Recording Using the Connected Equipment
You can record according to the following using the |
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connected recording equipment: | Note | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound/picture of discs played back by the machine, | Many discs and sources are copy protected. Copy protected | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sound/picture of the connected source. |
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Simplified diagram of the connected equipment |
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Basic Recording Procedure
1.Set the recording equipment (MD recorder, DAT, Stereo cassette tape deck, VCR, etc.) to recording pause.
2.Select the input source to be recorded, then set it to play pause.
3.Release the recording pause set in step 1 to start recording.
4.Start playback of the selected source in step 2.
Troubleshooting
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Refer also to the respective instruction manuals of the connected components and TV.
| Symptoms | Causes |
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| The machine doesn’t switch on. | • The power cord is disconnected. | • Check the connection of the power cord. | |
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| • The main power is set to OFF. | • Turn on the main power. | |
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| • There is external noise in the computer circuits | • Switch off the main power, then switch it on again. | |
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| of the machine. | If not recovered, disconnect the power cord, then | |
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| connect it again. | |
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| • The AC fuse is blown. | • Contact your nearest service center. | |
| No sound is reproduced. | • The muting function is activated. | • Deactivate the muting function. | |
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| • The machine is not properly connected. | • Check the connections to the machine. | |
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| • The amplifier protection circuitry has activated. | • Contact your nearest service center. | |
| No sound or very little sound is | • The speakers are not properly connected. | • Check the speaker connections. | |
Amplifier | reproduced from the center speaker. | • The surround mode is set to “STEREO” | • Select the appropriate surround mode. | |
| • The volume level of the center speaker | • No sound is output from the center speaker when | ||
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| “CENTER” is set to minimum. | the surround mode is set to either of them. | |
| No picture appears on the TV screen. | • The TV is not set to receive the output signals | • Set the TV to the machine’s input. | |
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| • The video cable is not connected securely. | • Check the connections between the machine and | |
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| TV set. |
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| • Only S video connection is made. | • Make also video connection. | |
| The sound of the playback source is | • Another input source is selected. | • Select the appropriate input source. | |
| not heard. |
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| The buttons on the remote controller | • Power supply fluctuations or other abnormalities | • Switch off the main power, then switch it on again. | |
| and machine do not operate. | such as static electricity may interrupt correct | If not recovered, disconnect the power cord, then | |
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| The machine does not start playback. | • No disc is inserted. | • Insert a disc. (Check that “DVD,” “VCD,” or | |
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| “CD” is lit in the machine’s display.) | |
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| • The region number of the disc is unmatched to | • Only discs with the machine’s playable region | |
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| the machine. | code(See region code of the machine’s rear | |
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| • An unplayable disc is inserted. | • Check the playable discs. | |
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| • The disc is placed upside down. | • Place the disc with the playback side down. | |
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| • The disc is not placed within the disc tray guide. | • Place the disc within the proper guide on the disc | |
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| • The disc is dirty. | • Eject the disc and clean it. | ||
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| • The parental lock function is activated. | • Deactivate the parental lock function or change | |
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| the parental lock level. | ||
Brightness is unstable or noise is | • Copy protection is activated. | • Connect the machine directly to the TV. Avoid | ||
(VIDEO | visible on playback picture. |
| connecting the machine to the TV through a VCR. | |
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DVD | The playback picture is occasionally | • The disc is dirty. | • Eject the disc and clean it. | |
distorted. | • It is in fast forward or fast reverse playback. | • Sometime a small amount of picture distortion may | ||
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| Playback doesn’t follow the course of | • The machine is in repeat playback mode, | • Resume normal playback. | |
| the disc’s programs. | memory playback mode, or random playback |
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| The picture from the machine doesn’t | • The TV is not set to receive the output signals | • Set the TV to the machine’s input. | |
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Advanced DVD/Audio CD Operation
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