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Panasonic DMR-E85H error U99
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mr899
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20. July 2005 @ 04:53 |
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I had good luck with Maxell blanks. I tried burning to a Sony blank but it came up with incorrect format. I was trying to use Nero to burn on PC. Maybe I didn't finalize correctly. I went out of town and didn't have time to check.
Is there a list of good and bad blanks to use with this unit?
Thansk in advance
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K2SMN
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20. July 2005 @ 09:31 |
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Comments on recent posts:
The current version of the main firmware is 950DL. If you have a lower number, you really need to upgrade. Read my document for further details: http://www.dxcc.com/dmr-e85h.htm - There is a lot of info for E85H users in there.
As for what brand of DVD-R blanks work best, I was using the "Memorex 4X" with great success. They have gone to 8X now, but still work fine at 4X speeds (The unit records at 4X). I would avoid any 2X blanks. I also have tried a number of other brands. The TDK 8X work fine. I have had lots of trouble with the "special" brands like "Office Max" or "Staples", etc. The real clue is the time it takes to begin a dubbing operation. I always have the "high speed" copy selected in the "Setup". It can copy a 2 hr (SP) disk in less than 12 minutes. If you don't use the "high speed" method, it takes almost an hour to dub a full DVD. When you "start" the dub, watch the timer. With the Memorex or TDK blanks, it starts to count in less than 10 seconds. With those off-brand blanks, it can take 30-40 seconds to start (or it will just "fail").
Good Luck!
Roger.
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Larry1014
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20. July 2005 @ 12:53 |
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Thanks for the reply. I upgraded and now says firmware is 970DL. I have used Memorex and fujifilm disks with no luck but work fine in my E80.I will have to try some others in small packs. Thanks again.
Larry Sawyer
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Larry1014
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20. July 2005 @ 12:53 |
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Thanks for the reply. I upgraded and now says firmware is 970DL. I have used Memorex and fujifilm disks with no luck but work fine in my E80.I will have to try some others in small packs. Thanks again.
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VideoBob
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21. July 2005 @ 14:23 |
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Media is *everything*. I used to use cheap off-brand DVD's and got 30-60% rejects (on other readers). I switched to Prodisc 4X silver DVD-R (DVD01X0121) that I bought on-line for 30-40 cents each. 100 burns, no Frisbees.
I bought 200 Taiyo Yuden 4x Speed 4.7GB DVD-R Silver Lacquer (part number 01-DRTY901-F) from thetechgeek.com for $59.98, because I've heard great things about them. I figured for thirty cents each for T-Y media, how can you go wrong?
So far, I've gotten halfway through them and only had one problem--one I had once before. It lookd like bad media, but isn't--so it's worth mentioning here.
I had a couple of corrupt video files that apparently got corupted during an earlier "An Error Has Occured." Any dubbing inclding either failed and either destroyed the disk or left part of it unavailable. It looked like a batch of bad DVDs. If I hadn't had over 50 successive successful burns from a 100-disk spindle, I might have blamed the media.
Once I had found the corrupt files by the process of elimination, I was able to locate the bad area by calculating *when* it failed and edited it out. No more media problems.
bob
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Larry1014
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21. July 2005 @ 16:49 |
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Just a note, Since I upgraded the firmware my Fujifilm disk DVD-R that I buy 100 at a time work in my E85 now. Could the upgrade corrected that?
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kossello
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21. July 2005 @ 19:41 |
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I did one of the earlier posts that said by updating the software would also allow the recorder to use disks that the old software did not support.
As i remember it has something to do with the disks saying 8X or having a write speed of 1X - 8X.
The problem is it is getting harder to find DVD-R that will still work on 1X and 2X machines. The software update should allow 8X discs but I have not burned any at this time.
I bought the Panasonic RVD-RAM discs and have backed up to them. Best Buy was selling the 10 pack for around $23.00. I bought two packs as this was almost half price.
I hope this helps
Keith
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triger
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4. August 2005 @ 00:12 |
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cat_01
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4. August 2005 @ 18:08 |
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After updating the firmware I have had some very few problems - finally. The only odd part is that I have now recieved the U99 error 3 times. The first two I power cycled the machine at the unit and it did a self check and all was good. The third I was actually able to power cycle from the remote, again, no problems. I still don't know why it has U99'd, but has anyone else experienced this post update or am I just pressing my luck these days?
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VideoBob
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5. August 2005 @ 08:11 |
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I have not received the U99 error anymore, but still get "An Error has Occurred" when I have a lot of programs on my E85 and detlete a large number of them. Yesterday, I had about 110 EP programs on a 120 MB drive and deleted about 35 scattered throughout.
Later, I turned the unit on/off repeatedly while it was doing a scheduled recording (I turn it off to get my auto-sensing video switch to sequence to the next recorder, and back on to check for duplicates). I noticed that the icons no longer filled and that clicking on any icon took me back to the live (recording) broadcast. I was recording for program in a row and on the third, the "An Error has Occurred" message terminated it at the beginning. I powered down, it reset, and re-initialized (without losing any data) and all was well--except I had to restart the recording, having lost five minutes.
