Motorola DCT3400 Series manual Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Solution

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Before calling your service provider, review this troubleshooting guide. This information is to help you quickly solve a problem. If your problem still exists, contact your service provider.

Problem

Possible Solution

The cable terminal

The cable terminal may have received a software update

will not power on

and may not power on while the new software is being

 

installed. Try again in a few minutes.

 

Verify that the AC power cord is connected to the cable

 

terminal and an AC outlet. Unplug the cable terminal from

 

the AC outlet, plug it back in, and then press the POWER

 

button.

 

If the cable terminal is connected to a switched outlet on

 

another unit, verify that that unit is powered on.

 

Press the POWER button on the cable terminal front panel

 

instead of the remote control. The batteries in the remote

 

control may be depleted.

 

 

The remote control

Verify that the remote control is in “Cable” mode.

does not work

Verify that there are no obstructions between the remote

 

 

control and the cable terminal. Aim the remote control

 

directly at the cable terminal front panel, not the TV or

 

VCR.

 

The angle between the remote control and the cable

 

terminal may be too large. Stand in front of the cable

 

terminal and not too far to either side.

 

Press and release operation keys one at a time, firmly

 

and deliberately.

 

Try changing channels using the buttons on the cable

 

terminal front panel.

 

Check the batteries in the remote control. Install new

 

batteries if needed.

 

 

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Contents User Guide Risk of Electric Shock Important Safety Instructions Regulatory Information Declaration of ConformityCanadian Compliance Software License You mayContact Us Contents DCT3400 User GuideRecording Your Connections Data Devices Troubleshooting Introduction Front Panel Back Panel Turning Power On and Off Adjusting the VolumeChanging Channels Interactive Program GuideDigital Video Recorder DVR Closed Caption Disabled Optimizing Your Cable Terminal for High Definition TVSettingDescription TV TypeHDMI/YPbPr OutputSetting DescriptionSetting Description ON-SCREEN Graphics Connecting Your Cable Terminal Video Connection Options Important Safety Considerations N T I L a T EConnecting to AN Hdtv Video only HdtvConnecting Hdtv Video Only Component video Y Pb PrIeee Connecting to AN Hdtv Audio only Connecting Hdtv Audio Only Connecting to AN A/V Receiver Audio only Audio Spdif audio Optical Spdif ConnectionConnecting an A/V Receiver Audio Only Connecting to a Stereo TV Connecting a Stereo TV Connecting to a Stereo TV and Stereo VCR Connecting a Stereo TV and Stereo VCR Connecting to AN A/V RECEIVER, TV, and VCR DCT3400Connecting an A/V Receiver, TV, and VCR Recording Your Connections DCT3400Data Devices Troubleshooting Problem Possible SolutionWhen viewing cable There is no audioChannels From the centerHDMI/YPbPr Output setting There is no videoOn the TV screen No graphics orThere are black Bars to the rightLeft PictureBars on all four Sides of the pictureIs making a Humming noiseMgbi