The vcr keeps saying no disc anad yes there is a disk in it

some discs don't work in some recorders. I always use verbatim, ritek or tdk discs and have very few problems. if the recorder suddenly dislikes a batch of one brand, I'll use one of the others.

Yes,read ur manual intructional book how to hook up the tv, VCR/DVD sides togother so it all link up.Play a VCR tape one side and record a DVD disc another side.

yes its fixable.I had a panasonic recorder that did this and not very old cost me $350,00 not saying that will cost you.but sometime its better getting a new one as they have come down in price.

Either the disk is worn out or the files on it are in the wrong format.

You may need dvd- disks instead! ( it usually one or the other!) and if your player does take a DVD+ you might have to change brands of disks ( I know this sounds stupid but all disks are not created equal! and do not work in all players!
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I had this problem last year. It had to be sent back to the company to replace the entire dvd unit; however, I found that it probably had been caused by electrical surges. Once I got it back after repair (replacement) I put the best possible surge protector I could buy on it and have not had a problem with that issue again. The idea of a surge problem came about because I blew 3 Onkyo stereos while still in warranty several years ago and they did the same thing- would not read discs, would say no disc, etc. & the protector ended the problem.

My VCR/DVD Model # DRC6200N is not working. I can hear the DVD but no picture, do you have any suggestion what is wrong?

I have a emerson DVD recoder and VCR combo. I have the right disk but it keeps giving me the message can't recod on this disk. I can't figure out what to do? Can anyone give me any suggestions please.

Try playing a CD instead of a DVD, if the audio CD plays normally that means that the laser on the DVD side is defective. This devices come with 2 laser picks, one for CD and the other one for DVDs.

Checked specs- YES -supposed to play MP3's. Did you try other MP3 Audio disks in the DVD? You can try the MP3 disk in your computer to make sure it is OK. If it plays in the computer, have to suspect a problem with the DVD unit - probably the converter IC.