JVC DR-MH20S, DR-MH30S manual Recording DVD Deck, Recording HDD Deck, Timer Recording

TROUBLESHOOTING EN 75

Recording (DVD Deck)

The desired program cannot be recorded.

●The channel position does not correspond to that in the receiving area.

]Set the correct channel position for the receiving broadcast. ( pg. 23)

Recording cannot be made.

●No disc or a disc not being compatible with the unit is loaded. ]Load a recordable disc on the unit. ( pg. 7)

●The disc loaded is not formatted.

]Format the disc. ( pg. 71)

●A finalized DVD-Rdisc is loaded.

]Recording cannot be made on finalized discs. Load a recordable disc on the unit.

●The disc is full or does not have enough space for the title to be recorded.

]Clear unnecessary titles on the disc or load a blank disc. ( pg. 53)

●The DVD-RAM disc loaded has had its protect tab slid to the

protect position.

]Release the protect tab. ( pg. 10)

Recording (HDD Deck)

TV broadcasts cannot be recorded.

●“L-1”, “L-2” or “F-1” has been selected as the input mode. ]Set to the desired channel.

Camcorder recording is not possible.

●The camcorder has not been properly connected. ]Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected.

●The input mode is not correct.

]Set the input mode to “F-1”. ( pg. 61)

Timer Recording

Timer programing cannot be made.

●Date and time is not correct.

]Set date and time correctly. ( pg. 22)

●Timer recording is in progress.

]Timer programing can’t be performed while a timer recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes.

Timer programing recording does not start.

●Date and time is not correct.

]Set date and time correctly. ( pg. 22)

VCR Plus+ Timer Programing cannot be made.

●Date and time set on the unit is not correct. ]Set date and time correctly. ( pg. 22)

●The channel position does not correspond to that in the receiving area.

]Set the correct channel position for the receiving broadcast. ( pg. 23)

The VCR Plus+ system does not timer-record properly.

●The unit’s channel positions have been set incorrectly. ]Refer to “Changing VCR Plus+® Setting” ( pg. 70) and

reperform the procedure.

Automatic Satellite Program Recording does not start.

●The DBS receiver is not connected properly to this unit.

]Connect the DBS receiver to the AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT (L-1) connectors properly. ( pg. 50)

On the front display panel, “– –:– –” appears.

●Power failure occurred.

]Set date and time correctly. ( pg. 22)

“PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen during timer programing.

●32 programs have already been timer programed.

]Clear unnecessary programs on the unit, then try timer programing again. ( pg. 49)

The disc space does not increase when recorded titles are cleared.

●The PC’s data recorded on a DVD-RAM drive cannot be cleared on this unit.

]Format the disc. (When the disc is soiled, wipe the disc with a soft dry cloth before formatting.) ( pg. 11, 71)