Troubleshooting
If something seems to be wrong with your DVD player, first check the items in the table below.
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The power does not come on. | • Is the power cord plugged firmly into a live outlet? | 13 |
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The disc does not play. | • Is there condensation inside the unit? Leave the unit idle with the |
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Playback stops almost | power on for 1 to 2 hours. |
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immediately. | • Are you trying to use a disc not available for the unit, such as a | 6 |
| PHOTO CD? |
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| • Is the disc dirty? Is it loaded properly? | 8, 23 |
| • Does the disc exceed the specified parental control rating level? | 49 |
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No picture | • Is the unit connected correctly? | 13 |
| • Are the video connectons firmly attached? | 13 |
| • Is the television video mode set correctly? | 23 |
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The picture quality is poor. | • Is the unit in a place subject to vibrations? | 3 |
| • Are the video connections firmly attached? | 13 |
| • Is the disc dirty? | 8 |
| • Is the unit connected directly to the TV? Or is it connected | 13 |
| through a VCR, a selector switch, or a TV/VCR? |
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| - The picture may be bad when used with some television sets or |
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| projectors, due to the DVD copy protection scheme. |
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| - The picture quality may also suffer if the unit is connected through a |
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| selector switch with other video equipment. Try turning off the power |
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| to the other video equipment. |
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| - The picture quality may be somewhat poor when paused, when doing |
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| frame advance, or during fast forward or fast reverse. This is not a |
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| malfunction. |
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No sound | • Is the unit connected correctly? | 14 |
| • Are the audio connections firmly attached? | 13 |
| • Is the connected audio equipment turned on? Is the volume of | 23 |
| the connected equipment set correctly? (Note that there is no |
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| audio playback during slow playback, frame advance, and fast |
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| forward and fast reverse of a DVD.) |
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The remote control does not | • Are the remote control batteries installed correctly? | 8 |
work at all, or does not work | • Is the remote control too far from the main unit? Is there | 8 |
correctly. | something in the way? |
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| • Are the remote control batteries getting weak? | 8 |
| • Is the unit in strong sunlight or strong fluorescent light? | 8 |
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Each DVD has different capabilities
The DVD's many capabilities differ depending on the disc. The following situations may be caused by information on the disc itself.
•The audio or subtitles are not reproduced in the language specified in the setup menu.
•The audio track or subtitles cannot be changed.
•There are no subtitles.
•No DVD menu. The DVD menu is not displayed in the language you want.
•The viewing angle cannot be changed.
•The rating restriction does not work.
•The resume or mark search function does not work.
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