20 Most Recent Sansui VRDVD5000 DVD Recorder/VCR - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Go into SYSTEM SETUP. thats where the clock settings are.

Hey,

so you need to get it repaired, can you tell us where your located, also the zip code?

Thanks.

Dear frappy11, Sun 02-22-2009 12:19am EST (USA)

RE: Sansui DVD Recorder-VCR Combo - VRDVD5000
SAN0218-250GB DVD+RW Recorder

You may want to contact Sansui direct @ http://www.sansui-global.com/english/contactus.php but I don't think you'll get anywhere! They don't have a great support system for their products as far as I can see.
Some DVDs and a lot of other things are built to break easily, offering no repair or troubleshooting support, and it's a shame!
When I find I've purchased such a product and it doesn't even pay to have it fixed (always worth getting an estimate though) I like to take it into the garage, put it on the bench and sludge hammer it to death or scavenge it for parts!

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make sure its finalizing the disc you may have to go into menu or options to check, but if plays in the but not in standalone thats sounds like the problem.

Try a DVD-R or DVD-RW that are only are for 2X speed and no faster.

First make sure remote is working. View bulb on end of remote through phone camera or reg camera and push any button on remote. If it is working you will see bulb light up as you press button!

there is problem in the recorder,
needs  a service of there lens (lens setting) .

You have tuned the dvd recorders channels? dont forget a recorder dvd/hd/vcr is actually a tv set without its own screen and to record from channels you need to have its on board channels tuned in... what you have been probably doing is using a function on many recorders that records direct tv... what this means is it records the feed back signal through the scart lead of what ever channel your tv is tuned to at the time that is why no tv on = no signal

Aquarius0128 there are two things to consider here.. dvd's recorded on a computer need to be closed/finalized after you have recorded onto them in order to be used on a stand alone player.. they will play ok on original recorder because of the design of these machines finalizing prepares the structure of the disc so it can be recognised by other players as a dvd video disc.. you will usually see a 'finalize disc' option in your recording program

Second issue is this.. even if finalized an older (or even some modern) stand alone players will not recognise a recorded disc made on a computer or even if it can there are different formats DVD+R DVD-R and even DVD-RAM and DVD-RW (the two latter ones are rarely recognised outside a computer)

first of all make sure the time and date is set correctly on your recorder (options or set-up usually) second make sure an aerial input is going to your recorder (not just to your tv (the recorder is in the loop with aerial lead to it then from it to tv)) third make sure the on-board tuners are tuned to the correct tv channels (recorder is just a tv without a screen and has its own channels that need to be tuned in)

Hi seemaile,

All my searches resulted to negative which leads me to believe that there no readily available user manual for the Sansui VR DVD5000.

Sorry.

If you click on the "VRDVD5000 DVD Recorder...Combo" link at the top of the page and scroll down towards the bottom of the page that brings up, you'll find an outline spec for the machine. Just looking at that, it would appear you ought to be trying "dvd-r" - (The difference between plus and minus is significant - it's a shame nobody thought to make the names more distinctive). Suggest you buy a single dvd-r, see how you get on, and only invest in a bigger pack once you know it's going to work. A.

On my unit you click setup on the remote, then system setup from that menu, then disc setup from the pop up and click finalize.

hey- i have the sansui vrdvd5000 and didn't have a manual (or a remote). i just ordered one here- hope this helps!

http://www.orionsalesinc.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OSI&Category_Code=VRDVD5000

You need 2 antenna cables. wall socket ----> DVD antenna in and DVD antenna out ----> TV

I dropped and busted my origional remote control. I bought a new one from www.newremotecontrol.com , there are many sites that sell origional remotes, so shop around. it is not a universal remote, but the actual remote for the product... a little pricy, but worth it to have all the funtions available.

The volume control on the TV does not affect the recording. However, if you were recording from a set top box, and you turned the volume down on the box and not the TV, then this would cause the problem you describe.

If this is the case, then try to keep the STB volume at maximum and only use the TV volume control.

Also, some DVD players and VCRs have a lower output than the standard TV tuner, so an increase in volume is usually needed.

You might want to try some test recordings to see what happens.

What is model number of unit? Are you sure it records dvds?

this unit does not record dvds.