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stripes · 14-05-2008, 14:12

Panasonic DVD. Worked fine since new (about a year ago).

Out of the blue, a series of error messages (U80, U81, etc).
Each time I turned the DVD off to clear the error message, the VCR (which similarly had worked fine for a year or so) turned off, then when I turned the DVD back on, the VCR came back on!

So, playing a hunch, I put a new SCART lead on between the two machines, and so far it is ok, i.e. no error messages, and if I turn the DVD off, then on, the VCR doesn't react.

Question, then: could a duff SCART lead cause such a fault? What puzzles me even more is that the scart lead has also been sitting there for the past year, unmoved.

Interested to hear your thoughts.

Allen.

14-05-2008, 14:12	#1
stripes Inactive Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 211	Odd fault (Scart lead?) Panasonic DVD. Worked fine since new (about a year ago). Out of the blue, a series of error messages (U80, U81, etc). Each time I turned the DVD off to clear the error message, the VCR (which similarly had worked fine for a year or so) turned off, then when I turned the DVD back on, the VCR came back on! So, playing a hunch, I put a new SCART lead on between the two machines, and so far it is ok, i.e. no error messages, and if I turn the DVD off, then on, the VCR doesn't react. Question, then: could a duff SCART lead cause such a fault? What puzzles me even more is that the scart lead has also been sitting there for the past year, unmoved. Interested to hear your thoughts. Allen.