DVD Recorder help

Website · #1 Postby **Brent** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:13 pm

Ugh... I've got a VCR/DVD recorder, have had it since right before Christmas. Sunday Night I was recording when the power surge hit(the recording was lost of course). I've had that happen before, but now when I try to record something to DVD it doesn't work. It acts like it's recording, you stop it, it builds the menu, but it will not playback at all. I have tried and tried with 4 separate things(just little 30 second to 1 minute stuff), and now I'm recording my shows strictly to VHS(which works) because I don't want them not to work either. Any ideas how to fix this??? It's not even 7 months old yet!! :grr:

#2 Postby **drudd1** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:15 pm

I'm afraid that it could be any number of things, but the fact that it malfunctioned right after receiving a power surge is not a good sign. I don't know which manufacturer made your recorder, but I would imagine it is still under a one year warranty. Contact the store you bought it from and find out what their procedures are for this product. Also, in your documentation it should have a manufacturer customer support number. You could always give them a call.

Website · #3 Postby **Brent** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:00 pm

Here's what strange...

the VCR works fine, the buttons work fine, the remote works fine, I don't get it, but I know it hasn't recorded and played back anything on DVD since. Everything recorded before Sunday Night comes up fine though...

I am stumped.

I'm going to unplug it for a few hours tomorrow and hope it resets.

It's an RCA from Wal-Mart... +R discs, $297. I still have the receipt in my drawer. Purchased 12/20/04.

#4 Postby **drudd1** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:23 am

Brent, I would take it back in and see about getting another one. Modern electronics are very susceptible to power spikes, and it is probably a circuit board problem...........Dave.

#5 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:16 pm

You will have definitely take it back because your symptons also suggest that the laser may have burned out with the surge. In the future, suggest you put your DVD recorder on a surge protector-I have all of my audio/video equipement on surge protectors.

Steve

Website · #6 Postby **Brent** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:41 pm

Well... I unplugged it for a half hour and then put another disc in and it's working fine. It's just that one disc that's still acting screwy.

Very bizarre.

#7 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:43 pm

What mode were you in? Was it +R or +RW? If the former, then try to finalize the disc which must be done after recording before you can play it. If that doesn't work then the best place for that disc is the circular file.

Steve

Website · #8 Postby **Brent** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:48 pm

Aslkahuna wrote:What mode were you in? Was it +R or +RW? If the former, then try to finalize the disc which must be done after recording before you can play it. If that doesn't work then the best place for that disc is the circular file.

Steve

+RW the 1st time(that didn't work), +R did.

That's not it... unless it's something new. I've been able to play unfinalized +RW's recorded from MY OWN recorder since I got it...

Now you have to finalize it for another player.

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