Troubleshooting
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Picture or sound of broadcasting | Antenna or cables are loose. | Tighten connections or replace cable. |
channel is weak or missing. |
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| Wrong TV Signal is selected in the | See “TV Signal” on page 27. |
| DVD Recorder Setup menu. |
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Camcorder image via A/V input | Camcorder is off. | Turn camcorder on and operate |
or DV IN to DVD Recorder is not |
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shown on TV screen. |
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| DVD Recorder’s input is not set to | Press INPUT to select the correct |
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Can’t play disc recorded on this | The DVD+R disc was not finalized. | Finalize the disc; see page 37. |
DVD Recorder on another DVD |
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player. |
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| Some players will not play even a | No solution. |
| finalized disc. |
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Cannot record or did not record | The remaining blank space on the | Use another disc. |
successfully. | disc is insufficient. |
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| The source you are trying to record is | You cannot record the source. |
| copy- protected. |
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| When setting the recording channel, | Select the channel on the DVD |
| the channel is tuned to the TV’s own | Recorder’s |
| tuner. |
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Timer Recording does not work. | DVD Recorder is not set to the | Set date and time; see page 22. |
| correct time. |
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| Timer has been programmed | Reprogram Timer; see page 31. |
| incorrectly.TIMER indicator light does |
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| not appear after programming timer. |
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| DVD Recorder is on. | Turn off the DVD Recorder. |
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Stereo Audio Recording and/or | TV is not | No solution. |
Playback not present. |
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| Broadcast program is not in stereo | No solution. |
| format. |
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| DVD Recorder A/V Out jacks are not | Make A/V connections. Stereo is |
| connected to TV A/V In jacks. | available only via A/V output from |
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| DVD Recorder. |
| DVD Recorder Audio/Video Out is not | Select AUX or A/V source as TV input. |
| selected for viewing at the TV. |
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Remote control does not work | The remote control is not pointed | Point the remote control at the |
properly. | at the remote sensor of the DVD | remote sensor of the DVD Recorder. |
| Recorder. |
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| The remote control is too far from the | Operate the remote control within |
| DVD Recorder. | 10 ft (3 m). |
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| There is an obstacle in the path of | Remove the obstacle. |
| the remote control and the DVD |
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| Recorder. |
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| The batteries in the remote control | Replace the batteries with new ones. |
| are exhausted. |
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