dvd recorder fault

stingray_316

l have a dvd recorder that has record funtion which is handy its a cyber home dvd 1600 recorder and was working ok last night but tryed it tonight and the open shut tray for dvd's will not open, the recorder power comes on and is displayed on the tv but as l say the tray will not open. It makes the noise to open but nothing happens. Anyone got ideas what could be causing this to happen , would it be worth taking for repairs as it only cost £70 new a few years back. Or does anyone know where l could buy one that has the record facility funtion as cheap as possible..

stingray_316

Could do with help here folks.

elsien

Have you tried taking all the leads out, unplugging everything you can, and leaving it for a couple of hours.
That's the advice I've been given in the past for DVD problems, and daft though it sounds, it sometimes does the trick. Static electricity or something.

stingray_316

elsien wrote: »

Have you tried taking all the leads out, unplugging everything you can, and leaving it for a couple of hours.
That's the advice I've been given in the past for DVD problems, and daft though it sounds, it sometimes does the trick. Static electricity or something.

Thanks for replying l will give it a go.... got nothing to lose. Apart from that does anyone know where theres any sales or cheap DVD recorders l want the same facilitys as this one with record on it..

enigma52

try Argos got sale on at moment

marleyboy

Most DVD Recorders (mine does) have a little pin hole you can push a pin or paper-clip into it that resets the drive, once pushed if it does not open, you should be able to manually open the drive without force, so long as you do this with the pin pushed in.

Inactive

Possibly just sticking a bit, give it a gentle tap, whilst holding the eject/open button in.

Basil1234

already been said its sticking i had a stereo doing the same thing with the cd player. just unplug it, unscrew the case off.
the tray i would imagine the dvd would be the same as cd mechanism. all i did with mine was physically turn the gears attached to the rail and regreased the rails up as they had dried out once regreased it worked like a charm and still working fine now 2yrs later.

stingray_316

Tryed all the above and nothing:mad: so now l'm looking for a cheap DVD Player with record...

lolarentt

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stingray_316

What is Blu Ray l have read up about it and still do not understand the difference between this and a normal DVD player, also looking about and l cannot find a DVD player with record facility anywhere does anyone know of any , where to look or show me some that you may know off.. Thanks