Panasonic DMRES20D DVD Recorder "quot player displays safe" Questions

...quot;safe" on the display. Which ever button you press, "safe" keeps coming up. How does one get the machine to work again. Machine bought and was set up yesterday. Model no is DVDVCR2 ...

...quot; the cable box is connected to dvd recorder thru s-video (and i've tried composite video [yellow rca cable])- same error message when using both.. cable box to tv is hdmi cable, and dvd recorder ...

...hours, makes no difference. it's 18 months old and panasonic are no help at all. local dealer has quoted me £100 to repair it, it will more likely go in the bin. keith A bit more info, unlocked ...