Panasonic DVD player error codes? eg. HO2, HO3, etc. - Page 2

For what it's worth, I'd like to confirm that the H02 error code that my Panasonic DVD S35 was remedied by "gently shaking" the machine. Thanks to rindulus. Kind of sounds like a joke though, eh?

I received an H02 error on my RV31. I tries the jiggle and shake method, and it seems like it worked. But alas, the H02.

So I loaded a DVD and as soon as the tray wentin, I spun the top of the spindle backwards and it started working.

Thanks everyone!!

After Googling and finding this thread, I tried the two procedures that had met with success for dealing with the dreaded "HO2" error: shaking gently and shaking hard.

I found shaking hard worked. The machine let out a sort of groan and proceeded to work fine, at least so far.

So that's great! Thanks a lot!

Hi All --

I am a new member. I have been having trouble with the H02 code and NO PLAY code on both of my Panasonic DVD players. They both went into this mode at the same time ???!!! Fortunately I have another brand of DVD player as a back up, which IS working.

I have a RV26 and a C220 5-disc player. I tried holding the buttons (thanks, Lilmissmilies!), and it worked on the C220 for a short time, then failed and the fix would not work again. It did not work at all on the RV26. I tried the shaking method on both with no results. I may need to get brave and try Hossam's fix. I would love to get especially the C220 working!

These are both older units, so it may be time to bite the bullet and buy a newer one! *Sigh*

I am not sure I can get to the spindle and turn it backwards...

Thanks for all the help - I am glad I found this forum!! I hope I can get these units working again!

pfulton

Hi, I bought My Panasonic LS50 7 months back and got H03 error, I tried shaking the unit no response then i tried gentle shaking laser head back and forth a while. then it's Working perfectly, Thanks you for all suggestion and postings.

Hello all,
Besides gently shaking the DVD player which didn't work for me , any other suggestion that I could do to fix a HO2 error on a Panasonic DVDPlayer.
Thanks a lot for your help!

Krimo

Here is a repair for the H07 error http://www.crestronforums.org/index....w=&st=&#entry8
Did it and it worked on my RP-62. It had to be cycled a few times to get the gears back in place.

Digging this thread back up...

Just started getting the HO2 on my RP-91. Disassembled the thing and lubed the spindle motor, everything works great with the cover off. Put the cover back on and after tesing one or two discs the thing goes back into HO2 mode.

While testing with the cover off I discovered that if I prime the disc (give a little forward or backward turn) it starts up. So I 've found a horrific trick of taping a piece of string to the disc when loading to start it spinning... (that's so bad)

But, I'm curious if anyone has any more hints on how to fix aside from the shaking? Shaking doesn't do it for my unit.

Qs for the repair folks... anyone got a part number for the spindle? And is the spindle part just the board and motor or is there more to it? I'm just trying to figure out how much work it will be to replace it.

Hello all,

First off, I'd like to say thanks to everyone in the thread for guiding me to fixing my DVD player. It's much appreciated

I have a Panasonic LV50 portable player, and about a year ago it gave up the ghost with the H02 error. It went in a box and we moved house. Recently we planned a trip with our two children, and I realised I needed the LV50 working, so a quick Google found this site.

The symptoms were that the disc would spin, and the laser was working, but the screen stuck at Reading for a couple of minutes then everything stopped. I watched the action by holding down the small buttons on the right side, fooling the player into thinking the lid was closed. The pickup was moving back and forth, up and down and I could see the laser through the disc. Having a closer look I noticed that the pickup was about 7mm from the edge of the spinner. Thinking that it was looking for the disc header in the wrong place I opened the back (the three button initialise and the shaking hadn't helped at this stage).

Turning the unit on it's lid I removed the screws and gently prised up the panel. It was clipped in on the front edge with two small hooks, so a degree of BFI was required. The first thing that is evident when the unit is opened is that the three sections (the back panel, the front assembly and the reading unit) are all connected by thin ribbons. Once I had that I moved things very carefully and made sure not to extend the ribbons to breaking.