Now that I think of it, I also used "Divide Title" for the first time in a while that day, and that might have triggered it.
bob
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dashford
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2. September 2005 @ 17:07 |
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After updating the firmware I have had some very few problems - finally. The only odd part is that I have now recieved the U99 error 3 times. The first two I power cycled the machine at the unit and it did a self check and all was good. The third I was actually able to power cycle from the remote, again, no problems. I still don't know why it has U99'd, but has anyone else experienced this post update or am I just pressing my luck these days?
I'm still getting U99 errors after updating my firmware to 950DL (dated January 2005). In fact, more than ever, as in two in the past two days. Very frustrating. I only get them when the machine is unattended. My hard disk is regularly more than 90% full.
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kossello
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3. September 2005 @ 05:34 |
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I have done the update and I still get the U99 error.
It seems to happen when I have a timed recording. I always get the show I recorded but then between the time of the recording and getting home it goes into this error.
When I look at the display all it shows is U99. I have just turned it on with the remote and it goes through the self ckeck for several minutes and then it appears that everything is OK.
I'm only using about 30% of the 120 Gig hard drive. I'm recording at the 4 hour level and show about 92 hours left to record.
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Mossler
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4. September 2005 @ 13:53 |
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I own a DMR-E95H which I think is pretty much the same as the DMR-E85H. I have owned it for a little over a month now and I have absolutely loved it. However today I woke up with a U99 error staring in my face. The machine was fine last night when I went to bed. I turned it off and woke up with the error message this morning. Looks like the firmware still hasn't fixed all the bugs in these things. I wonder if it will just keep getting worse?
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xclratn
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8. September 2005 @ 18:46 |
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Hello guys. I think I have a new problem for you. I have read all six pages of this thread and didn't see any mention of it.
I have a DMR-E85H. Recently, the unit will not start a guide recording on time, if at all. An example....I have the unit set to record from 2pm to 3pm on one channel and then from 3pm to 4pm on another. This is on a Monday, set for weekly. The unit will not record the first setting at all then the second setting starts at 3:19pm and ends normally at 4pm. Any ideas?
Oh.....I though maybe the guide was dinked up and deleted the Monday entry to reenter. This problem then moved to the the weekly scheduled Friday recordings. This is random BTW, it does not happen every week.
Hopefully you are still reading......there are a lot of "setup" items I am not sure what they mean. The manual does not define what thes settings do. Also, when recording from the guide, if set to "regular" what does that actually mean? Again the manual does not define that.
Thanks,
Robert
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Mossler
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8. September 2005 @ 20:56 |
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Yes I have that problem also. It seems like it only happens when I record programs back to back. I try to leave a half hour space in between programs and so far it hasn't happened when I do that. If there are some programs that I want that are back to back I just set a timer recording and then use the divide feature to split them up. (So far no problems with the divide feature.) I don't know how long this will work though because I've only had the machine for a little over a month.
I've never had it start recording a program late yet like you said yours did. Yesterday I was in a hurry so I thought I'd take a chance and try recording some programs back to back because sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Using the program guide I set it to record a program from 7pm to 8pm on one channel and then from 8pm to 9pm on another channel. I noticed that it didn't show the record icon on the second program so I went to the program guide and tried to get it to record again but it did nothing. It was like it thought it was recording it. I cancelled the recording and then it let me record it from the program guide. Unfortunately I had missed the first 10 minutes of the program by this time.
I wish I could tell you what it means to record "regularly" but I have no idea either. You are right the manual is no help on that one. I even checked tv guide onscreen's website and couldn't find the answer.
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xclratn
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9. September 2005 @ 15:34 |
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I found another forum thread regarding the not recording from TVG+. After reading the posts, I think I may have figured out why it does not record.
The machine has to be off to receive TVG+ updates. I believe the unit may be receiving an update at the time of the TVG+ recording, thus preventing it from doing so.
Some of the posts from the other forum had noted the DMR would record the back to back TVG+ recordings when the unit is left on versus in standby mode.
I will be testing this theory next week to see if true. After verify I am still having this random problem, I plan on leaving my unit on during the day the recordings are set for and off at all other tims unless I am watching something.
Robert
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73_mg
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9. September 2005 @ 18:04 |
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I wish I had read this thread before buing my DMR-E85H maybe I wouldn't have baught it. I baught it at ciruit city in Feb. 2005. A couple of weeks later I got the green screen.Unplugged to fix it. I updated the firmware and that went well. Everything going ok until one day after a power outage it didn't work anymore.
