CD-RW problem.

[Weissey]

I have a digital recorder that I use for recording my own original tunes. The recorder has a CD player. I transfer my recordings onto a CD-RW inserted into the CD player. For a long time I've been successfully using TDK-RW discs, but they are getting old now so I bought some new CD-RW discs of a different brand. The new discs won't work in my recorder ---- they work everywhere else but not in this specific recorder. The recorder is a 14 year old VF80 by Fostex.

I always thought all CD-RW discs worked in any device anywhere in the world.

Any advice? Thanks.

 

[mixsit]

I never used 'RW's so this might be worth diddly, but as I recall they supposed to be rather more finicky than the normal ones?

 

[mjbphotos]

For the cost of them, just use CD-Rs and throw away any you don't need to keep.

 

[Weissey]

For the cost of them, just use CD-Rs and throw away any you don't need to keep.

CD-R discs have never worked on this recorder.

 

[Farview]

Do the old ones still.work? If not, it Could be the cd burner in the fostex finally died. 14 years is a very long time for stuff like that.

 

[Weissey]

Do the old ones still.work?

Yes, the old ones still work perfectly in the recorder, but they are getting quite old and marked a bit. so that's why I bought new ones.

 

[Mr Clean]

Try getting a new pack of TDK-RW discs and see if they work.

 

[mjbphotos]

Have you tried a laser cleaner disc? I don't know what they do, but I bought one about 20 years ago, and when I use it on my 30-year old CD player, it does something, because prior to doing that I'll have skipping CDs, or CDs that won't play, but after they all work.

 

[witzendoz]

Maybe the burn speed is not compatible? Also very early CDr burners required a special disc for audio.

Alan.

 

[JLondon]

Wikipedia:

CD-RW discs (CD-RWs) require readers that have more sensitive laser optics than plain CDs. Consequently, CD-RWs cannot be read in many CD readers built prior to the introduction of CD-RW. CD-ROM drives that bear a "MultiRead" certification claim compatibility.

 

[Farview]

Wikipedia:

CD-RW discs (CD-RWs) require readers that have more sensitive laser optics than plain CDs. Consequently, CD-RWs cannot be read in many CD readers built prior to the introduction of CD-RW. CD-ROM drives that bear a "MultiRead" certification claim compatibility.

That's an awesome copy and paste! Too bad it doesn't really speak to the problem that his old CD-RW's work fine, but the new ones don't.

 

[Armistice]

Somewhere back there the physical capacity of CDs changed. I had some similar issue years back with my old V series recorder where the larger sizes didn't work and I had to hunt down the old ones - but CD-Rs always worked OK. Surprising that they never worked for you.

The universe is telling you to upgrade your kit....

 

[Bill L]

My best guess is the cd recorder uses the cd-audio only blanks and not a data cd-r. And if I remember correctly, those recorders (or that format/media) was very particular.

 

[Farview]

My best guess is the cd recorder uses the cd-audio only blanks and not a data cd-r. And if I remember correctly, those recorders (or that format/media) was very particular.

No, he has been successfully using cdrw media for 14 years. Just not the new batch.

 

[Bill L]

You are correct, Jay. My bad.