I had the same error code on my Funai DVD. For a time, cleaning the lens worked. Then it stopped recording on new discs, but could record on discs already started. Now it won't record at all, even on discs already started. It won't finalise those discs either (same error code). The machine is 12 months old - I suspect that is their useful working life as it seems a common problem on this and sister models - unless anyone knows different. It still plays OK luckily, as I now have to play all my in-progress discs (unfinalised) to another recorder.