Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc

buttersquash · 16-08-2007

I have a 12 month old Panasomic DMR-ES15. As of this morning I've begun receiving a "Cannot Read Disc" error message with any disc I put in the recorder. No disc functions work whatsoever. I've cleaned and tried multiple DVD-RAM dics that had been recorded on the same machine, a brand new blank DVD-RW, and a pre-recorded DVD movie that I've watched on the same machine several times. Also tried the lens cleaner and received the same error message. The only guidance offered by the manual is to clean the discs or try a hard reset. No dice. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.

CCRomeo · 16-08-2007

try this

while the drive is open try alcohol and a Q-Tip cleaning of the lens.

if no luck trying both you maybe SOL

buttersquash · 17-08-2007

Thanks for the tip. I'll let you know if it works.

buttersquash · 17-08-2007

Cracked the case and did the cleaning. Still no dice. Smells suspiciously like SOL. Thanks again for suggesting a fix.

CCRomeo · 17-08-2007

Sorry it did not work, but at least you did all you could. The ES-15 is still a fine unit and when/if mine dies I may buy another.

16-08-2007	#1
buttersquash New on Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc I have a 12 month old Panasomic DMR-ES15. As of this morning I've begun receiving a "Cannot Read Disc" error message with any disc I put in the recorder. No disc functions work whatsoever. I've cleaned and tried multiple DVD-RAM dics that had been recorded on the same machine, a brand new blank DVD-RW, and a pre-recorded DVD movie that I've watched on the same machine several times. Also tried the lens cleaner and received the same error message. The only guidance offered by the manual is to clean the discs or try a hard reset. No dice. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

16-08-2007	#2
CCRomeo Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: The quiet NE corner of Connecticut, USA Posts: 5,036	Re: Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc try this while the drive is open try alcohol and a Q-Tip cleaning of the lens. if no luck trying both you maybe SOL __________________ Panasonic DMR ES25 with DiMax Grex Sima GoDVD CT-200 two Scintific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVRs New home built Asus mainboard,AMD Phenom II X4 3.0Ghz, 8Gb Ram, 2x 1Tb HDD, 2 DVD burners, Sapphire Vapor-x video card. Acer Aspire 6530G 16" (820Gb total HDD space) on a wireless home network Asus Eee PC 1000HE 10.1" (upgraded to 2Gb Ram and 320Gb HDD, Asus external DVD burner) DVD Burners: Liteon: SHW-160P6S, 165H6SLH-20A1P, LH-18A1P; Sony DRU-120C, AWQ170A-B2 DVD Players: Panasonic 2x DVD S52, DVD S1; Philips DVP5140/37DVP642/17, Magnavox MWD200G Others: WD, Roku, kworld Media Players, Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U, Toshiba VCRs W808 SVHS, W704 VHS click here to become a member of cdfreaks.com Last edited by CCRomeo; 17-08-2007 at 00:11.

17-08-2007	#3
buttersquash New on Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Re: Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc Thanks for the tip. I'll let you know if it works.

17-08-2007	#4
buttersquash New on Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Re: Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc Cracked the case and did the cleaning. Still no dice. Smells suspiciously like SOL. Thanks again for suggesting a fix.

17-08-2007	#5
CCRomeo Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: The quiet NE corner of Connecticut, USA Posts: 5,036	Re: Panasonic DMR-ES15 Cannot Read Disc Sorry it did not work, but at least you did all you could. The ES-15 is still a fine unit and when/if mine dies I may buy another. __________________ Panasonic DMR ES25 with DiMax Grex Sima GoDVD CT-200 two Scintific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVRs New home built Asus mainboard,AMD Phenom II X4 3.0Ghz, 8Gb Ram, 2x 1Tb HDD, 2 DVD burners, Sapphire Vapor-x video card. Acer Aspire 6530G 16" (820Gb total HDD space) on a wireless home network Asus Eee PC 1000HE 10.1" (upgraded to 2Gb Ram and 320Gb HDD, Asus external DVD burner) DVD Burners: Liteon: SHW-160P6S, 165H6SLH-20A1P, LH-18A1P; Sony DRU-120C, AWQ170A-B2 DVD Players: Panasonic 2x DVD S52, DVD S1; Philips DVP5140/37DVP642/17, Magnavox MWD200G Others: WD, Roku, kworld Media Players, Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U, Toshiba VCRs W808 SVHS, W704 VHS click here to become a member of cdfreaks.com

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