Panasonic Dvd Recorder U61 Error
PlayersVideo, Portable TelevisionsVideo, Satellite Receivers Full list ... mend, fix, or repair just about anything. Help someone Are you good at fixing things? Click here to help Fault info. Click here for Sime repair information. First time? howtomendit.com costs nothing to use and you can ask a question without an account or logging in. Click here to ask a question. Answers Who answers the questions? Other users of howtomendit.com provide the answers. The more detail and information you provide in your question the easier it is for others to help you. Search for a fix How can I fix myDVD Recorder? Mend it What is tripping my circuit breaker? Categories > Video, DVD Recorders > Question Navigate to ... Video, DVD Recorders (2194 other questions) Related questions - error, code Add a question Mend > DVD Recorders panasonic DMR-EZ45VEBS U61 error code?dvd/vcr combi stuck in U61 error code, how do I unfreeze unit or re-boot unit andy April 2008 There is more help available. Search for - error, code It's working checking the capacitors in the power supply and by the DVD drive and under it, if these have popped tops they have cooked and will allow ripple on the supply lines that cause all sorts of problems including U error codes. Jonathan Baldry October 2016 Fiona 68 you are a genius thanks Ron January 2016 Disconnect from mains, remove metal case cover (four silver screws on sides and three black screws on back) Remove metal plate/cover off top of dvd drive (another four silver screws which are tight !). Clean the dvd spindle with isopropyl alcohol and several cotton buds until the buds come away clean. Do the same for the cap (on the inside of the lid) that rests on top of the spindle if it looks dirty. While you are at it, give the laser lens a GENTLE rub with another clean cotton bud. Be carefully on reassembly the edges of the metal cabinet are SHARP ! After re-assembly and subsequent switch-on insert unformatted Panasonic RAM disc abfpd format it. Leo November 2015 I had the U61 error come up on my tv screen and it just wouldn't disappear not matter what I did. I came on to read everyone's advise and help and found that putting in a blank dvd upside down it came up saying the disc was dirty, then I put it up the right way and it came up saying about getting it formatted. So I took the disc out and put another one in and that solved the whole problem. Than
DVD VCD Glossary > VideoHelp Forum Index New Posts Today's Posts Rules Register Help Remember Me? Lost password/username? Forum Hardware DVD & Blu-ray Recorders Is a U61 Error with Panasonic DVD Recorder Fixable + Reply to Thread Results 1 to 2 of 2 Is a U61 Error with Panasonic DVD Recorder Fixable Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Subscribe to this Thread Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Thread 12th Apr 200813:12 http://howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=131485 #1 wolf01 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Member Join Date : Apr 2008 Location : United States My Panasonic DVD Recorder DMR-ES15 is two months beyond the one year warranty period. I've had no problems until yesterday when this began : Every time the unit is turned on I see "Hello" on the display screen, shortly followed http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/287859-Is-a-U61-Error-with-Panasonic-DVD-Recorder-Fixable by "U61". The operating instructions say "U61: There was a power failure or the AC plug was disconnected while the unit was on. The unit is carrying out its recovery process. This process restores the unit to normal operation. The unit is not broken. Wait until the message disappears." But in my case, after a brief period of "sound blips" I get this message on the TV screen : "Self check failed. Press ENTER, then the unit will open the tray and power off automatically. If this message appears frequently, please refer to the Product Service section in the operating instructions." I've tried unplugging the recorder and after several minutes replugging - doesn't help. The Panasonic web site says that to get approved Panasonic service I would need to go 177 miles to Chicago (I live in Indianapolis). Has anyone owning this or similar model had this trouble? Is it fixable? One year and two months is a very short lifetime for a DVD recorder that has been only lightly used, and never abuse
any question. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm. Get a Professional Answer Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site.Ask follow up questions if you http://www.justanswer.com/electronics/433f8-fix-u61-error-panasonic-dmr-es15-manufacture.html need to. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Rate the answer you receive. Ask Anthony Your Own Question Anthony, Technician Category: Consumer Electronics Satisfied Customers: 13520 Experience: 20+ years in trade TV and Electronics 18621325 http://jacobshome.blogspot.com/2008/02/panasonic-dmr-es15-and-u61-error-code.html Type Your Consumer Electronics Question Here... Anthony is online now How do I fix the U61 error on my Panasonic DMR ES15 manufacture Customer Question How do I fix the U61 panasonic dvd error on my Panasonic DMR ES15 manufacture March 06, have cleaned the spindle and reset the laser drive to the rear and powered up again, but will not clear the error code. One tech told me it's a timing issue and will need to go in for repair. Any other ideas? Have tried Anthony's instruction a dozen times now with and without a disc, panasonic dvd recorder now has the error code U88 sometimes without a disc and U61 with a disc. Drive noise with and without disc sounds like a matrix printer, very annoying to the rest of the family, if it can't be sorted tonight with your help will take to the repair centre. Submitted: 6 years ago. Category:Consumer Electronics Share this conversation Expert: Anthony replied6 years ago. Hello WelcomeI dont have the service manual for this particular model being an new zealand model however I may be able to tie it up with european model if you tell me what all the buttons are on the machine ie eject/stop etc U61 is nt a fault according to panasonic but a communication reset error but its locked itself outLet me knowAnthony Ask Your Own Consumer Electronics Question Customer: replied6 years ago. I have been throu the manual and tried the reset functions with no luck, the ES 15 is a common model, but according the maunual the tuners were for Asia, Middle east and Sth Africa and AU and NZ, but from what I have read there are similar models in the USA and UK.Buttons
now, for those formerly fortunate enough to be out of earshot, my thoughts can travel through the ether to display screens far and wide. Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Panasonic DMR-ES15 and a U61 error code. January 5, 2007, I bought a brand-new Panasonic DMR-ES15 DVD Recorder.Sometime a few months ago it experienced a problem reading a disc, and displayed U61 on the display. After fiddling with a few buttons and probably unplugging it and plugging it back in (I don't really remember what I did then), the device returned to normal and resumed working properly.I promptly moved on with my life and forgot about it.Yesterday afternoon, exactly 13 months and two weeks after the original purchase, the unit displayed the U61 error again, and nothing I could do would get the machine working again. After several attempts to reset it by pressing different buttons, holding various buttons down at power up, or by unplugging it and plugging it back in, I gave up and called Panasonic for help.I spent a good amount of time on the phone with the Panasonic Tech Support agent. I let him know the machine was exactly 1 month and 2 weeks out of warranty. I let him know I'd just purchased a nice new set of Panasonic phones a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, after he'd also concluded the machine was definitely broken and wouldn't work again without being repaired, he informed me that he thought it would be unlikely the factory would make an exception and repair it for free, but that I could include a copy of the receipt and a letter asking them to consider it.The flat-rate for a repair was $130. I paid $97 for the unit, new.So I pulled out my trusty multi-bit screwdriver (and searched Google) and went to work. Looking at Google, it appears to me that this is an extremely common problem with this model. There are many, many other pages detailing people that have this exact same error, with this exact same DVD Recorder. It appears to me that the unit has a design deficiency, and I'm inclined to think Panasonic ought to cover these repairs for free or at a heavy discount, or at least make the relevant repair procedures and parts available to owners of the units. But I don't know the percentages of problems vs. OK units, and for all I know this is just a case of a small but vocal minority, so I'm not anti-Panasonic