Lost electrical power to my home and dvd was recording. After power was restored pressing the power button to power on and nothing happens.

SOURCE: panasonic dvd recorder

Hello again Dan

I repair these, but I have not seen this particular fault before.

However, you mention that you used to be able to leave it for an hour and it would then work. This means the unit was having difficulty in initialising.

There is a very common fault with this model where a power board regulator overheats and fails. This causes the machine to go into a self checking cycle. It will say "Self Check" on the display and if you leave it, the machine will often eventually work.

The regulator fails from about two years onwards, with various symptoms gradually getting worse until the unit packs up completely.

I can send you the full repair details if you want them, but you would have to be able to use a soldering iron and be confident in your own ability to disassemble and tackle a job like this. Or you may know someone who could repair it, if given the full details.

It should be an easy fix, so it would be a pity to write it off for such a fault.

Best wishes...

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Just wanted to supplement DC's solution with photos for those who would like to see the project before attempting. For the record this fix worked perfectly and my unit is back to perfect working order with all my recordings intact. 
Start by removing the top cover of the unit.
Working from the back of the unit you'll see the hard drive on the left. 

Remove the two screws indicated by the red circles in the picture above. Then slide the cover plate forward and remove.


Two cables are connected to the hard drive. Left side is power and the black ribbon is the data connector. Both come off pretty easily. After removing cables lift out hard drive. Here's what you get. 


Better view of cables after removing the drive. Remove plastic drive liner.


Remove the four screws indicated by the red circles in the picture above. Note the one at the top. (I missed this one for a few moments while putting it back together.) Remove drive mount.



Viola! You now see the burned out capacitors. Also circled are the four screw holes you just removed screws from and a cable that must be disconnected. (see next pic)


Gently pry up on the black plastic part of the cable mounted on the power board. You can see in this picture how I've just started to get it off a bit. You may have to pull on the latch in the center of the mounting. I did but I don't know if it was necessary. 


On the back of the unit remove one screw just above the power plug. Then rock and twist and hold your tongue just right to get the power supply board out.


You'll see the capacitor numbers labeled on the circuit board on the front and...


on the back. Use a soldering gun to melt the solder on these four spots rocking the capacitors out of the holes as you do so. Just don't get solder over to any adjacent circuits.


You end up with nicely marked pos/neg info on the board.


Get your new capacitors from Radio Shack or other electronics store.


The ones suggested by DC are more heavy duty so they are bigger. I chose to lay them on their side so as to not raise the height of the board components. There is plenty of room to do so making my decision to do so a no brainer.


I leave the leads on the capacitors long until the capacitors are positioned and soldered in good shape. 


Then clip the extra lead down to the solder with a wire cutter.
Thats it. reverse the directions to re-assemble the unit. 
Hope the pictures helped. They always seem to help me prepare for such an adventure.

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unfortunately, this unit is on system lock down due to massive main board failure. its kinda like a system protect mode. this can only be repaired by the manufacture or maybe an in house tech with knowledge of the board outline. i don't think this unit has an escape code for retrieving the dvd. hope that helps ya and thanks for using fixya:)

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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.

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In the setup you can change the remote for DVD1 or 2 .Your handset must be one the same adres as the set.