9
TROUBLESHOOTING
e
ore requesting service
or this unit, check the table below
or a possible cause o
the problem you are experiencing.
ome simp
e c
ec
s or a minor a
justment on your part may e
iminate t
e pro
em an
restore proper operation
Symptom Remedy
D
V
D
•
V
C
R
T
e
ower
oes not turn on
C
ec
t
at t
e AC power cor
is connecte
secure
.
Check the breaker (in case o
ower
ailure).
ress
TIMER SET
to cance
t
e timer stan
y mo
e
T
ere is no picture
• Re-connect t
e connecting cor
s secure
y
• Check i
the connecting cords are damaged
• C
ec
t
e connection to your TV (pages 19 - 24)
• Check i
the progressive scan mode is set correctly according to your T
page 90
• Switc
t
e input se
ector on your TV (suc
as to “L1”) so t
at t
e signa
rom the unit appears on the TV screen
Cannot record a TV pro
ram. • This unit does not have a tuner to receive TV broadcastin
• You must connect this unit to an external tuner to record TV pro
rams
pa
e 19)
TV pro
ram pictures are
istorte
• Check if all the connections are made correctl
(page 19)
P
ay
ac
picture is
istorte
• Keep t
e
evice w
ic
may cause e
ectrica
istur
ances, suc
as a
e
u
ar p
one, away
Pla
back picture or TV program from
the device connected throu
h the unit
i
i
r
• If the pla
back picture output from a DVD pla
er, VCR or tuner goes
hrough the unit before reaching
our TV, the cop
-protection signal
pplied to some programs could affect picture qualit
. Disconnect the
la
back device in question and connect it directl
to
our TV
Th
r
i
n
n
• Re-connect all connections securel
• Check if the connectin
cord is dama
ed
• Check the connections to the am
lifier in
ut
• Check if the input device settin
on the amplifier is correct
• When the unit is in pause mode or in slow-motion pla
back mode,
ound is not out
ut. This is not a malfunction
• When the unit is in fast forward or fast reverse mode
sound is not
ut
ut. This is not a malfunction.
• If the audio si
nal does not come throu
h the DIGITAL AUDIO OU
COAXIAL)
ack, check the setting in “Audio Out” (page 87)
• While the setup menu or timer programming displa
is shown, or while
he screen saver is active
the audio is muted
No DTS sound on di
ital output
• Chan
e the settin
menu for “DTS” to “ON”
No DTS sound from analo
output
• This unit has no analog sound output when pla
ing back the selected
T
n
m
Nothin
was recorded even thou
h
ou set the timer setting correctl
• There was a power failure durin
recordin
• The unit’s internal clock sto
ed due to a
ower failure that lasted for
ore than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (pa
e 26).
• The program contains cop
protection signals that restricts cop
ing
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priorit
Timer recordin
does not start
• N
i
i
in
r
• A disc is not recordable (finalized DVD-RW/-R, finalized DVD+R, a full
ecorded disc
etc.).
Timer recor
ing is not comp
ete or
i
not start
rom the beginning
• T
e timer setting over
appe
wit
anot
er setting t
at
as priority
page 42
• Disc space was not enoug
• “Ma
e Recor
ing Compati
e“ is not set to “ON”, w
en recor
ing onto
VD+RW/+R t
at was recor
e
on ot
er unit
Timer recordin
is impossible
• Ma
e sure appears on the
ront panel display o
this unit. I
not, press
TIMER SET
Th
r
m
n
r
l
n
f
n
i
n
• Batteries are wea
• T
ere are o
stac
es
etween t
e remote contro
an
t
e unit
• The remote control is
ar
rom the unit
• T
ere are no
atteries in t
e remote contro
• Check i
the unit is turned on
• The remote control is not pointed at the in
rared sensor window on the unit
•
ress
DVD
VCR
w
ic
ever you nee
. T
en, try again.
ress
TIMER SET
to cance
t
e timer stan
y mo
e
e unit
oes not operate proper
y
W
en static e
ectricity, etc., causes t
e unit to operate a
norma
y,
np
ug t
e unit an
t
en p
ug it in again
