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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 performance.

Symptom

 

Remedy

Power

 

• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.

The power does not turn on.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Picture

 

 

There is no picture.

 

• Re-connect the connecting cord securely.

 

 

• The connecting cords are damaged.

 

 

• The Setup Display appears. Press [RETURN] to turn off the

 

 

display.

 

 

• Check the connection to your TV (page 13).

 

 

• Check if the INTERLACE/PROGRESSIVE mode is set correctly

 

 

according to your TV (page 14).

 

 

• Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to “LINE1”) so

 

 

that the signal from this unit appears on the TV screen.

 

 

 

Picture noise appears.

 

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

 

 

• If the picture output signal from the unit passes through your

 

 

VCR before reaching your TV, or if you are connected to a

 

 

combination TV/VIDEO player, the copy-protection signal

 

 

applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality. If

 

 

you still experience this problem even when you connect the

 

 

unit directly to your TV, try connecting the unit to your TV's

 

 

S-VIDEO input.

 

 

 

TV program reception does not fill the

 

• Try to set the channels with “Auto Preset” in the Setting menu (page 18).

screen.

 

• Select a channel of any TV program using [CH + / -].

TV program pictures are distorted.

 

• Adjust TV antenna.

 

 

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

 

 

• Place the unit and TV farther apart.

 

 

• Place the TV and any bunched antenna cables farther apart.

 

 

 

TV channels cannot be changed.

 

• Switch the input to TV.

 

 

• Connect the antenna cable correctly (page 14).

 

 

 

Playback picture is distorted.

 

• Keep the equipment which may cause electrical disturbances,

 

 

such as a cellular phone, away.

 

 

 

The playback picture or TV program from

 

• If the playback picture output from a DVD player,VCR or tuner

the equipment connected through the

 

goes through the unit before reaching your TV, the copy-

unit is distorted.

 

protection signal applied to some programs could affect picture

 

 

quality. Disconnect the playback equipment in question and

 

 

connect it directly to your TV.

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Sound

There is no sound.

•The disc is dirty or flawed.

•Re-connect all connections securely.

•The connecting cord is damaged.

•Check the connections to the amplifier input.

•The input source setting on the amplifier is incorrect.

•The recorder is in pause mode or in Slow-motion Play mode.

•The recorder is in fast forward or fast reverse mode.

•If the audio signal does not come through the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCM / BITSTREAM jack, check the Audio settings (pages 75-77).

Editing

Sound is noisy.

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

No DTS sound on digital output.

• Change the setting menu for DTS to ON.

 

 

No DTS sound from analog output.

• This unit has no analog sound output when playing the selected

 

DTS sound mode.

Remote control

 

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.

 

• Turn on the unit.

 

• The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor on the

 

unit.

 

 

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