NEC 3500 light.

[jammer200022]

I've just got an NEC 3500.
i've already got an NEC 2500 which I'm very happy with.

I've tried out the 3500 and all hasn't gone well so far.
I had trouble writing to a DVD +RW, it failed twice before working on the thrid go.

I also had trouble buring to a DVD -r.
Still haven't given up hope... maybe just bad media.

One thing I did notice was that the light at the front does not come on when it's recording.
Should it be??
Does this indicate a malfunction?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.


Jam

[samijubal]

The light should be on when burning and reading both. What brand of discs are you using? I burn on mine every day, sometimes all day, pausing to give it a break every hour or two is all. I haven't had any problems besides reading scratched discs. Could be a better reader, but it's a great burner.

[jammer200022]

hmmm a bit worrying.
i'm using bulkpaq 8x dvd -r's.
i think regardless of the media, the light should definitely come on.
i think i'll return it.

thanks for the reply.

[samijubal]

Maybe it isn't recognizing the media. You might want to try another brand of disc before you give up on it. It's a great burner, flawless every time. My first burner was an LG that went bad on the 17th burn, so it's possible it's defective, happens with all electronics, nothing's perfect.

[dartboard]

The light comes on. I know this because I was surprised that when it burns the light is green instead of red like on my lite-on cd writer. Intuitively I associate red with burning and I thought NEC should too.