Help CDR830 disc problem

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I have a BurnIT CDR830 which does not like the new discs. I have tried
Verbatim cd-r's 80 min 700 MB., Imation 80 min 700mb's, and Imation
74min 650mb's and have had no luck. Does anyone what kind of disc I need
to use ?

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Rob Reedijk wrote:
> Kevin <Kevin@el.net> wrote:
>
>>I have a BurnIT CDR830 which does not like the new discs. I have tried
>>Verbatim cd-r's 80 min 700 MB., Imation 80 min 700mb's, and Imation
>>74min 650mb's and have had no luck. Does anyone what kind of disc I need
>>to use ?
>
>
> Are you telling us that it likes "the old discs"? Which ones?
>
> Rob R.

It worked fine the last time I used it about two years ago. I had a
Tascam CDR and do not know which cd's were burned
on the HHB and which were done on the Tascam. I was trying to find out
which discs people are using with the HHB so I will know what to order.
I may end up having to junk it out using it only as a player and buy
another Tascam.

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Kevin <Kevin@el.net> wrote:
> Rob Reedijk wrote:
>> Kevin <Kevin@el.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I have a BurnIT CDR830 which does not like the new discs. I have tried
>>>Verbatim cd-r's 80 min 700 MB., Imation 80 min 700mb's, and Imation
>>>74min 650mb's and have had no luck. Does anyone what kind of disc I need
>>>to use ?
>>
>> Are you telling us that it likes "the old discs"? Which ones?

> It worked fine the last time I used it about two years ago. I had a
> Tascam CDR and do not know which cd's were burned
> on the HHB and which were done on the Tascam. I was trying to find out
> which discs people are using with the HHB so I will know what to order.

If you have tried 3 different brands it is much more likely that you
have a malfunctioning burner---or an "operator error".

> I may end up having to junk it out using it only as a player and buy
> another Tascam.

That's a shame.
If the 830 is not working correctly, it may cost you less to get it repaired
than buying a new one. Tell them you haven't used it in 2 years. That may
be a factor.

Rob R.

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In article <5gtNc.196714$Oq2.50158@attbi_s52> Kevin@el.net writes:

> I have a BurnIT CDR830 which does not like the new discs.

I had a similiar problem with my TASCAM CD-RW5000 and ended up buying
Taiyo Yuden Silver. They're rated at 52X but when forget to change the
default in my one computer that has a drive that fast, they don't burn
at that speed in that drive. But they do work at real time (1X) speed
in the CD recorder, and that's what counts. They were about $38 per
100 at Media Supply last time I bought them.

Other CD blanks that have worked in the TASCAM consistently are the
Verbatim disks that look like 45 RPM records. Micro Center has them on
sale right now pretty cheap.


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James Perrett <James.R.Perrett@soc.soton.ac.uk> wrote in message news:<4107AB60.8CC091B4@soc.soton.ac.uk>...
> Kevin wrote:
> >
> > I have a BurnIT CDR830 which does not like the new discs. I have tried
> > Verbatim cd-r's 80 min 700 MB., Imation 80 min 700mb's, and Imation
> > 74min 650mb's and have had no luck. Does anyone what kind of disc I need
> > to use ?
>
> Imation tend to rebrand cheap Taiwanese CD's so I wouldn't suggest using
> those. Verbatim sell a wide range of CD's, some good and some not so
> good so you may have been unlucky and picked the not so good ones. The
> more expensive Verbatims have a good reputation. I'd also suggest trying
> some of HHB's own blanks (which are usually Mitsui) or CD's made by
> Taiyo Yuden.
>
> Cheers.
>
> James.

The problem is not the burner or cleaning. The problem is using discs
that are rated for fast burn speeds. In order to burn a disc ar 40+x
the laser must be "turned up" really hot because it only has a
fraction of a millisecond to burn a 0 or a 1. This is fine for
computers but in stand alone audio recorder they are errors waiting to
happen. Stand alone burners burn the actual disc at 8x or less. They
dye layer in an 8x certified disc is considerably different than the
52x disc they sell at best buy. Solve all your problems and go buy the
HHB 8x certified media. the model number for the discs is CDR80S. I
know you can find them at www.bswusa.com (broadcast supply worldwide).
They are true silvers 8x HHB certified discs for around $1.06 each.

Justin