Posted by Mike S. on 11/16/06 12:55

In article <tnT6h.1093$_Y2.752@newsfe03.lga>,
l e o <someone@somewhere.net> wrote:
>I just got this old freebie DVD recorder. The manual says it can only
>use DVD-RAM and DVD-R. I have some 3x Speed DVD-RAM version 2.1 discs
>that I use on my computer drive but they don't work on this recorder.
>Does it mean I need to find the old 1x discs? Are they still available?
>I am not planning to use DVD-R. Thanks.

There is a firmware upgrade for older units like the R30 that you can download
from Panasonic's web site. You burn the file to a CD and the recorder will
auto-update. The firmware update is specifically written to address issues
with newer media.

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