I saw the spindle arm - it's about 60mm long, and to the side of the lens mounting. I used my index finger to gently turn it until the lens unit was up against the end of its run. The drive unit sits with three rubber feet in metal holdling points of the front section; I gently placed these together as I reassembled the unit. Closed everything up, and powered on for a test.

After three or four seconds of anxiously waiting the DVD title kicked in, and I had a working unit again

I hope this description may help someone else with a broken LV50 (or similar). Thanks again to all who gave the advise which led me to this solution...

Take care, Ian

I tried the soft and hard shake methods for about 10 minutes, then stumbled upon success with five moderate knocks to the bottom of the unit while it was in search mode. Thanks to all for permission to fix it the way I prefer to fix things.

I've my old RP82 sitting around doing nothing for a couple of years since I got the H02 error. My other DVD player just packed it in, so I gave your recommendation a go (rapping the disc). I took the lid off the player (12 screws) put the disc in and rapped it, and it WORKED! woohoo!

Thanks,

Jonny

Hi, I have a Panasonic LS50 and had about 10 months trouble free usage out of it until one day the H02 error code appeared, I took it to the local service centre and they fixed it under warranty, no problem. We have used it alot even in place of our main DVD player when that broke down. However the H02 code has come back, 2 years after it was fixed, I didn't want to take it to the service centre again, the cost would be about £50, now that the warrany has expired, so I looked on this site and FIXED IT FOR FREE IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. I am not sure that it will work for everyone but this is what I did:
I simply opened the disc cover and gently wiggled the little unit housing the laser reader making sure I didn't actually touch the "eye" and then I pressed down on various parts of the raised area around the central spindle, again very gently.
To my surprise when I put a dvd in the player actually read the disc and played it.
Thank you to previous posters for their fixes, the 3 button press and shaking methods all of which I tried, and the people who advised manually moving the spindle, I hope my variation works for those who are as frustrated as I was.
Good luck and hopefully I will not need to come here again.

I just recently repaired my RP82 for H07 faults. I replaced the spindle motor assy (third time I have done so).

Now it seems I am having the H05 laser tracking error. After much testing, it seems that the unit will play just fine with the cover off, but dissolve into static and stop playing with H05 within 2 minutes of the cover being replaced. Unbelievable I know.

I was thinking I needed to take a crack at calibrating the optics, as they are probably out of cal, and could be seeing / reflecting against the metal cover. It does fine if I cover it with black paper. And no, it is not any electrical interference. I ruled that out first.

Does anyone know where to download the service manual? I will be ordering the calibration disc.

Any advice on calibrating the optics would also be appreciated. I have read about a few guys "adjusting the pickup" or some such thing. How do you do that with the disc running in the player?

Thanks all!

HO2 error on Panasonic #DVD S1

Hey y'all. I just had this error code pop up. A quick Google of the error code, and I found this board. Tried the "gently shake" method, and ethusiastically gave it a try.

BINGO!!!

I just wanted to take a moment, register, and post my deepest thanks to you fine folks. I only hope that I don't get a recurrance, but if I do, I'll be back.

Thanks again.

Can you tell me where you bought the pickup assembly and the part number? I have a RP91 that is giving a H02 error. After gentle and vigourous shaking, it still wont work properly. Was replacing the pickup assembly a straightforward job? Thanks.

I ordered a optical pickup assembly from Partstore.com at $72. It was not in stock.

So, I decided to buy a new dvd. I read the DVD forum and a not too expensive model seems to be a Oppo 980H at $169 at Amazon.com. It upconverts to 1080p, has good reviews for sound and video. It is 7.1 channel ready. If the assembly I ordered comes, I will try to fix the Panasonic RP91 but in the meanwhile I will use the Oppo for my home theater.

