I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ45VEBS Dvd and VHS recorder and player.

The Drive seems to fail to read DVD disks of any kind.
I have tried all permutations of check and resetting the macine to new setup. No cure.

I found dust in the DVD drawer, probably some on the lens of the drive-read mechanism.

How can I clean the lens of the machine, it is on the lower side of the drive, but not evidently accessible from the drive door when open. There must be a read lens and a Burn beam lens. Maybe both are needing a clean.

Is there any way to make the machine clean its lenses.

can one clean the lenses without dissassembly ?

Peter Wingfield, September 2009

Unfortunately, some older dvd players and recorders only read the acceptable speed at time of manufacture. Which means if you bought it clearance a year ago it probably only read up to 8x or less. everythin now is 16x minimum. and variable speeds wont help. I would try getting a software update from the manufacturer. you can actually programm some older recorders to update speed. call customer service and hope for the best. Good luck!

serge, September 2009