FUNAI ZV450TT8 owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom, Remedy, Set

TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation.

Symptom

The power does not turn on.

Remedy

•Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.

•Check the breaker (in case of power failure).

•Press [T-SET]to cancel the timer standby mode.

There is no picture.	• Re-connect the connecting cords securely.
	• Check if the connecting cords are damaged.
	• Check the connection to your TV (page 18).
	• Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to “L1”) so that the signal
	from the unit appears on the TV screen.

TV program reception does not fill the TV screen.

•Try to set the channels with “Auto Preset” or “Manual Preset” in “Channel” menu (pages 25-27).

•Select a channel of any TV program using [CH K / L].

TV program pictures are distorted.

•Adjust TV antenna.

•Adjust the picture. (Refer to the TV’s instruction manual.)

•Place the unit and TV farther apart.

•Place the TV and any bunched RF coaxial cables farther apart.

TV channels cannot be changed.

•Switch the input to TV.

•Connect the RF coaxial cable correctly (pages 15-17).

	Playback picture is distorted.	• Keep the device which may cause electrical disturbances, such as a
		cellular phone, away.
	There is no sound.	• Re-connect all connections securely.
		• Check if the connecting cord is damaged.
		• Check the connections to the amplifier input.
D		• Check if the input device setting on the amplifier is correct.
V		• When the unit is in pause mode or in slow-motion playback mode,
		sound is not output. This is not a malfunction.
D
		• When the unit is in fast forward or fast reverse mode, sound is not
•		output. This is not a malfunction.
V	The channel cannot be changed from	• Set the TV’s input to “TV.”
C	the channel you are recording.
	Nothing was recorded even though	• There was a power failure during recording.
R
	you set the timer setting correctly.	• The unit’s internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for

more than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (pages 28-29).

• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.

• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.

Timer recording is not complete or did not start from the beginning.

•The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority (page 49).

•Disc space was not enough.

Timer recording is impossible.	• Make sure	appears on the front panel display of this unit. If not, press
	[T-SET].

The remote control does not function. • Batteries are weak.

•There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.

•The remote control is far from the unit.

•There are no batteries in the remote control.

•Check if the unit is turned on.

•Check if you are pointing the remote control at the recorder and NOT the TV.

If you have a plasma TV, it may interfere with the IR signal. Try the remote with the plasma off. If the remote works, you may need to move the unit away from the plasma TV.

•Press [DVD ] or [VCR ], whichever you need. Then, try again.

•Press [T-SET]to cancel the timer standby mode.

The unit does not operate properly.

•When static electricity, etc., causes the unit to operate abnormally, unplug the unit and then plug it in again.

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