Error when trying to burn a dvd

I've tried multiple brands of blank media and I always get the following error message: "The disc can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media". Any ideas?

There are discussions about this already:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1071018&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10377624&tstart=0
Some report using a lens cleaning disc worked?
Have you tried any resetting of your MacBook Pro?
You could try resetting the PRAM: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
The power management: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
Phil

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