When I get a new player, I power it up in the house to make certain the display works. That is the major thing you have to concern yourself with. After you see the display (VFD) come on, the player should boot to a mostly blank screen with a dim line through the center from left to right, and something like [--/--] in the lower right corner. If you see this, you should be good to go.
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-Rob Riccardelli
80GB 16MB MK2 090000736