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Wharfdale DVDR24HD160F 1 week old. Froze after deleting prog from Hard drive. Switched off then on again. OK until recorded to hard drive this am. Froze again. Tried switching off but this time only blue light shows on machine. No time in display, just blank. TV shows blue with VCR in corner. No response from remote control (batteries OK). No response from buttons on front of machine. Can't open to remove my DVD disk. Any advice?

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  • Barb22 Jan 14, 2008

    I decided it was faulty (there was no response from any buttons)so took it back to Argos. They just offered me my money back which I accepted. Can anyone recommend a reliable PVR?

    Thanks for trying to help.

    B

  • Anonymous May 21, 2008

    now on third player am taking back to Argos again tomorrow am not having another. Unfortunately lost receipt but have a way of proving how paid for.

  • Michael309 Nov 02, 2008

    Mine froze when left on overnight, disk stuck inside. Would not respond to remote control in morning so used mains power switch to turn off. Now has lost the display and will not turn on with either power switch or remote control. Tried the phone number on the front of the instruction manual but as I did not buy this "exclusive" product from Argos they could not help much. Was hoping someone might have found a shortcut fix as this reminds me of when a sky box freezes and needs a re-start.

  • Anonymous Dec 02, 2008

    i have just a blue light showing.it is a complete bag of shite

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Hi Barb22,

Sounds faulty to me, I'd take it back to the store and get a replacement. However, I guess you want that DVD out first? I'm not sure this will work because the units logic board is mostly likely faulty and will prevent the DVD transport from opening. Unplug the unit and press the eject button, keeping it pressed plug the unit back in. If the unit does not come on then press the power button too. If the unit starts to open release the button immediately. It's unlikely to eject, but you might get lucky.

Sorry I can't be of much further help.

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Thanx spare head 2 i tried your tip and the stuck dvd came out first time i had been trying for hours thanx again jan

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Mine had E1000 on the display. Remove plug from mains and reconnected. Worked OK for few days, then would not power up. Eventually found problem on Power Supply Board. It was a Electrolytic Capacitor, value 2200uF 16v, at C112.
This worked OK for me.

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