I too am experiencing the H02 error, no spinning disk. Shaking sometimes works, but certainly not convenient. I don't think it's worth repairing.

LeoDLion: Have you hooked up your Oppo 980H? How does the image quality compare to the RP91? I have an older Sony XBR WEGA 34" widescreen CRT HDTV without HDMI support and use component cables from the DVD unit. Are you using component cables?

Any one else purchased a new DVD player to replace their RP91? Any recommendations?

Thanks.

I bought a couple machines for transferring my large collection of VHS to DVD. One machine gave me an HO2 yesterday and no trick would resolve it. I could get the DVD player to spin the disc but it was noisy and the tracks look properly lubicated.

The other machine promptly started throwing up snowy video and no trick would resolve that problem either. So I took the DVD drive out of that unit (Panasonic ES35V) and put it in the unit with the HO2 problem.

The original unit is still throwing up the HO2 code in spite of a replacement DVD drive that worked fine in the other machine.

Gone in 60 Minutes....two machines. Aghhhh.

Purple Tang, that sucks that you are still getting the error. Did you try reinitializing the player with the replaced drive?

Today I worked on my really old RV-31 again (shake and kickstart clockwise spin wasn't working right away), but rotating it slightly counter-clockwise and letting it pick up a few times seems to have gotten it going again. And I used canned air with the tray ejected.

How does one reinitialize? Sounds like it could work.

I think there are a couple of ways depending on the player model. Hold these buttons down on the front panel at the same time with an empty tray. A working combination will show "INITIALIZED" on the LED panel after a few seconds.

play-reverse-pause

or

eject-reverse-pause

Didn't believe it, but it works. HO2 error... turn the player upside down and shake it while it tries to read a disc. I had to take that 'gentle' part with a grain of salt...but if it's not working I can't really break it, right? I'm up and running again. You guys are the best.

-needsupervision

I tried the "initialize" procedure and that did not work on my LS-90

I unscrewed and unclipped the bottom, manually rotated the gear that rotates the worm screw and subsequently moves the lazer head back and forth. Removed any hairs, plugged in the AC power and we are back in action!

I think the worm drive gets stuck. I did not have to remove the metal plate that holds the lazer head or any cables for this repair, but the assembly and the cables do unclip easily.

I got the H02 error code on my Yamaha C920 DVD player. As suggested above, I banged on it a few times while it was loading and Presto! it works!

Thanks!

My dvd player worked well for 3 years and just stopped playing one day after getting the HO3 error message. Found this forum on google search and followed directions from HOSSAM's earlier post and took apart the back panel. Found lint and very small fibers caught in the worm screw. Removed it, turned the plastic cogs and put everything back together. Voila! works like a charm!
thanks to this forum, I saved $200.00 in repairs.

Talk about the gift that keeps on giving! Hossam's advice just saved me a bundle as well. In my case, I was getting a weird rattle from my LS-82 for months. I opened it up but couldn't find the chip of plastic that was causing it so I just forgot about it. Then I got the H03 error a couple of hours ago and followed Hossam's instructions. Turns out that piece of plastic had found the laser pickup. When I moved the pickup the plastic fell out. No more H03 and no more rattle. Thanks Hossam!!

My yamaha c920 just gave me the ho2 error and I came into this forum looking for a definition of the error and found the good ol' remedy of just banging on it, went back and guess what....it worked, thanks for the help. Gotta love the forums.

I came across this thread because I was trying to find a way to fix my dvd player. I don't have the manual anymore, so I figured I could type in the error code as a search, and here we are. I have a Panasonic SA-DP-1 DVD Stereo System and started getting the HO2 error code two days ago. Well, I tried the "gently shaking", which didn't work and followed up with "vigorously shaking" which worked the second time. The player doesn't sound too happy about it, but it's working for the time being. I didn't originally pay for the machine but it was new when I received it. I really didn't feel like having to pay to have it repaired and I'm not about to go buy a new one. Thanks everyone and I hope this helps others as well.