Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 10/11/05 04:05

"MaryL" <carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in
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> "Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote in message
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>> "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
>>
>> Your description makes me think that a cable between units is
>> loose or unplugged.
>>
>> 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
>

Sorry - that was my only idea. I agree with your logic about
coincidental loose cables, although it *is* possible. Do you perhaps
have a poltergeist?

BTW, we just rearranged our living room and got rid of our old huge
entertainment center (and retired some old, relatively unused
equipment). We had much the same problem you describe in reaching
the connections. That was two weekends ago and the weekend before
that, and I swear I still ache almost everywhere :-)

So I'm sorry you're stuck in a similar situation.

BTW, it's now a lot easier to get to our cables and plugs!

Gino

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