Ian Cruickshank Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 So I removed the DVD-RAM disc cartridge from my PD-6 and now it wont let me open the disk drive and when I start it up it just says NO DVD-RAM DRIVE then eventually goes to the main menu, but never lets me view the hard drives and wont let me open the drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I know nothing about this particular unit, but is there a way to reset its brain? You would lose any custom settings but that is often a solution for microprocessor controlled devices that become stubborn and misbehave. If this fails to solve it, and no one here has a quick solution, I would recommend you contact the service department of your trusted audio dealer such as Trew Audio, Location Sound, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Sounds like the DVD-RAM drive is fried. My PD-6 is exhibiting similar symptoms. The drive on both my PD-6 and EX-12 is fried. I can access and record to both Hard Drives. However, due to the fact that you cannot access the Hard Drive directly without first transferring to DVD-Ram, it render the recording feature of the machine useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cruickshank Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Sounds like the DVD-RAM drive is fried. My PD-6 is exhibiting similar symptoms. The drive on both my PD-6 and EX-12 is fried. I can access and record to both Hard Drives. However, due to the fact that you cannot access the Hard Drive directly without first transferring to DVD-Ram, it render the recording feature of the machine useless. Well thats not good to hear since I just bought it a week ago and have a shoot in 3 days. Thanks for the advice and Ill contact the people I bought it from. What could have caused it to fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 " What could have caused it to fry? " CRAP happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 ^ as surely as night follows day...... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Well thats not good to hear since I just bought it a week ago I would attempt to return it and get another brand of recorder while I liked my PD6 back in 2003ish when it came out it is now a obsolete and unsupported piece of equipment from Fostex. a 744T or 788T or if timecode isn't important one of the newer Tascam machines would be a much better choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cruickshank Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 Hmm this is odd... Now its deciding to work again. Still I think its time to upgrade to a more reliable recorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Never saw this on my PD-6. I never had anything that a reboot didn't fix. You can try emailing/calling Fostex, but never had a lot of luck with that. Maybe somebody knows a 3rd party that repairs Fostex gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Hmm this is odd... Now its deciding to work again. Still I think its time to upgrade to a more reliable recorder. Yes, mine did that as well. It started out an an intermittent problem. You can probably press the DVD-RAM drive door down and sometimes it works. Before you know it, the drive will die. I figured a costly repair may not be worth it. That machine is way outdated. If the drive dies, it can still be used as a heavy/power hungry 6 channel ENG mixer with timecode out. The preamps and limiters sounds great in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Never saw this on my PD-6. I never had anything that a reboot didn't fix. You can try emailing/calling Fostex, but never had a lot of luck with that. Maybe somebody knows a 3rd party that repairs Fostex gear. There is no Fostex factory tech support for Fostex pro gear in the states. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Trew Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It doesn't mean that the drive has "fried". There is a ribbon cable that connects the internal drive to the mother board, and they have been known to lose contact.This was common enough that our Nashville service shop used to do some preventive maintenance items that included a dab of cement to keep the cable in its connector. It's been a while since I opened one up, but I think you could open it and reseat the ribbon connector. Glen Trew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Wow Glen, that is a good tip to try. I did call your service dept when mine went out a while back and they say they don't service the PD-6 anymore. I might dive into mine and give it a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngooch Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 If you can, try to find an ex-12. Hard disc/ full size DVD drive unit for pd-6. It works and it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 There is no Fostex factory tech support for Fostex pro gear in the states. Eric Yup, I emailed somebody overseas and got a worthless reply a week or two later. Granted this was a few years ago, but it was frustrating. A company that's active in our world, and provides quality support, was a major factor in buying my current multi-track machine. Lesson learned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhartigan Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 You can contact Mike VanTine at 973-980-2621, mvt0726@hotmail.com He does Fostex repairs and has access to parts somehow through Gotham Sound Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 If someone would figure out a CF card coversion for the PD-6, that would revive an otherwise great sounding machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhartigan Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'd gladly swap my PD6/EX-12 for a 702t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 If someone would figure out a CF card coversion for the PD-6, that would revive an otherwise great sounding machine. I'm guessing it will not happen. There was talk of such a conversion, but it doesn't seem like the efforts panned out. It is too bad those machines are crippled by their choice of media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngooch Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 There was someone who posted over at perchman.com ( French sound news group) who was able to adapt a consumer hitachi Camcorder drive to replace his fried pd6 DVD ram drive. Cheap if you know what your doing. Perchman.com --- phorums- materials- about 3-4 pages deep in the archive. Google translate does a good enough of a job to make it readable in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saadasound Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 If the 6 isn't working for you, I'm selling my 606 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 " There was talk of such a conversion, " IIRC that was one of those "I wish..." threads here on jwsound. " consumer Hitachi Camcorder drive to replace his fried pd6 DVD ram drive. Cheap if you know what your doing. " That would be the drive that Fostex specifically chose for the PD-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cruickshank Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Do you know how to do a hard restart for this device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Do you know how to do a hard restart for this device? When all else failed, I pulled the power supply. Probably not a great solution, but it seemed like the only solution at the time. The power switch has a shut down procedure, and if everything is frozen, it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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