Panasonic DVD player s38 won't power on

You can buy a DVD cleaning kit and follow instructions, or get a Q-Tip and rubbing alcohol, gently clean the lens and allow several minutes to dry before testing, if this fails the whole laser pickup assembly will need to be replaced, cheaper to buy a new player.

Unplug player from wall receptical and unhook the remaining attachments, press and hold power for at least 2 minutes to reset the processor, if this fails, go to www.panasonic.com contact customer support and the technical department.

Did you change the audio cable, "just to rule out" If it won't work on the Tv or stereo, there probably is a audio processor problem, or a issue with the laser pickup assembly, to repair this kind of problem would not justify the cost.

The problem is in the laser pickup assembly, over time the laser becomes weak until it can no longer play the disc. Buy a DVD cleaning kit and follow instructions, this may give more life to the player, if no change! it is far cheaper to replace than to repair.

hi Pjkgbr.
this is all i could find out, now if you do try this do so at your own risk.

This hack requires the S48 remote plus a universal remote configured for the S48 with a separate 'Pause' button (or another Panasonic DVD remote with a separate 'Pause' button may work).

I used a cheap universal remote.

1. Select DVD device on remote.

2. Hold magic button until the DVD button blinks twice.

3. Enter device code 0490 (DVD button blinks twice)

Neither the 'Play/Pause' nor 'Frame' buttons on the S48 remote work for this hack.

1. Power on.

2. Open tray.

3. Using the S48 remote press Audio, 1, 9, 8, 2, Subtitle

4. Using the other remote (URC 7562) press Pause.

5. Using the S48 remote press 0.

The DVD front panel should now show the text "on".

The DVD should now be region-free. Region code hack posted by spook65, December 12 2012:

DVD-S48EG-K (Region 2)

This is the process for unlocking, the Panasonic DVD-S48 for
multi-zone.

Please note, you will need a universal remote control which
has a PAUSE button in order to unlock this player.

1. Turn the power ON
2. Open the disc tray
3. Using the remotes, press AUDIO 1 9 8 2 SUBTITLE PAUSE 0
4. Switch the player to STANDBY and then switch ON again.

The display should read ON after you enter PAUSE 0.
If this doesn't happen, switch the player off and start the
sequence again.

The remote supplied with Panasonic player has a PLAY/PAUSE
button rather than a separate PAUSE button. If you use the
PLAY/PAUSE button, the tray will close and the unlock
sequence will be aborted.

To get round this, you need a universal remote set-up to use
with the DVD player. After pressing SUBTITLE on the
Panasonic remote, quickly press the PAUSE button on the
universal remote, then press 0 on the Panasonic remote to
complete to unlock code entry.

or this one.
What is the process for Multizoning a DVD-S38 / DVD-S48 / DVD-S58 / DVD-S68 / DVD-S500 / DVD-S700 DVD Player? Providing your DVD Player is one of the below models, you can multizone the unit yourself using the remote supplied with the product and another Panasonic product remote thas a Pause button on it

Applicable Models:
DVD-S38 / DVD-S48 / DVD-S58 / DVD-S68 / DVD-S500 / DVD-S700

Multizoning Process:
1. Power on the unit and open the disc tray
2. Using the remote that came with the player, press the following buttons in sequence
3. AUDIO 1 9 8 2
4. SUBTITLE
5. Using the other Panasonic Remote (not the one that came with the player), press the PAUSE button
6. On the remote that came with the DVD player, press the 0 (zero) button
7. If you have followed the above process correctly, the word ON should be shown on the front panel display of the player*1

*1 Please note: The models DVD-S500 and DVD-S700 do not have a front panel display,
so the only way of confirming that the multizoning process has been done correctly, is to
try playing a DVD disc from another region code other than region 4

The power supply board is the problem, one of the most common failure is the 1000uf capacitor "open" located near the power transistor that is heat sinked, value may be higher or lower with one or two caps, the second possibility is the power transistor may be open or shorted.

Hello
It is an internal circuit problem.

The unit fails to operate properly. Press [POWER] on the main unit to switch the unit to
standby. Now press [POWER] on the main unit again to turn the unit on.
OK

hi,
To make your dvd player region free ,you also need a pansonic tv's or home theater's remote. Do the following with the two remote to make you player region free.

The new Panasonic DVD players DVD-S38 & DVD-S58 have a different way of being multizoned. An extra Panasonic remote is required ie: from TV or home theater:
Power On, Tray Open.
Using remote control included press: Audio, 1, 9, 8, 2. Press Subtitle.
Using another Panasonic remote press Pause.
On the remote included, press 0.
'On' will be displayed on the unit.
ok

In addtion to the S68/S38 remote this hack requires a universal remote configured for the S58/S38 with a separate 'Pause' button (or another Panasonic DVD remote with a separate 'Pause' button may work).

Neither the 'Play/Pause' nor 'Frame' buttons on the S58/S38 remote work for this hack.


1. Power on.

2. Open tray.

3. Using the S58/S38 remote press Audio, 1, 9, 8, 2, Subtitle

(it is not required but, if the TV is on, it will display the 'no go' icon after each key press - ignore it).

4. Using the other remote press Pause.

5. Using the S38 remote press 0.

The DVD front panel should now show the text "on".

If so, the DVD is region-free.

This reply may be late for you, but the S38/S58/S68 region fix is here: http://www.fixya.com/support/t7140034-unlock_panasonic_dvd_s38_play_all