Sylvania 6727FRE owner manual Troubleshooting Others, Playback, Recording/Timer recording/Editing

Symptom	Remedy
Playback
The disc does not play.	• No disc is inserted.
	• A blank disc is inserted.
	• No cassette tape 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 certain discs (such as a CD-ROM) (page 31).
	• The region code on the DVD VIDEO does not match the unit (page 31).
	• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc
	and leave the unit turned on at least for 2 hours until the
	moisture evaporates (page 5).
	• If the disc was recorded on other recorder, the unit cannot
	play the disc if it was not finalized (page 54).
The disc does not start playback from	• Resume play was activated (page 36). Press STOP C (DVD)
the beginning.	button twice.
	• You have inserted a disc whose Title menu or DVD menu
	automatically appears on the TV screen when it is first inserted.
The unit starts playing from the disc	• The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function.
automatically.
Some functions such as Stop, Search, or	• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the
Slow-motion Play cannot be performed.	operations above. See the instruction manual supplied with the disc.
The language for the sound track	• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO,
cannot be changed.	DVD-R or DVD-RW being played.
	• The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of the language
	for the sound track.
	• Try changing the language using the DVD VIDEO's menu.
The subtitle language cannot be	• Multilingual subtitle are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO.
changed or turned off.	• The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the subtitles.
	• Try changing the subtitle using the DVD VIDEO's menu.
The angles cannot be changed.	• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played.
	• You are trying to change the angles when	icon does
	not appear on the TV screen (page 43).
	• The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing angles.
	• Try changing the angle using the DVD VIDEO’s menu.
Recording/Timer recording/Editing
The channel cannot be changed from	• You can only watch the channel currently being recorded.
the channel you are recording.
Recording does not start immediately	• An unused DVD-R or DVD-RW was inserted. It takes a
after you press DVD RECORD or	while for the unit to automatically format a disc.
VCR RECORD button.	• Make sure the tape has a record tab when you record to a
	cassette tape. If needed, cover the hole with cellophane tape.
Nothing was recorded even though	• There was a power failure during recording.
you set the timer setting correctly.	• The units internal clock stopped due to a power failure that
	lasted for more than 3 seconds. Reset the clock (page 19).
	• Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet and
	connect it again.
	• The program contains copy protection signals that restrict copying.
	• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was
	set later or has priority.
Recording does not stop immediately	• It will take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data
after you press STOP C button.	before recording stops.
Timer recording is not completed or	• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was
did not start from the beginning.	set later or has priority (page 60).
	• Disc space was not enough.
Timer recording is not available.	• Make sure that the recordable tape or disc should be
	inserted in the unit. If not, press POWER button.

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