Recording onto CD-RW's - NEED HELP!

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:29 am

This question is actually something that is concerning my boyfriend, Chad. He's computer illiterate so I'm doing the asking for him Laughing

He owns a Tascam DP-01 FX/CD

He has no problem recording onto CD-R's, but when he tries to record onto a CD-RW, the recorder tells him to insert a blank disc.

The one thing he tried was formatting the disc. This didn't seem to help the matter, as the recorder still didn't recognize the disc.

Hopefully someone can help the poor guy out so that I don't have to hear him whine about wasting money on CD-RW's anymore haha Laughing

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I'm going to move this to another forum where they might be able to help you more.

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:32 am

Thank you! I wasn't sure where to post...

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:06 am

Everything you need to know about this is in the owners manual. If you dont have one they are available in pdf form @ Tascam.com then search the model number. If it continues to be a problem them likely there is a repair needed. You can also ask these questions of Tascam on their site.

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:49 pm

It might be as simple as your Tascam unit not being able to write/record to CD-RW or that you need to try a different brand of CD-RW. As the Da-Dogg told you, refer to your owners manual.

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:55 pm

A lot of these companies that offer CD/DVD burners, also offer regular firmware updates, only available from their web sites. I believe this is because the different manufacturers recordable disks use different secret recipes for their formulas? Those small differences, may cause major compatibility problems, like you are currently experiencing.

Like the other posters indicated, you might want to try different brands until you find one that works successfully in your unit. I've had this problem with numerous hardware and computer-based CD/DVD recorders. It's quite maddening really!

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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:57 pm

I just checked the manual on this. Apparently it does support CD-RW but it doesn't specify any brands that are particularly compatible. I would definitely go with a name brand though. Sony,Verbatim or Maxell are usually pretty good. Stay away from Memorex and no name brands.

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