It would play a dvd and I could turn it on/off but not much else. Called tech support and after pushing the chan. up/down buttons it really got locked up and said test 1 or something like that and that was all. They said I would have to take it in for repair. Thats were it is now. They replaced the HD first. (I didn't think that would fix it from reading here.) I called today and now they're replacing the main Board and "it should be fixed". I hope so. It's been 3 weeks. Still under warranty thank goodness. I am very happy with the recording quality. If it only worked. P.S. I baught a UPS and I'm never plugging it into the cable ever again.
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Mossler
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10. September 2005 @ 11:55 |
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Robert, thanks for the info. I tried leaving the unit powered on during my recordings and it got them all.
I wonder if anyone knows what is causing the U99 error when the machine is in standby? It happened again today. I emailed panasonic and they said I need to take it in to be serviced. This error message doesn't seem to affect anything. It works fine except that is doesn't update the program guide when it happens. I'm not sure what I should do. Does anyone know what is causing this? I have updated the firmware by the way.
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kossello
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10. September 2005 @ 13:00 |
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I have recorded Power Block on The Nashville Network (TNN) and this is a series of 4 half hour shows.
I use the TV guide program only because it then names each 1/2 hour segment. These four shows run into each other and do not start or end right at the 1/2 and hour time on the clock.
Although this does not need to change channels it does record each 1/2 hour segment and covers the whole 2 hours and I have not had a problem to date. When you watch the shows it goes from one to the next one and it looks like it is continious with out any interuptions or blak spaces.
Because the show run over the 1/2 hour time you need to make sure you watch in the correct order or you will either start with the end of the previous show or miss the end of the earlier one you are now watching.
When I have recorded shows that are on different channels I find that I may miss either some of the beggining or end. I think the recorder starts recording 1 minute before the scheduled time and then runs over. This may be the way I have it set up.
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fargen
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19. September 2005 @ 21:54 |
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Does anyone know how to disable the TV Guide Onscreen function? My hunch is perhaps the data coming in through the cable to update the TV Guide Listings maybe sending my unit into U99 mode.
I've tried putting the unit into standby and then rebooting, even unplugging the unit for a day; but it remembers all my settings when it comes back on. I'd like to completely disable the TV Guide function and try programming the unit manually; anyone know how to do it?
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drsparc
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20. September 2005 @ 11:08 |
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I agree it looks like the TV Guild updates are the problem. We all started getting this at the same time (in the last couple of weeks) and it only happens when in stand-by mode. The system only does TV Guide updates in stand-by also. So to answer your question... to disable the updates, don't turn off your system.
Could this be due to the new fall channel line up? There has been a lot of changes to the schedule lately. Is there a TV Guide tech support?
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Mossler
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20. September 2005 @ 17:00 |
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I think it is definitely related to the tv guide onscreen somehow. I found a telephone number for tv guide onscreen but I haven't gotten around to calling them yet. It is 1-800-386-7380
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kossello
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21. September 2005 @ 06:04 |
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I also have been getting the error (U-99) after having set the unit to record a show. When I get home it just has the error and I start the unit using the remote.
It does go through a self check and when I check the recordings everything seems to be OK. I think it has happened about 3 times in the last two weeks.
I also think that I was recording using the TV Guide recording format but I'm not sure.
The DVR is set up for cable with no cable box for TV Guide recording and then I have the cable box set up to L3 to record from it. That way I do not have to use the IR blaster. Because of the way the TV Guide gets its information I have to remember to leave it on channel selector so it can get the information. I try to do this at night and as far as I can remember I have never received the error with no recording set to take place.
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fargen
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21. September 2005 @ 08:54 |
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Okay, the 120GB HDD advertised is supposed to hold 213 hours of recording data at EP. When I started using the unit, the "status" display said I had about 164 hours of recording time. Where is the missing 49 minutes? More importantly, I started getting the annoying U99 messages when my HDD was getting down to the "120 minutes remaining at EP" range. My timer recordings will not initiate as long as the unit displays U99. After backing up my recordings and erasing them on the HDD so that it's back up to about 145 minutes remaining, the U99 hasn't reared its ugly head. SO... does this mean I'm in the clear as long as I only work with 40 hours of EP recording? Seems like a huge waste of hard disc space.
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kossello
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21. September 2005 @ 10:16 |
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You appear to be set up for the EP (Extra Long Play).
According to my understanding their are 2 EP settings.
1. EP at 8 hours that will give you 214 hours.
2. EP at 6 hours and this will give you Approx 160 hours.
I have not used any of these settings. Since new I have mine setup at LP (Long Play) and this give 104 hours with video recording quality. Instead of getting 6 hours on a disc I'm able to get only 4 hours but feel the better quality is worth the trade off.
My suggestion would be to go into the SETUP menu choose DISC and then sub menu Recording Time in EP Mode setting and then be sure you have selected EP 8H) and then should give you the 216 hours of recording time.
Just as a note I also have the DVD-R High-Speed Recording set to ON for faster transfering from the hard drive to a DVD-R disc.
I have received the U-99 error with a half full hard drive and a almost empty drive in the last couple of weeks as stated in a previous post.
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