Hitachi DV-DS253A, DV-DS163A manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Solution

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Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.

Symptom		Cause		Solution
No power.	•	The power cord is disconnected.	•	Plug the power cord into the wall outlet
				securely.
No picture.	•	The TV is not set to receive recorder	•	Select the appropriate video input mode
		signal output.		on the TV so the picture from the
				recorder appears on the TV screen.
	•	The video cable is not connected	•	Connect the video cable securely.
		securely.
	•	The connected TV power is turned off.	•	Turn on the TV.
No sound.	•	The equipment connected with the	•	Select the correct input mode on the
		audio cable is not set to receive recorder		audio receiver so you can listen to the
		signal output.		sound from the recorder.
	•	The audio cables are not connected	•	Connect the audio cable securely.
		securely.
	•	The power of the equipment connected	•	Turn on the equipment connected with
		with the audio cable is turned off.		the audio cable.
	•	The audio connecting cord is damaged.	•	Replace it with new one.
The playback picture is	•	The disc is dirty.	•	Clean the disc.
poor.
The recorder does not	•	No disc is inserted.	•	Insert a disc. (Check that the disc
start playback.				indicator in the display window is lit.)
	•	An unplayable disc is inserted.	•	Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
				type, color system, and regional code.)
	•	The disc is placed upside down.	•	Place the disc with the playback side
				down.
	•	The disc is not placed within the guide.	•	Place the disc on the disc tray correctly
				inside the guide.
	•	The disc is dirty.	•	Clean the disc.
	•	The Rating level is set.	•	Cancel the Rating function or change the
				rating level.
The picture from the	•	The video signal from the external	•	You cannot connect via this recorder.
external input is distorted		component is copy-protected.		Connect the component directly to your
				TV.
Some channels are	•	Those channels are not stored in the	• Restore channels. See “Program Edit” on
skipped over when using		recorder.		page 18.
S / T.
The picture or sound of	•	Aerial or cables are loose.	•	Tighten connections or replace cable.
broadcasting channel is
weak or missing.
Camcorder image is not	•	Camcorder is off.	•	Turn camcorder on and operate
shown.				properly.
Camcorder image via	•	The recorder’s source is incorrect.	•	Use EXTERNAL INPUT to select input
A/V input or DV IN to				channel (AV1, AV2, DV, etc.)
recorder is not shown on
TV screen.
Cannot play a disc	•	The disc was recorded in Video mode.	•	Finalize the disc. (page 22)
recorded using this
	•	Some players will not play even a	•	No solution.
recorder on another
		finalized disc recorded in Video mode.
player.
	•	The disc was recorded in VR mode.	•	The other player must be RW compatible
				in order to play it.
	•	Discs recorded with copy-once material	•	No solution.
		cannot be played on other players.

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