Panasonic DVD Player only plays in black and white

This unit is a DVD player only it will not record a DVD

really? that's a settings issue..open up the menu(got a manual with this item?) and reset for defaults.

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.

Most Combo Recorders (VHS and DVD) will prevent you from
recording a Copyrighted VHS tape program onto DVD.
Try recording a TV program onto your VHS tape, then
transfer it to your DVD and see if your new DVD recording
will work or not.

The camera system was bought in USA. Changed output (in system settings) in DVD player to NTSC. Works fine now.

Please finalize burned DVD to play in another dvd player.

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

I would just hook up the dvd/vhs player with the red,white,yellow rca cables that should of come with your unit and just go to the input on the tv to watch your dvd/vhs player. This will give you a better picture and sound while allowing you not to have to watch dvd/vhs on a channel which helps make the dvd/vhs player independent. Also if possible I would hook the converter box up with the red,white, yellow rca cables to the tv as well if your tv has more than one set of red,white,yellow plugs since it is a better connection that coax and you probably watch more tv than vhs/dvd anyway. So bottom line try to hook up both boxes red,white,yellow and watch each box on different inputs instead of like channel 3 or 4. Also to record of converter box you can run coax from converter box to dvd/vhs combo and make sure your dvd/vhs player is on tuner input or channel 3.

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How old is your player?, has it ever played DVD's ?.
Try and avoid cleaning disc's.

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OperMan/findmanual.aspx?model=DMRES40V

Try the Manual. It has a finalizing section. This is the link above.. Pat