation as Danial's as he is my colleague and it still give me a headache as it still happen even after servicing. All of the small LED at the cards started to blink a few times and then it jump to Bypass mode, AGAIN..  |  IP: Logged

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