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Posted by MaryL on 10/08/05 06:34
I used VCR player/recorders for many years without any problems. One of them
was a GoVideo dual deck recorder that I used to edit some tapes to play in
class and others that were camcorder tapes that I had recorded. Several
months ago, I decided to convert to DVD, both for the type of uses I just
mentioned and also so I could play movies on the equipment. I bought a
Panasonic DVD video player/recorder, model #DMR-E55P9-S to attach to one TV
and a Panasonic DVD/VHS dual deck player recorder, model #DMR-E75V for
another TV (this one to permit editing as I did with the dual deck VCR and
also to copy my old VCR tapes to DVD). I had no problems using VCRs in the
past, but I am useless when it comes to setting up hardware, so I hired a
technician from Circuit City (where I bought the players) to do my setups.
Even they had some problems because I have cable, and there were some
complications. I have the type of cable where I do not need a separate cable
box, but I think there may be a splitter of some sort for the DVD
attachment. However, they eventually got everything set up so I could use
it. Ironically, I did not make much use of it for awhile and have now
forgotten much of what they told me.
Here's the big problem: Now I cannot even get either machine even to *play*
a DVD, let alone start learning how to edit! I'm not even sure if *I* am the
problem or if the cause was the power outage that I just went through. I
live in the area hit by Hurricane Rita, and I was without power for 7 days.
I know the equipment was not destroyed because the TVs works fine. When I
try to power on the attached DVD players, the light comes on and the "read"
message is clear. If I press "play," the DVD button lights up, and the DVD
shows numbers counting up as if it is reading a track. However, only the TV
channel continues to play (and I did set the TV channel to 3, which is used
when playing the DVD).
Does anyone have a suggestion before I have hire another technician? Is
there something obvious that I am forgetting to do, or would the power
outage have reset something? I will even have some difficulty finding a
technician because the Circuit City where I bought the equipment has closed
down and the nearest one is 75 miles away. Incidentally, the equipment
remained plugged into the wall outlet throughout this time. If unplugging
and replugging is a likely solution, I will do it - but I don't want to have
to do that if it is not reasonable for this problem because I would have to
move *very* heavy equipment to do so (and have no one to help).
Thanks for any help you can give me. As you can see, I'm virtually helpless
with this - and reading the manual is like reading it in a foreign language
(largely incomprehensible).
MaryL
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