20 Most Recent Panasonic DMR-EH50 DVD Recorder - Page 2 Questions & Answers

http://www.pasctraining.panasonic.com/specialapplications/productfirmwaredownloads/DVD.ASP

the firmware and instructions are located there.

Use a TDK lens cleaner to drive off moisture on the electronic circuit.

from wikipidia .com

If you are getting an error screen with "cannot edit while ext link active" or similar, you can kill this by going into the screen for recording a new programme and THEN pressing ext link button. Found this by trial and error. Once this is off you should be able to edit in the direct navigator view. You can't switch off ext link in this view for some reason.
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CHILD LOCK:

The Child Lock Deactivates All Buttons On The Unit & Remote Control.

To Deactivate Press & Hold (OK) & (RETURN) Simultaneously Until "X HOLD" Disappears.

The remote and the unit are using different command codes. You can try this:

Press and hold [ENTER] and the number 3 button together on remote (while pointed towards unit) for 10 seconds, then release. This should restore the remote command to your unit.

It might not help, but it's worth a shot.

Hi,

how long have you been using the player and has it ever accept blank DVD-R discs in the past.

The problem might be as a result of weak laser (lens) or the blank discs inserted might not be compatible with player.

When the laser(lens) of a player becomes weak, it will not be able to read blank discs. It only takes a very strong laser to read/accept blank discs. If it happens that the laser (lens) is the cause of the problem, then it means you will need to replace the laser (lens) to a brand new one to be able to read blank disc. Though the player might be playing DVD and CD, note that blank disc is stronger when it comes to reading from the laser (lens), it requires sharper laser. I hope you understand this.

Concerning the incompatibility issue, I hope you are aware that there are various kinds of empty DVD discs such as DVD +, DVD -, DVD RW. Try any of this empty DVD discs as one of them as to be compatible with this DVD recorder.

Amongst the two topics discussed above, one has to be the cause of the problem. So its up to you to figure out which is the cause of the problem.

Good luck.

Hi, well if you can, sometimes one can change the region code.. please go to this website below it is all explained there. Also it show you how to unlock your unit too the two bottom sites are the actual hacks...
http://www.squidoo.com/dvd-regions
http://www.dvdexploder.com/multihacks
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmr-eh50/5391

Highlight the recorded program on Direct Navigator then press the Sub Menu button on the remote, then select "Shorten Title". Press (Enter) at the start point and end point of the section you want to erase, then use the up/down button to select "Next". Then, select "Erase" to delete the unwanted sections. Repeat this process for all unwanted parts, then select "Exit" to return to Direct Navigator.

If unit is set to remote-2 then you need to change remote mode on remote itself as per unit to communicate, press and hold ENTER and 2 buttons on remote for 3 seconds to change remote mode on remote control, now unit will accept remote commands.
If you want to change remote mode on unit, go to menu and change remote option in unit then again change remote control mode accordingly.
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I know your model of comcast (Thompson) DTA can be controlled with at least some IR blasters (specifically the hauppage for SageTV) using the Motorola code set 0080. (I am told the protocols are called XMP/Dreambox, but this knowledge won't help your situation.)

I recommend you run through the IR-blaster setup menus, choosing Motorola code sets. If this doesn't work, select 'unlisted' and allow the panasonic recorder to run through all the set-top box control codes it knows. If it still doesn't work, then the DMR simply does not know the code for your DTA & I do not believe that it can be taught new tricks.

That said, I did review the docs for a firmware upgrade for the DMR-EH50, & while nothing was mentioned in that documentation regarding increased blaster compatibility, it wouldn't hurt to update your recorder to keep it as current as possible & maybe it will help after all.

I hope that helps.

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.

if you TV has a feature called "Monitor" out, then you can take a "Feed"out, via, The AV, link, the Yellow, Video, Red & White Audio. wiring color to color, and selecting EXTERNAL IN on VCR. If this feature is available, whatever is on screen, is displayed out of that "Monitor Video & Audio Socket"
Get a TV manual and a VCR and have a look it will show you how.

If you haven't recorded any thing since then you might be able to by removing the drive and third party to restore the files.