LG DVD RECORDER MODEL DR165

I Have Same Problem .......Any body can help ??????

It is quite a common problem. What I do in my shop is to open the unit, and replace the DVD writer (is the same as a standard PC one) with another IDE DVD writer. (any model will work, but I try keep LG with LG etc)
Once you replaced the drive all should be back to normal. (I also use LG dvd writers on Daewoo recorders)
Hope this helps.

if your dvd contains video files and songs and photo files, it will let you to access them all in individual category. you can select them one by one , by pressing title button in the remote. the frequent problem being faced by this recorder is that taking too much time to recognize the tipe of file, it's very big bug. you may change the lens to recover this error.

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http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/LG/DR165-_E
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There will be a delete option in the list of recordings somewhere.

With out a model number it is impossible to know exactly where.

I have had the same problem a few times. All I do is eject and re-insert the disk until it recognises it, this seemed to work for me

Try inserting your DVD media into the PC and doing a 'quick format'. The LG is not seeing what it considers to be media that it can use. It is not seeing that you have inserted recordable media. Sometimes you can reformat the DVD or do a quick media erase, and the LG can then put on its blank "squares" that is uses for its menu selection. I think that it what it does when it 'initializes' a new media.
tom

go to dvd set up then scroll dow to lock then push 0 seven times

Sounds like the laser head carriage slides or screw drive need oil or the screw drive may have dirt in it that will cause uneven movement or possible jamming of the carriage on the slide.

The carriage and drive screw need to move smoothly. The slides can easly be oiled. The screw however can be difficult to clean. Using paper can make it worse due to the paper fibre getting into the screw as well. You could try a lint free material to clean the screw and then oil it, preferably with a non drying oil.