74 EN TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if

 

Playback (DVD Deck)

you can solve the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily

 

 

 

solved, and this can save you the trouble of sending your unit off

 

 

 

 

The DVD deck cannot be operated.

for repair.

 

 

The DVD deck is not selected.

Initializing (DVD Deck Only)

 

 

]Press DVD so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images do not appear on the TV screen.

Malfunction occurs on the unit.

 

 

The TV receiver’s channel selector is not set to the AV mode.

]Press 1 to turn off the unit, press and hold 1, then press 8

 

]Set the TV to its AV mode.

for two seconds or more.

 

 

When interlace scanned program is played back, progressive

General

 

 

scan mode is selected.

 

 

 

 

]Press and hold PROGRESSIVE SCAN until disappears from

 

 

the front display panel. ( pg. 69)

No power is supplied to the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AC power plug is disconnected from the AC outlet.

 

Playback dose not start or stop immediately after playback is

]Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet securely. ( pg. 19)

 

started by pressing

.

 

On the front display panel, “NO DISC” appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remote control does not work properly.

]Remove the batteries, wait for 5 minutes or more, then load the butteries again.

The setting of the remote control code is inappropriate.

]Set the same remote control code (1, 2, 3, or 4) on both the unit and the remote control. ( pg. 64)

The batteries are discharged.

]Replace the dead batteries with new ones.

Dubbing from the external equipment is not possible.

The disc is loaded upside down.

]Place the disc on the disc tray with the playback surface facing down. ( pg. 10)

A disc not being compatible with the unit is loaded. ]Load a playable disc on the unit. ( pg. 7)

A dirty disc is loaded.

]Clean the disc. ( pg. 11)

Defective disc is loaded.

]Replace the warped or scratched disc with a normal one.

The source (another video recorder, camcorder) has not been properly connected.

]Confirm that the source is properly connected.

All necessary power switches have not been turned on. ]Confirm that all units’ power switches are turned on.

The setting of the input channel position is inappropriate. ]Select the input channel position (“F-1”, “L-1”, or “L-2”) that

corresponds to the input terminal connected to the external equipment. ( pg. 62)

The on-screen display superimposed on the program played back/received on this unit is recorded when you dub the program to an external recording equipment.

]Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF”. ( pg. 69)

The unit does not operate.

There are cases when the operation is prohibited on the disc.

Lightning or static electricity may cause malfunction of the unit. ]Press 1 to turn the power off, then press the button again to

turn the power on.

Images are blurred or distorted when you start High-Speed Search.

]Images are blurred or distorted at the point where the playback speed changes and this is not a malfunction of the unit.

Playback does not start.

]Playback does not start for approximately 30 seconds after recording is stopped and this is not a malfunction of the unit.

Playback does not start when you select a title or a chapter.

The Parental Lock is engaged and the disc is rated higher than the set level.

]Release the Parental Lock temporarily or change the set level. ( pg. 36)

Playback (HDD Deck)

The HDD deck cannot be operated.

The HDD deck is not selected.

]Press HDD so that the HDD lamp lights up on the unit.

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