NEC NDR50 owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Solution

Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
Symptom	Cause	Solution
No power.	The power cord is disconnected.	Plug the power cord into the wall outlet
		securely.	REFERENCE
No picture.	The TV is not set to receive DVD	Select the appropriate video input mode
	Recorder signal output.	on the TV so the picture from the DVD
		Recorder appears on the TV screen.
	The video cable is not connected	Connect the video cable securely.
	securely.
	The connected TV power is turned off.	Turn on the TV.
No sound.	The equipment connected with the	Select the correct input mode on the
	audio cable is not set to receive DVD	audio receiver so you can listen to the
	Recorder signal output.	sound from the DVD Recorder.
	The audio cables are not connected	Connect the audio cable securely.
	securely.
	The power of the equipment connected	Turn on the equipment connected with
	with the audio cable is turned off.	the audio cable.
	The audio connecting cord is damaged.	Replace it with new one.
The playback picture is	The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
poor.
The DVD Recorder	No disc is inserted.	Insert a disc. (Check that the disc indi-
does not start playback.		cator in the display window is lit.)
	An unplayable disc is inserted.	Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
		type, color system, and regional code.)
	The disc is placed upside down.	Place the disc with the playback side
		down.
	The disc is not placed within the guide.	Place the disc on the disc tray correctly
		inside the guide.
	The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
	The Rating level is set.	Cancel the Rating function or change
		the rating level.
The picture from the	The video signal from the external com-	You cannot connect via this recorder.
external input is distort-	ponent is copy-protected.	Connect the component directly to your
ed		TV.
Some channels are	Those channels are not stored in the	Restore channels. See “Program Edit”
skipped over when	recorder.	on pages 20-21.
using v / V.
The picture or sound of	Aerial or cables are loose.	Tighten connections or replace cable.
broadcasting channel is
weak or missing.
Camcorder image is not	Camcorder is off.	Turn camcorder on and operate
shown.		properly.
Camcorder image via	DVD Recorder INPUT SELECT is	Use AV to select input channel (AV1,
A/V input or DV IN to	incorrect.	AV2, DV, etc.)
DVD Recorder is not
shown on TV screen.

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