CD-R - 'for consumer use only' ?

[Bill in SD, CA]

Customer came in this A.M. looking for CD-R's.

Said they had to specifically say 'for consumer use only' in order to work.

Never heard of it.



Anyone?

Bill

[GroundZero3]

wah?

[Bizkitkid2001]

haw?

[Bill in SD, CA]

My thoughts exactly.



Bill

[Bizkitkid2001]

My thoughts exactly.



Bill

you should of asked him if he could have brought you a CD that he wants, then maybe things would be more clear as to what he wants.

Hes probably someone who gets CD-R's from work with a label put on them that sais "For customer use only"

[osprey4]

Said they had to specifically say 'for consumer use only' in order to work.

They're probably getting a UEK error.

"user end of keyboard"

[Whir]

Maybe his burner came with a couple blanks that had that printed on the package. You know, those people that pack the boxes might think those are free and take them home afterall...

[Xtreeme]

Whir that sounds probable to me. They say something like not for retail sale etc. Some bulk packs too. (not to be sold individually) If he thinks he needs special disks, sounds like he really needs a PC education!

[DanU]

Maybe this guy is trying to use a standalone audio CD recorder??? Those usually require the special "for music" CD-R's.

[Gilthanaz]

They're probably getting a UEK error.

"user end of keyboard"

EOBKAC!

Error Occured Between Keyboard and Chair

I swear it should be an error message built into windows.

[[Cerberus]]

EOBKAC!

Error Occured Between Keyboard and Chair

I swear it should be an error message built into windows.

god no, there are already enough error messaged built into windows, i don't think we need anymore.

[yrphotographer]

Customer came in this A.M. looking for CD-R's.

Said they had to specifically say 'for consumer use only' in order to work.

Never heard of it.



Anyone?

Bill

Yes i have heard of it.
I own a Teac DJ-505 MP3 Rewritable Jukebox...
It only takes CD-R's that have "For Consumer" in the Logo..
Pain in the ass trying to find them, i think they have gone out of circulation.
Not even on Ebay...

[bigBonehead]

Tell him you can sell him the 'Regular' ones, but you need to do an extra step for $1.00 per/CD that involves pre/degaussing....

[bob sinclair]

Customer came in this A.M. looking for CD-R's.

Said they had to specifically say 'for consumer use only' in order to work.

Never heard of it.



Anyone?

Bill

[osprey4]

Hi Bob Sinclair,

Welcome to TechIMO.

Please write your message in the "message" field. We need more information to help you.

[Steve R Jones]

And tell us what happens when you use a good ol regular/standard CD-R like the rest of us use

[bob sinclair]

Comes up with a message 'prodisc only"

The manual says the following which i guess answers the question

Consumer-use discs
This recorder is only compatible with special consumer-use CD-R
and CD-RW discs. These are clearly marked For Music Use
Only, For Consumer, or For Consumer Use. Other types
of CD-R or CD-RW discs, such as those available for computerbased
CD recorders, will not work with this recorder.

[EXreaction]

Toss it and buy a new burner?

[bob sinclair]

gee thanks a lot

[EXreaction]

Ok, if the extra time spent (and probably extra money if the disks are rare) on finding some special CD-R disks is worth less than $25 for a new DVD burner...