Panasonic DMR-ES20DEB Playback does not, Start, Black screen is played, DVD-Video will not play

Before requesting service

PLAYBACK		Playback does not		î	The disc is dirty or badly scratched.
		start.		î	You inserted a disc that is not suitable for playback.
				î	You inserted a blank disc.
	Black screen is played.			î	You may have recorded MHEG Data or encrypted programms.
	DVD-Video will not play.			î	Some DVD-Videos cannot be played if the security level has been changed.	44
	No reaction when the button is pressed.			î appears on the screen. The procedure is stopped by the unit or the disc.		7
				î The child lock feature has been activated.
	A title or chapter is not played back			î	Some titles and chapter of DVD-Video are not played back if the	44
	after being selected.				Ratings have changed.
	Alternative soundtracks and subtitles			î	The languages were not recorded on the disc.
	cannot be selected.			î	You may need to use the disc menu to select the languages.
	The soundtrack/subtitle language does
	not match the language selected in the			î	The language is not recorded on the disc.
	SETUP menu.
	No subtitles.			î	The subtitles are not recorded on the disc or are not switched on.	53
	The perspective cannot be changed.			î	The angle perspective can only be changed for scenes that were
					recorded in different angles.
	You forgot your classification password.			î	With the unit disc tray open, press and hold REC and PLAY/ x1.3
					simultaneously for at least 5 seconds.
EXTERNAL INPUT			Video or audio from	î	The external device is not connected correctly.	17
			external device is
				î	The correct external input channel AV2 or AV3 was not selected.
			not recorded.
TV Guide		Is it possible to programme		î	You can manually change the start and end time of TIMER
		a recording, with a start and
		end time that are different			programmes in the TIMER RECORDING menu.	29
		from the TV Guide system?
				î	The "T" symbol appears in the TV Guide when a TIMER recording is	29
	How can I cancel a TIMER				programmed with the TV Guide system. To cancel a TIMER
	programming?				RECORDING programming, press PROG/CHECK.
					Select the desired entry and press CANCEL.
	RECORDING Cannot record.			î	Check whether the inserted disc is suitable for recording.
				î	The disc is not formatted. Format the disc (RAM/DVD-RW).	49
				î	The write-protection device on the Cartridge is set to "PROTECT".	20
					Deactivate the write protection.
				î	If you activated the write protection, deactivate it in the DISC
					MANAGEMENT menu.
				î	The material that you want to record is copy-protected.	49
	Part or all recorded programmes			î	If the power goes out during recording or editing or the power plug is
					disconnected from the power socket, the programme can be lost or the
	were lost.
					disc can be damaged.

îThe TIMER programming is incorrect or different TIMER-programmes

TIMER-controlled recording is not	are overlapping each other. Correct the programming.	29
	î The unit is in standby mode for TIMER-controlled recording.
working.	Press TIMER.

îCheck the clock setting.

The TIMER-controlled recording	î	Press TIMER during the TIMER-controlled recording.
	î	In the case of a TIMER-controlled recording via an external device, 32
cannot be cancelled.
		press EXT LINK. EXT L disappears.

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