Insignia NS-DRVCR Troubleshooting, Cause, Problem, Solution

NS-DRVCR DVD Recorder/VCR

Area	Code	Area	Code
Islands	HM	Sri Lanka	LK
Hong Kong	HK	Sweden	SE
Hungary	HU	Switzerland	CH
India	IN	Taiwan	TW
Indonesia	ID	Thailand	TH
Israel	IL	Turkey	TR
Italy	IT	Uganda	UG
Jamaica	JM	Ukraine	UA
Japan	JP	United States	US
Kenya	KE	Uruguay	UY
Kuwait	KW	Uzbekistan	UZ
Libya	LY	Vietnam	VN
Luxembourg	LU	Zimbabwe	ZW

Troubleshooting

Use the following check list for troubleshooting when you have problems with your recorder. Consult your local dealer or service outlet if problems persist. Make sure that all connections are correctly made when using with other devices.

Problem	Cause	Solution
No power	The power cord is	Plug the power cord into the
	disconnected	wall outlet securely.
Abnormal or	The TV is not set to	Select the appropriate video
no picture	receive recorder	input mode on the TV so the
	signal output	picture from the recorder
		appears on the TV screen.
	The video cable is	Connect the video cable to the
	not connected	jacks securely.
	securely.
	The recorder output	Check the TV’s capability.
	setting and the TV	Check the mode of
	resolution	connections, such as S-Video
	capabilities are	or components.
	mismatched.	Check the recorder Resolution
		setting according to the TV
		capability and the mode of
		connection.
	The wrong	Check the connection.
	connection
No sound	The equipment	Select the correct input mode
	connected with the	of the audio receiver so you
	audio cable is not	can listen to the sound from
	set to receive	the recorder
	recorder signal
	output
	The audio cables	Connect the audio cable to the
	are not connected	jacks securely
	securely
	The power of the	Turn on the equipment
	equipment	connected with the audio cable
	connected with the
	audio cable is
	turned off
	The AUDIO options	Set the AUDIO options to the
	are set to the	correct position
	incorrect position

The		The disc is dirty	Clean the disc
playback
picture is		The TV channels	Check the tuning, carry out
poor		are not tuned in	tuning again
		correctly
		The tape heads are	Clean the video heads
		dirty
		The tape is a rental	Use CH/TRK (	/ ) for
		or was recorded on
			manual tracking adjustment
		another VCR.
			while the tape is playing
The picture		The video signal	You cannot connect through
from an		from the external	the recorder. Connect the
external		component is	component directly to your TV.
input is		copy-protected
distorted
Some		The skipped	Use the CH. Add/Del feature to
channels		channels were	restore channels. See
are skipped		deleted with the CH.	“General Settings” on page 15.
over when		Add/Del feature
using CH
(	/ )
The		No disc or tape is	Insert a disc or tape (make
recorder		inserted	sure that the disc or tape
does not			indicator in the display window
start			is lit)
playback
		An unplayable disc	Insert a playable disc. (Check
		is inserted	the disc type and Regional
			code.)
		The disc is placed	Place the disc with the
		upside down	playback side down
		The disc is not	Place the disc on the disc tray
		placed within the	correctly inside the guide
		guide
		The disc is dirty	Clean the disc
		The Rating level is	Cancel the Rating function or
		set	change the rating level
Video tape		The cassette	Eject the tape
cannot be		compartment may
inserted		not be empty
The remote		There is an obstacle	Remove the obstacle
control does		in the path of the
not work		remote control and
correctly		your recorder
		The batteries in the	Replace the batteries with new
		remote control are	ones
		exhausted
		The remote control	Point the remote control at the
		is not pointed at the	remote sensor of the recorder
		remote sensor of
		the recorder
		The remote control	Operate the remote control
		is too far from the	within 23ft (7m)
		recorder
		This remote control	When using a VCR, first press
		uses the same	the VCR button. When using a
		buttons for VCR and	DVD, first press the DVD
		DVD functions, such	button
		as PLAY
The		The camcorder is	Turn camcorder on and
camcorder		off	operate it correctly
image is not
shown
The		The recorder’s	Use INPUT to select the
camcorder		source is set	correct input channel (AV1,
image is not		incorrectly	AV2 or DV IN)
shown on
TV screen

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