Denon S-301 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

If a problem should arise,first check the following.

1.Are all the connections correct ?

2.Are you following the instructions in the manual ?

3.Are the speakers and other components operating property?

If this unit does not seem to be functioning properly, check the table below. If this does not solve the problem, this unit may be damaged. Turn off the power, unplug the power supply cord from the power outlet, and contact your store of purchase or nearest DENON sales office.

	Symptom			Cause				Measures	Page
	Display not lit and	• Power supply cord not plugged in						• Check the insertion of the power	12
etc.	sound not produced	securely.						supply cord plug.
	when power switch set
broadcasts,	to on.
		• Speaker	cables		not	securely		• Connect securely.	10
		connected.
		• Improper		position		of	the	• Set to a suitable position.	31
FM
	Display lit but sound not	FUNCTION button.
and		• Volume control set to minimum.						• Turn volume up to suitable level.	14
	produced.	• MUTING is on.						• Switch off MUTING.	14
tapes
		• Digital signals not			input		Digital	• Input digital signals or select input	16, 32
		input selected.						terminal to which digital signals
discs,
								are being input.
		• Connections		between		the	video	• Check whether the connections	11, 16,
the
		output terminal of this unit and the						are correct.	17
to
		input connector of the monitor are
listening	Monitor does not
		incomplete.
	display an image.
		• The input setting of the monitor						• Set the input switching of the TV	—
		TV is different.						to the terminal to which the video
when
								input is connected.
	The program cannot be	• Almost	all	movie		software		• A copy cannot be made.	—
problems
	copied from DVD to the	contains a copy prevention signal.
	VCR.
		• The subwoofer and main unit are						• Check whether or not the cable is	10
Common
	When the subwoofer	not properly connected with the						properly connected.
		system cable.						If the indicator lights even though
	indicator has lit.
								the cable is properly connected,
								there may be a malfunction.

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		Troubleshooting
	Symptom	Check	Page
	Playback does not start
	when 1 button is	• Is there condensation on the disc or player ? (Let stand for 1 or 2 hours.)	—
	pressed.	• Discs other than DVDs, video CDs and music CDs cannot be played.	5
	Playback stops	• Disc is dirty. Wipe off the dirt.	6
	immediately.
	Menu playback of video	• Menu playback is not possible with anything but video CDs with	—
	CD’s is not possible.	playback control.
	Picture is disturbed
	during the search	• Some disturbance is normal.	—
	operation.
	Buttons do not operate.	• Some operations are disabled for some discs.	—
	No subtitles are	• Subtitles are not displayed for DVDs not containing subtitles.	—
	displayed.	• Subtitles are turned off. Turn the subtitles setting on.	47
		• The audio (or subtitle) language does not switch for discs which do not	—
	Audio (or subtitle)	include multiple audio (or subtitle) languages.
	language does not	• For some discs the audio (or subtitle) language cannot be switched	20
	switch.	when the operation to switch it is performed, but can be switched on
		the menu screens.
operation
		• The angle cannot be switched for DVDs which do not contain multiple	—
	Angle does not switch.	angles. In some cases multiple angles are only recorded for specific
		scenes.
DVD
	Playback does not start
	when the title is	• Check the “RATINGS” setting.	55
	selected.
	The password for rating
	level has been
	forgotten.	• Initialize using the procedure described at “Initialization of the	45
	Reset all the DVD	microprocessor”.
	setting to Factory
	Preset.
	The disc is not played
	with the audio or	• The disc does not play with the selected audio or subtitle language if	47
	subtitle language set as	that audio or subtitle language is not included on that DVD.
	the default setting.
	Picture is not displayed	• Set the WIDE/LB/PS switch on the rear panel for the type of TV being	11
	in 4:3 (or 16:9).	used.
	Menu screen messages
	for the desired language	• Check the default setting for the disc language’s menu language.	47
	do not display.
	Sound is not produced	• Check the “DIGITAL OUTPUT” and “COMPRESSION” settings.	51, 52
		• Digital signals cannot be output with Super audio CDs. Use analog	10, 16
	or sound quality is poor.
		connections.

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