On-Screen Timer Has anyone else encounted aproblem with a ON-Screen Timer that Appears on Pre-Recorded DVD's and Discs the other Dics??This Timer Appears in the upper left Quadrant, and counts up the timer in Secs/Minutes/and hours of whatever you are viewing. It pops up on Pre-Recorded.DO they Have firmware that SOlves this problem?? On-Screen Timer Has anyone else encounted aproblem with a ON-Screen Timer that Appears on Pre-Recorded DVD's and Discs the other Dics??This Timer Appears in the upper left Quadrant,... » Read More On-Screen Timer Has anyone else encounted aproblem with a ON-Screen Timer that Appears on Pre-Recorded DVD's and Discs the other Dics??This Timer Appears in the upper left Quadrant, and counts up the timer in Secs/Minutes/and hours of whatever you are viewing. It pops up on Pre-Recorded.DO they Have firmware that SOlves this problem?? « Show Less
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Okay guys I got the player yesterday and had the same problem so I did some massive googling for 2 hours and found the solution:Press Display, and then use the Up and Down arrows to scroll through the different display options. When you see the timestamp go off, just let it sit there for like 4 seconds and the display will go off.I had to do this once for divx videos, and once for dvd videos and have not had a problem since.
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thank you GOD,,,,but if I exchange I might get one that I would not have to do this...right?
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I just purchased this player and it is my 3rd DVP642. The other ones are great, but the last one I got exhibit similar problem with timer showing on the upper right corner. Any solution?
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This is not a feature (or lack thereof) of the player. It is authored into the disks. Rather, it is NOT authored into HD-DVD's, though I have read that some new releases of Universal and Studio Canal have it. Use the bookmark feature; it's just like resume. If you doubt it, pop a standard dvd into your HD-DVD player and try it with that. You'll see it works just like it did on your old player. For the person that found the opposite thing in Blu-Ray, that's news to me. I think if you Google it you'll find it doesn't work for anyone else. Though as before, there may be some disks that have it.
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The position is only saved so long as the unit is left on. Once the unit is shut off or the disc tray is opened, the position is lost. "Play" flashes in the unit`s display when the position is memorized. Also if "stop" is pressed several times, the position is cleared.
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It's very easy to see. There's a red dot on screen when it is recording. I never really have to troubleshoot anything on this unit, other than testing out features or learning how to use it, otherwise, it's set it and forget it.
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Hey Kaylin - when I first received the unit & held it in my hands - I asked myself that same question: "What is that thing on the side, if it's not a DVD drive?" Answer: "A mostly black piece of glossy plastic!" (LOL / I was hoping maybe the description got it wrong. But no.)It looks like it's "DESIGNED" to accommodate a DVD drive (perhaps in a more expensive model?)But from me to you (person-to-person) it ain't there. Hope this helps! :-)Brian Newberry
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Double layer DVD's only have room for 3&3\4 hrs recording time not 4hrs. RW DVD's have multi format time/data record capability. Check the recorder manual to see it has this capability. Some later models probably have this capability. I am a fan of Sony DVD recorders. Sony set the standards and capablities, be wary of other brands. Some recorders are sensitive to DVD manufactures. Knowing your equipment is an absolute must. Happy times are ahead.
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Do not erase and try to record again. just record over the dvd. on the dvd when you bring up your menuwith the edit key, it will say "play" "edit" and "overwrite". go to overwrite and click on the key and the screenwill come up with the vcr on record but it will be ' paused'. when you get ready to record hit the pause keyor the record key. Record a short show you don't want to keepand try it. I am not an expert so good luck! Edna
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The disk has to be finalized after you finish recording on it. Then it can be played on other DVD players.The recorder will prompt you to finalize the disk, which can be done in 3 simple steps and takes a few minutes.
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You need to play with the settings for video. It seems like you have the lapse feature on, which records in chunks as small as 1 minute; you can disable that and record without interruptions. The screen will automatically disable after 3 minutes of recording.
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Alex, This is not an issue relating to the disk, but rather the hardware/software you are using to record the show. Most recording devices allow for a disk to remain "open" after recording and "finalized" at some later point. That being the case, you should be able to do what you want to do for multiple recordings. For example, I am using a dual VCR/DVD machine to copy my personal VCR tapes, and my system allows me to put multiple tapes on one DVD before finalizing it.
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I have had these for two years, and it is my experience that when you turn the car on, after turning it off during a movie, *after a certain point* on your disk, it plays from that point. (about 5 mins into the movie, past the previews?) BUT, if you open the disk unit, it will always reset.
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It will ask you if you want to resume where you left off when you restart the player - at least it did for the Twilight movie we were watching. But note, I did not remove the disc from the player. If it does not, it is due to how the DVD/Blu-Ray was formatted from the factory, not an issue with the player itself.
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No, it does not. When the unit is on and a disk is playing, you will see the current playback position, but when the unit is off there is no display.
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Thanks for your input== The unit died on me so back to the store. I never realized how inefficient these unit are-- I do a lot of recording to DVD-RW discs so this unit wont be of any help-- (I had just purchased another 50 DVD-RW discs)I forgot how much work there is in recording the old fashioned way with all the Start & end times-Ch # . With Fios's guide you only have one button to record for future events. I think I'll wait til they come out with a unit with a guide. Although it seems like these units are near the end and will be replaced soon. thanks again!
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From what you say once program is scheduled you have to leave the DVR turned on. I found this to be true also. If someone knows a way of turing it off after scheduling I would like to know as well.
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The timer has brass pegs screwed into the edge of the disc to set the "on" and "off" times. Simply unscrew the pegs (slowly and slightly, so the peg doesn't fall off) and move them around the disc to the desired off and on time. If the disc is not set to the correct time, you can simply turn it in the direction in which it spins (I believe that's clockwise -- just don't turn it in reverse). It's relatively simple, unless there's an electrical disconnection, in which case you should call an electrician. I hope that answered your question.
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I can check later when I take it offline. Right now the green disk access light is flashing rapidly indicating a lot of disk activity. In other words, it is currently recording some TV via my Snapstream / Beyond TV recording software. I'll get back to this maybe next week. I do know that it is 7200 RPM.