I put a DVD into my Panasonic DVD-RP56 player this evening and to my surprise, it could not read any disc that I inserted. Instead, it simply displayed: “H02 Error”. A quick Google search indicated this was a common problem (defect perhaps?) to many Panasonic players.
The solution is pretty simple: remove the case, open the tray and then unplug the unit. Inside you’ll see the portion that spins the discs. Give this a few good whirls and start it up again. If it doesn’t spin on its own, spin it around yourself a couple times and it should start up.
this may hel in my situation i have a panasonic dvd player also but so far have not had this problem.
but is there an easier way than taking it apart?
Unfortunately, no. This is a hardware issue and unless you physically open the unit, there’s not a whole lot you can do (other than bashing it on the top of the case and hoping you don’t break it more).
H02 problems with Technics SL-DV 290 could get to start by removing cover and spinning disc, however it is not safe to leave this way. Would like to hear if there are any other suggestions as to how this could be permanently fixed.
Al, I screwed the cover back on. After spinning it the one time, I haven’t had any more issues.
took the cover off, gave it a spin, fixed….
IF…I have done this (spinning , top off..power on …off…on…off..) and its still not playing….does anyone know another solution? can I take yet another part off and fix that? weird thing is, in all the yrs I have had this player I have barely watched more than 40 movies I imagine. But it is near a radiator. would this have damaged it, being warm on occasion? SO unfair to die now after i joined netflix!
Well, oone thin I find very telling. All of you who reported the H02 error did so in the same time frame with December 2007 being the first occurrence and April the second. All others are in July and my Panasonic DVD CV51 has just died with a… you guessed it H02 error.
I am beginning to see a pattern in the error code and the timing and am more and more inclined to believe that this or similar error has been programmed to occur after the end of the service life of any Panasonic device. On the other hand, if twisting the tray will fix the problem then it probably is hardware related. Still, my machine is a goner. Giving the tray a spin did nothing for me.
well..my solution was a sure thing and I thought Id pass it on…
I bought a really NICE used player at the Salvation Army Store for $12! that was $12 well spent…better than all the time it took me to take the Panasonic apart and fiddle with it and still didn’t work!
Maybe because I am in a city…but the Goodwill & the Salvation Army have a large selection on used DVD players.
Recycle :)
Thanks
Sue
didn’t have the H02 error but disc got stuck. I followed the above info - got disc out & tray opened. But when I plugged in - no power.
any way to fix?
me again.
Got power on but tray doesn’t open & close as it should. It’s doing things backwards.
Open - read - close(very short)-then to read again.
What did I get off track?
That’s an odd one Lizz. When you took the disk out, did you bump the gear that opens the tray by chance?
I have Panasonic SC-VK70D. Its error H2O.Please help
Well, it was the end of life for my player!
Shot it then placed in the trash!!
Hey, I had the same problem with my Panasonic DVD RP-56 player, and I used your solution and it worked. Now I can play DVDs and everything is find. Thanks tons!!!!!!!! :):)
-Kim
google brought me here for the H02 code on my DVD-LS82 portable DVD player.
I did what you said, and it works again. Thanks. Ed
I used to fix these things for a living. The problem you speak of is usually caused by a defective spindle motor. That is the little dc motor that spins the dvd. It has to spin within a range of RPM for the dvd to be read at all.