Panasonic Dvd U61 Error
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 #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 http://club.myce.com/f181/u61-error-panasonic-dvd-recorders-fixable-243009/index2.html problems until yesterday when this began : Every time the unit is turned on I see "Hello" on the display screen, shortly followed 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 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/287859-Is-a-U61-Error-with-Panasonic-DVD-Recorder-Fixable 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 abused. Quote 17th Apr 200807:34 #2 Trollheart View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Member Join Date : Dec 2003 Location : Right here, right now! Don't know if this will help, but could be worth a try... (Note: this is a quote. I didn't do this myself, so don't ask me any questions about it. Just thought it might be something you could look at...) I took out the 4 screws holding the DVD drive top in place. And then moved the drive head mechanism back (pushed it towards the back of the unit). I then plugged the power in, turned it on, and amazingly there wa
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 need http://www.justanswer.com/electronics/433f8-fix-u61-error-panasonic-dmr-es15-manufacture.html to. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Rate the answer you receive. Ask Anthony Your Own http://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/u61-error-re-panasonic-dvd-recorder.634670/ Question Anthony, Technician Category: Consumer Electronics Satisfied Customers: 13520 Experience: 20+ years in trade TV and Electronics 18621325 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 error on panasonic dvd 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, now has the panasonic dvd u61 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 from left to right are Stan
Recorder Discussion in 'DVD recorders' started by logon, Apr 12, 2008. logon Member Joined: Feb 10, 2004 Messages: 11 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 11 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 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 abused. logon, Apr 12, 2008 #1 RLC3780 Member Joined: Apr 17, 2008 Messages: 3 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 11 I'm just curious if you happen to figure out what was wrong with your DVD Recorder. I have the same message on mine and have had problems with TWO Panasonic DVD Recorders that I have purchased over the last year and a half. Please let me know: edited by ddp. Thanks! Last edited: Apr 18, 2008 RLC3780, Apr 17, 2008 #2 logon Member Joined: Feb 10, 2004 Messages: 11 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 11 I don't know yet what the final outcome will be, but here's an update: I called Panasonic customer support. After going thru four phone transfers I finally reached a fellow who agreed that since I was only a couple of months over warranty, Panasonic will pay the UPS cost to return it to their service center where they will seek out the cause of the problem. Originally he did ask me to try simultaneously pushing down on "channel up" and "channel down" buttons (under the hinged front panel). That's supposed to give th