alba rdvd 1000?

A freind of mine has this Alba RDVD DVD recorder But, it seems to stopped working as a recorder it seems o.k in other ways i.e playing disc`s. Just will not recorded them. Have tried different types of disc`s aswell as cleaning the lazer area & tray But to no avail. Is this machine for a better word knackered?

Headwrecked
September 2011