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My Bose Wave Radio/CD (2000) CD player stopped working. It will not recognize new cd’s. I have carefully cleaned the cd, use a CD cleaner and the lense (with rubbing alcohol - from another suggestion). I have replaced the 9V battery and unplugged the unit. When I hit the play button it displays the time and CD TRACK 1 for a few seconds and “dISC” and CD flashes. The other features (radio, alarm) work well. Any suggestions?
So, I think the first question is whether it is still playing your “old” CDs. Sometimes “new” CDs are formatted differently such as CD-R or CD-RW with burned music. If so, the newer format may not be compatible with a player from 2000.
