Common problems | | Pages |
No power. | • Ensure the AC mains lead is connected. | 11 |
No sound. | • Turn the volume up. | 18 |
Sound is distorted. | • Check connections to speakers and other equipment. | 5 to 13 |
| | | • Turn on the speakers. | 18 |
| | | • Select the correct source. | 18 |
| | | • Change DIG INPUT setting to suit the type of connection you have made. | 28 |
| | | • Check that the digital signals can be decoded by this unit. | 19 |
| | | • Turn the muting off. | 31 |
| | | • Turn PCM FIX off. | 28 |
| | | • Recording of some DVD-Audio may not be possible due to copyright protection. | - |
Sound stops. “OVERLOAD” | • Determine and correct the cause, then turn the unit on. | |
appears on the display for about a | Causes include: | |
second, and the unit turns off. | - Shorting (bare wires touching) of positive and negative speaker wires. | - |
| | | - Using speakers with an impedance lower than that rated for this unit. | 13 |
| | | - Straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power. | - |
| | | - Using the unit in a hot environment without proper ventilation. | - |
| | | Consult your dealer if the problem occurs again after switching the unit on. | |
Analogue input becomes distorted | • Switch the attenuator on. | 29 |
and the message “OVERFLOW” | | |
appears on the display during | | |
playback. | | |
“F76” appears on the display and | • Turn the unit off, disconnect the AC mains lead, and consult your dealer. | - |
the unit turns off. | | |
“F70” appears on the display. | • Turn the unit off, disconnect the AC mains lead, and consult your dealer. | - |
“REMOTE 2” or “REMOTE 1” | • Match the codes on the main unit and the remote control. | 37 |
appears on the display. | | |
Display is dim. | • Cancel “DIMMER”. | 31 |
Clicking sound is heard during | • Depending on the input signal when playing DVD etc., the ADVANCED DUAL AMP function changes | - |
play. | automatically. A clicking sound is heard when it changes. This does not mean a problem with the unit. | 29 |
| | | ➡You can also set the unit against automatic advanced dual amp operations. |
Surround effects | | Pages |
Sound is not heard from the | | • Ensure the speaker settings for your speakers are correct. | 14 to 17, 27 |
center, surround or subwoofer | | • Confirm Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, NEO:6, or SFC settings, and select an adequate mode. | 22 to 25 |
speakers. | | • Switch SURROUND on when you play 2-channel stereo sources. | 18 |
Sound is not heard from the | | • Ensure the speaker settings for your speakers are correct. | 14 to 17, 27 |
surround back speaker. | | • Switch SURROUND on. | 18 |
Cannot switch SURROUND on. | | • Check if the center speaker, surround speakers, and surround back speakers are connected properly. | 13 |
(Dolby Pro LogicΙΙx, NEO:6, and | | • Switch SPEAKERS A on. | 18 |
SFC are unavailable.) | | • You cannot use the SURROUND effect when the input source contains PCM signals with sampling frequencies | - |
| | | of 192 kHz. | 20 |
| | | • Cancel DVD analogue 6-channel playback. |
| | | • You cannot use the effect when the input source contains dual audio signals in Dolby Digital or DTS formats. | - |
There is no DTS audio output. | | • Set the DTS Digital Audio Output setting on the DVD player or DVD recorder to “Bitstream”. | - |
There is audio output, but the DTS | | | |
decoder indicator is not lit. | | | |
Sound is distorted when using the | | • Depending on the input source, sound may be distorted if you increase the SFC effect level. If this happens, | 25 |
Sound Field Control (SFC). | | decrease the SFC effect level. | |
Radio | | Pages |
The radio cannot be tuned in | • Connect the appropriate antenna. (You may need an outdoor antenna or one with more elements.) | 11 |
or there is a lot of noise and | • Adjust the position of the FM or AM antenna. | 11 |
interference. | • Reduce the treble. | 31 |
| | | • Turn off nearby televisions, video decks, DVD recorder, DVD player, and satellite receivers. | - |
| | | • Separate the antenna from other cables, cords, and appliances. | - |
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There is a lot of noise when | • Try changing the BEAT PROOF mode. | 33 |
listening to AM. | | |
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The correct AM frequency cannot | • Change the frequency step to suit your area when AM is selected. | 32 |
be tuned in. | | |
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HDMI | | Pages |
When using an HDMI connection, | | • Should you be playing a chapter on a DVD: | |
the first few seconds of sound is | | - Change the audio output setting on the DVD player or DVD recorder from “Bitstream” to “PCM”. | - |
cut off. | | (6.1-channel sources will however be played as 5.1-channel.) | |
| | | - Select “PCMFIX” as instructed in “Input signals” when you play 2-channel sources. | 28 |
“U 70-1-1”appears on the display. | | • The equipment connected by the HDMI cable is not compatible with the unit’s copyright protection technology. | - |
“U 70-1-2”appears on the display. | | • The unit has received a signal for a picture format that is incompatible with the HDMI connection. Check the | - |
| | | settings of the connected equipment. | |
“U 70- 3” appears on the display. | | • Should anything unusual happen using an HDMI connection: | |
| | | Consult your dealer if the sign remains on the display after these steps. | - |
| | | - Turn the connected equipment off and on again. |
| | | - Pull out the HDMI cable then reinsert it. | 5, 21 |
| | | - Reduce the amount of equipment connected in series to the HDMI terminal if exceeding 2 units. | - |
The unit does not work properly. | | • The unit does not work properly when wrong cords are in HDMI input and output terminals. Turn the unit off, | 5, 21 |
| | | unplug the AC mains lead, and make connections again. | |
HDAVI Control does not function | | • Connect the unit to your TV (VIERA) using the HDMI cable, switch the TV on, unplug the unit’s AC mains lead, | - |
properly. | | and insert it into a household mains socket again. | |
Remote control | | | Pages |
The remote control does not work. | | • Replace the batteries if they are worn. | 3 |
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Other products respond to the | | | • Change this unit’s remote control code to “REMOTE 2”. | 37 |
remote control. | | | |
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