3 of the time it locks up again as described previously. After removing the batteries (to get it shut off) and trying again once, twice, sometimes multiple times, it eventually records the way it is supposed to. However, each time it is turned off and on again, it's anybody's guess as to how many tries it will take to get it to record the way it is supposed to. Please help! This machine seems far too expensive to be such a piece of junk