My DVD Recorder Model DR165 Is stuck on hello scrolling across the screen and wont go to next stage of opening/closing dvd drawer or even show the tv.

Hello

A stuck drawer indicates a jammed mechanism or the presence of a mechanical drawer lock.

Locate your DVD player's manual Eject button. It is usually a small hole located underneath the DVD drawer.

Insert a stiff wire-such as a paperclip or safety pin-into the hole. Push gently and the drawer should open partway. Gently pull the drawer the rest of the way open.

Take the DVD player aparts,take out DVD disc out of the drawer,check the open/close drawer button again.Same result indication on the screen say is open infact it close.The motor the help open and the dvd drawer it dead.Need the motor replaced.

unplug it

hi!we have read your problem.please dont worry, every problem hasa solution.all you have to do is buy a dvd lens cleaner and clean the4 dvd lens since dust particles on lens will delay the processes.but make sure you are not using detergents or plain water to clean it and never touch the lens with bare hands hope your problem is tackled.have a nice day.

I have a Compaq Presario desktop running XP Media Center. The DVD tray would open on power up, and kept openinig when pushed shut.

I discovered that the tray would frequently remain closed when I held open the flap (the flap with the open button). A few days after discovering this, I got to add some more tracks to my MP3 player - I only mention this intermediate stage in case it is material in curing the problem, as the next thing that happened was a power failure whilst the PC was on. Since then, the CD/DVD drive has behaved perfectly. I did have a temporary problem with AVG INternet Security being unable to load the necessary DLLs to run correctly in MS Outlook 2003, even complaining of a corrupt installation, but this dissappeared after a proper restart and AVG update.

So,
Compaq users: try holding the flap open when you attempt to close the tray.
Generally: with PC running and all applications closed, switch the power off at the wall socket.

HTH
Roger
Shaftesbury (UK)

I tried the solution documented at
http://www.ifndef.altervista.org/index_eng.html
3:rd Loader repairing

ok, download from--
http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instructions-owner-manual/LG/DR165-_E
but before you need register on the site 
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I had the same problem. It was fixed under warranty. It was some sort of alignment problem. It would not play SOME commercially produced DVD's either.

Open Disc Drawer
Press 99990
Close Disc Drawer
or

Open Disc Drawer
Press 99990 and then press enter/ok button (!)
Tray was closed independently by itself

and that's it. Enjoy!

go to dvd set up then scroll dow to lock then push 0 seven times