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Posted by GMAN on 10/20/05 16:10
In article <rjF2f.2805$xE1.2083@okepread07>, "MaryL" <carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:
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>"Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote in message
>news:Xns96EBA59B1675BAstrolabe@216.196.97.136...
>> "MaryL" <carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in
>> news:vLJ1f.2662$xE1.2302@okepread07:
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>>> 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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>> Your description makes me think that a cable between units is loose
>> or unplugged.
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>> I hope that doesn't meean you have to move the two-ton equipment :-)
>>
>> Gino
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>The trouble with that solution is that I have two Panasonic units attached
>to two different TVs in two different rooms. In each case, the TV works
>fine, light comes on the DVD player/recorders (one is a dual-deck), but
>neither will actually play (although it *looks* like it is playing because I
>can see numbers counting up, just like counting tracks on a DVD). I can't
>imagine that I would have a look cable on two units that both worked
>perfectly just prior to the storm. Unfortunately, the electrical plug (and
>cable) for one unit is behind a very large bookcase. The whole thing would
>have to be moved to get to the plug. The other one is almost as bad --
>positioned behind a large buffet with bookcase stacked on top.
>
>MaryL
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Is there a TV/VIDEO button on the DVD player remote or something like that?
Try pushing that button
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