DVD-RW Problem

[carlton23]

Yesterday I bought DVD-RW`s from Curry`s to record on my Panasonic DMR-ES10, but when I inserted the above DVD a message stated Unformatted. The disc`s are blank on both sides I hasten to add, so I have tried inserting both sides. The name on the disc package is PCLINE 10 discs 4.7 capacity 120 mins 2-4x speed. Any help is very much appreciated, thanks in advance.

[Wak]

Your DVD recorder should format or initialise a new DVD disc as soon as it recognised that it is a new disc. Also you should be able to format the new disc through the DVD Recorder menu. It should be in the recorder manual if you still have it??

[carlton23]

Cheers Wak for your quick reply. I`ll have a go like you said.

[carlton23]

Watcher Wak, Well I`ve been trying for the last hour and reading the instructions until a message came up stating `This is an Unrecordable Disc` so it looks like I`ll be going back to Curry's with them, but surely if discs are DVD-RW`s they are for recording on!!!!! Daft I call it. Unless somebody knows better.

[Wak]

Hi, Check in the manual that the recorder will actually use the -RW type of disc as some recorders use +RW discs.
I don't know your recorder and can't help you with it apart from make suggestions.
Have you tried to record anything from your computer on to the discs?
Incidentally, I would have thought that your discs should have had a makers name or trade mark on one side but you say that both sides are blank????

[MalcolmY]

If you have still got the user manual, refer to Page 30. If you haven't got it then go to the following :
http://service.us.pan...ERMANPDF/DMRES10.PDF. If you then enter Ctrl+F and enter Unformatted in the search box it will tell you to go to Page 30.

[carlton23]

FAO MalcolmY, I have looked at p30in the manual and it`s only about `Creating, editing and playing playlists` and your link doesn`t work.
FAO Wak, yes I have tried recording but I get `Read Only` Thanks for your help but I`ll be returning them to Curry`s.

[MalcolmY]

Sorry about the link not working. Try this one:
http://www2.panasonic...rders/model.DMR-ES10K
This should take you straight to the manual download. Then go to Page 30.

[PhilHH]

Hi I have a previous model Panasonic DVD recorder, and have found that its fussy about which makes of RW disc itll play/record to. It likes Imation -RW discs fine, and some other makes of -RWs. And itll play panasonics dvd-RAM discs ok too. But it wont play Tesco's -RW's. Nor will it play/record to most +RW discs, despite the manual indicating they should work. And it almost seems like once the recorder comes across a disc it doesnt like, it seems to take a while before itll even go back to playing/recording discs it used to like before!