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Panasonic dvd recorder wont record or play


My panasonic vhs/dvd player recorder keeps saying read only when I use the dvd side. The vhs still works fine.

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  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Make sure you are usiing only DVD-R or DVD-RAM discs. Try different makes.

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It is also possible that you are trying to record using an already used -R or an unformatted RAM disk.

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