HT2718 Howdy, I'm getting a "Medium write error" when trying to burn a playlist of my own songs. I have accomplished this many times without an error message. Please advise

Anyone else getting this?

Two possible causes/cures:
1. The laser lens needs a clean.
2. Poor quality media. Stick to Verbatim, Maxell or Fuji.

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