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Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD
recorder. Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Peter |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD recorder. Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Mine works fine with Sony DVD+RW disks so there are several possibilities. The disks could be faulty or for some reason the machine does not like the particular disk that is not unknown in my expereince. Have you tried another brand of disk? There does not seem to be any obvious reason why copying should fail due to the wrong selections being made within the menu. Peter Crosland |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
"peter" wrote in message ... A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD recorder. Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Peter There's not much you can get wrong with what you describe. Other than a prog thats got some sort of built in copyright code....which I have not yet found other than DVD to HDD and not HDD to DVD IMHO, Sony are the worst discs I have ever used. Out of 20 DVD's I would say 1/3 have been faulty. I switched to Philips DVD-R and have had no problems in about 70 copies. I would suggest trying another make before pulling hair out. |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
In article
, peter wrote: So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Not quite sure how print on here would be any clearer than that in the instruction manual. ;-) Ask next door's kid to show you how to use it? -- *The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
On 3 Mar, 09:22, peter wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD recorder. *Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. *In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. *It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. *My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. *I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. *But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Peter When you say repeat this feat are you attempting to write to the same disk as before? This could have been 'finaliased' which won't allow any further writing to it. Have you tried with a brand new empty disk? Also for compatibilities sake try a panasonic DVD-R. Perhaps this will help explain the differences in DVD type for you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-R#Competing_formats |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
"Brian Gaff" wrote in message ... What you need is a seven year old child. I've always found this to be a great solution to impenetrable technology. Sadly we have none left around here these days, they have all grown up and found girls. Brian -- Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email. graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them Email: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________ "peter" wrote in message ... A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD recorder. Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Peter and moved to VD players I suppose................... |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 01:22:46 -0800 (PST), peter
wrote: So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have an older model, a DMR-E100H, and I've written up some web-pages to help others with what I've discovered about it, and some of the content may also be relevant to you ... http://tinyurl.com/94ogut .... standing in for ... http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/Audi...cDMRE100H.html So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Older models like mine could only record to DVD-R or DVD-RAM, but I believe most recent model support the + formats as well. As has been mentioned, you can't dub from DVD to HD, but you can dub from DVD-RAM to HD, as well as what you're trying to do, HD to DVD. Does the DVD+-R(W) require formatting before use? I know that DVD-RAM does. Perhaps you formatted it on the one occasion it worked? I have created one DVD by direct dubbing from HD to DVD-R, but, and this is mentioned in the manual, the original aspect ratio was ignored, the result being 4:3, though the original programme was widescreen. For this and other reasons, such as being able to edit out adverts more cleanly, and create menus, and so on, I don't use the above method any more. If I absolutely must use the Panasonic, say when like you I was converting those VHS that I wanted to keep, I transfer the programmes to my PC using DVD-RAM, and author them there, and this process is outlined on my website. Nowadays I use a Dreambox FTA satellite receiver based on the Linux OS, which records onto HD, and allows me to transfer the files to my PC directly via its network connection. Though not without its own hassles, Dreamboxes are not for the technologically challenged, the transfer process is so much simpler! HTHs |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
To copy from hard drive to DVD you may have to format the blank disc first.
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Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
/\BratMan/\ wrote:
To copy from hard drive to DVD you may have to format the blank disc first. Not if it is a DVD-R which the OP was using. -- There is no god, so stop worrying and enjoy your life. |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
Peter Crosland wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I posted a plea for help with a Samsung HDD recorder. Thanks to those who replied, but I'm afraid I was not much further forward. In the end I took the machine back to the shop and persuaded them that the atrocious quality of the manual meant the whole product was not fit for purpose. So I've bought a replacement - a Panasonic DMR-EX768EB. It's a little better, but still I am experiencing problems recording to DVD, and would be grateful for any pointers. I have managed to record to the hard disk, both from TV broadcasts and from an old videotape machine connected via a SCART socket. My next task is to transfer some of this (and especially the old and irreplaceable videotape material) to a DVD. I am using Sony DVD-R disks. I don't understand the differences between the various disk types, but the manual is quite unequivocal that these disks are suitable. But when I try to copy from the HDD (Function Menu -- Copy), I get the message "Insert valid disk to destination drive". Except once, when I must have done something different as it worked fine. So it must be possible to record to DVD-R - the manual says so, and I have achieved it once, but I have not been able to repeat this feat. I am not in a position to ring the Panasonic Helpline, as I am at work or otherwise away from home during their opening hours. Can anyone help me? Mine works fine with Sony DVD+RW disks so there are several possibilities. The disks could be faulty or for some reason the machine does not like the particular disk that is not unknown in my expereince. Have you tried another brand of disk? There does not seem to be any obvious reason why copying should fail due to the wrong selections being made within the menu. Peter Crosland I think that recording to DVD can be a bit hit'n'miss. I have a Sony Freeview DVD recorder and I recently purchased a good brand of 10 DVD+RW disks. The player choked on all of them over a couple of days, but older, well-used discs that I have cause no problems. Media is the first thing to look at. I'd make a point of purchasing some Panasonic DVD-RW media and seeing what happens there. At least if you have trouble you can take the unit back to the shop, armed with Panasonic media and ask them how to make it work. HTH Clem |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
In article , Java Jive
wrote: Older models like mine could only record to DVD-R or DVD-RAM, but I believe most recent model support the + formats as well. That's Panasonic, for you. One reason I chose a Sony was that it fully supported DVD+R and DVD+RW (though not DVD-RAM). As has been mentioned, you can't dub from DVD to HD, but you can dub from DVD-RAM to HD, as well as what you're trying to do, HD to DVD. Again, that seems to be a Panny thing. My Sony will dub DVD to HDD as long as the DVD isn't protected. Does the DVD+-R(W) require formatting before use? I know that DVD-RAM does. The +/-RW formats require formatting. +/-R don't -- indeed, as these are write-once disks, if you were to manage to format one you wouldn't be able to write to it again! I have created one DVD by direct dubbing from HD to DVD-R, but, and this is mentioned in the manual, the original aspect ratio was ignored, the result being 4:3, though the original programme was widescreen. Hmm. That explains something about some DVDs I've been lent by friends with Panny machines ... The Sony does seem to honour the original aspect ratio, but has difficulty with recordings in mixed ratio (e.g. 4:3 programmes with wide-screen adverts) which it can dub but not at high speed. Cheers, Daniel. |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
Adrian wrote:
/\BratMan/\ wrote: To copy from hard drive to DVD you may have to format the blank disc first. Not if it is a DVD-R which the OP was using. When I'm recording to the HD of my Philips for writing to DVD I have to make sure that I record in the right mode (can't be changed once it's recorded). Is your recording too big to fit on the DVD? That is, is the standard of the recording too high? Maire Black |
Brand New Panasonic DVD Recorder won't record to DVD.
Thanks for all the interest.
I tried a new pack of blank discs from a different manufacturer and so far these seem to work ok (well, the first two have recorded with no failures). So its looking as if it may be either faulty discs or some weird incompatability between the original discs and the recorder. Is this a feasible explanation? The original discs were Sony DVD-R, and the newer ones Verbatim DVD-R. If so, why is it that discs from a reputable manufacturer should prove so troublesome? Peter |
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