Magnavox ZC357MGX owner manual Troubleshooting

TROUBLESHOOTING

REMOTE CONTROL

PLAYBACK

RECORDING

Symptom	Remedy
The remote control does not	• Batteries are weak.
function.	• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.
	• The remote control is far from the unit.
	• There are no batteries in the remote control.
	• Check if the unit is turned on.
	• Check if you are pointing the remote control at the recorder and NOT
	the TV.
	If you have a plasma TV, it may interfere with the IR signal. Try the
	remote with the plasma off. If the remote works, you may need to move
	the unit away from the plasma TV.
The disc does not play back.	• No disc is inserted.
	• A blank disc is inserted.
	• The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labeled side facing up.
	• The disc is not correctly inserted.
	• The unit cannot play back certain discs (such as a CD-ROM) (page 52).
	• The region code on the DVD-video does not match the unit (page 52).
	• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc and leave the
	unit turned on for about 2 hours until the moisture evaporates (page 3).
	• If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot play back
	the disc if it was not finalized.
Discs recorded on this unit cannot	• If you are using DVD+R, DVD-RW/-R disc, please ensure you finalized the
be played back on other DVD	disc after recording (page 50).
players.
The disc does not start playback	• Resume playback was activated (page 59). Press [STOP C] twice.
from the beginning.	• You have inserted a disc whose title menu or DVD menu automatically
	appears on the TV screen when it is first insert.
The unit starts playing back the disc	• The DVD-video features an auto playback function.
automatically.
Some functions such as stop,	• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the
search, or slow-motion playback	operations. Refer to the manual supplied with the disc.
cannot be performed.
The language for the sound track	• The title does not have the multilingual audio tracks.
cannot be changed.	• The DVD-video prohibits the changing of the language for the sound
	track.
The subtitle language cannot be	• Multilingual subtitle are not recorded on the DVD-video.
changed or turned off.
The angles cannot be changed.	• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD-video being played back.
	• The angle-change operation is whenever possible as long as the disc
	contains a multi-angle portion. Actual change will be performed when
	the portion has come up.
	• The DVD-video prohibits changing angles.
	• Try changing the angle using the DVD-video’s menu.
The channel cannot be changed	• Set the TV’s input to “TV.”
from the channel you are recording.
Nothing was recorded even though	• There was a power failure during recording.
you set the timer setting correctly.	• The unit’s internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for
	more than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (pages 29- 30).
	• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
	• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.
Recording does not stop	• It may take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data before
immediately after you press	recording stops.
[STOP C].
Timer recording is not complete or	• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority
did not start from the beginning.	(page 44).
	• Disc space was not enough.

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