Panasonic DMR-ES45V; will not read disk, error: disk is dirty

Hello,

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Try to clean reading head from vhs player with isopropilic alcohol, maybe is dirt and give this error.

Good luck !

Insert a lens cleaning disc into it and let it play. If this do not help you, the optical pickup unit to your playder is faulty, and should be replaced.

FOR AL THOSE WHO HAVE A PANASONIC DMR-ES35VS THERE ARE MAJOUR PROBLEMS WITH THE RAM DRIVE WHEN IT IS DEFECTIVE THE DVD PLAYER WILL MAKE A SOUND LIKE IF ITS TRYING TO READ OR YOU WILL HERE A SORT OF SCRATCHING SOUND THIS MEANE YOUR RAM DRIVE IS DEFECT IT WILL COST 200 DOLLARS FOR THE PART

Try a different brand of blank dvd+r or -r. you will find that your dvd machine is fussy on what discs it plays. More exspensive dvd players are fussy with what dvd discs you put in, as cheaper dvd players would virtualy play most types of dvds.

My remote is not working. When I press a button, I get the following message on my unit: U12, U30, SET #, CHK REMOTE #, or RC #. What can I do to fix this? The message displayed means that the remote control and unit are not communicating and the remote needs to be programmed. To program the remote, press and hold the same number that is displaying on the unit and the [ENTER] or [OK] button for more than 2 seconds. For example, if the unit displays “SET 2”, press and hold [2] and [ENTER] or [OK] for more than 2 seconds.

try a dvd cleaner disk you can buy them at any electronics store

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

Hold down the "1" and the "Enter" buttons together for about 10 seconds. This worked for me.

Dirty heads or the recording was from a different brand VCR and the Panasonic cant get the right tracking. Try manual tracking just a little in either direction to you get the right one.

The disc drive motor is burned out, its junk...if you didn't finalize the discs, they're junk too unless you buy another Panasonic DMR.