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Burner - device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

The burn to the MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845E drive failed. The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

Huh?? Have no idea what this means, after a forum search am more confused... I don't think I've installed any software that has effected it (suggested in other discussions) The only other one that might have been useful was archived and I couldn't work out how to read all the threads so if anyone can help with this error message that would be awesome.

G4 12 inch powerbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Oct 15, 2008 4:47 PM

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Oct 19, 2010 1:49 PM in response to itspaz

I got this error message - tried the language fix, tried the compressed air fix - all to no avail. BUT

Check your naming policy for the DVD - no spaces, no unusual characters - I had same issue trying to burn a DVD named Leonard Cohen Live in London (for my Dad!)

Too many characters - too many spaces. Reduced the DVD name to Leonard_Cohen and off it went. We have got lazy - once upon a time all files had to be named in accordance with standard convention. Remember those days anyone?

I think the error message we are getting is a generic one meaning "There is something wrong with the burn session - can't tell you what exactly" (Seem to remember a few non-helpful error messages in my old MS days!)

Jan 7, 2011 12:28 AM in response to itspaz

MacBook Pro Mid 2009 and this morning I wanted to burn a DVD (no movie, just a family video)
and I got this: "The disc can’t be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media."

After some swearing I googled it, got the 2nd result and came here only to try the above mentioned credit card wrapped with iPhone/screen/glasses cleaner and worked like a charm.

High tech solutions!

Thanks idnapper!

Feb 18, 2011 6:52 PM in response to itspaz

My MacPro just started doing this tonight. It's about 4 years old and is running on Snow Leopard. All software is up to date.

Getting the same error message, but, a CD work, and a DL DVD worked. I have some printed DVDs that I bought from WTS Media, and I'm about halfway through an order of 300 and suddenly they're not. I thought it might be the media, but it works on my laptop (MacBook Pro).

Have NO idea what to do. I've tried the compressed air a couple of times, but I'll try it again. The discrepancies between what will work on one computer but not the other has me baffled.

Feb 19, 2011 6:36 PM in response to smalldog

tried the compressed air at least 5 times. nothing. tried 3 different brands of DVD lens cleaning kits. nothing.

did the language thing, restarted, and voila. works.

I burn a lot of DVDs for clients, so this is great news. I read earlier in this thread to not burn at maximum speed if you burn a lot, because it wears the lasers down faster. don't know if that's the case, but i'm not going to take any chances.

thanks for all of the replies and suggestions. truly.

s

Mar 15, 2011 12:15 PM in response to itspaz

I'm planning to go out and buy a can of compressed air this afternoon (hoping it works!), but can someone tell me why burning works fine when I switch over to the Windows partition on Bootcamp? It's the same hardware. Makes me a little less optimistic that the compressed air will work for me. 😟

Will try it, though, and post back my results.

Burner - device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media.

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