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Optical error I am having problems recording on this cd recorder. Brand new blank cdr's for digital audio are giving me optical errors during the initialization process when I insert a disc for recording. Once in a great while I will get one to record and it will seem to work fine for a while then it will stop recording and "update" while in the middle of a song. Then I hear a scratching noise and then it says "optical error". I have tried several different brands of blank cdr's for digital audio with the same result. Last night I was able to record one straight through but that is rare. One bizarre note is that I have no problem recording on the only cd re-writable disc (for music only) that I have. I can record on it and erase it and it and then record something else and it does not give me this problem. These discs must be discontinued because I can no longer find any rewritable cdr's for audio anywhere! This cd recorder is almost 10 years old and I have never had a problem until now. Any cd will play fine on both drives, I am just having a problem recording on the record drive. It either will not initialize, or it will and then in the midst of recording it quits with an optical error. I cant count the blanks I have thrown away due to this. Can anyone help me?? Thanks - Glen

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Your laser is failing. There is a test mode sequence you can try to re-calibrate it but to be honest it's the beginning of the end. I can supply replacement laser assemblies depending on where you are in the world or I can email you the service manual so you can try adjusting it yourself. Email me via ebay - fluffcat1

Audio cdrw's are still freely available in the UK.

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    marvin Dec 01, 2013

    what is the test mode sequence

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