Symptom

Cause

Correction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture or sound of

Antenna or cables are loose.

Tighten connections or replace cable.

 

broadcasting channel is

 

 

 

Wrong Tuning Band is selected in the

Try [Auto Channel Set] options; see

 

weak or missing.

 

Recorder Setup menu.

page 20 for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can’t play disc recorded

The disc was recorded in Video mode.

Finalize the disc; see page 23.

 

on this Recorder on

 

 

 

Some players will not play even a

No solution.

 

another DVD player.

 

finalized disc recorded in Video mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disc was recorded in VR mode.

The other player must be RW

 

 

 

 

compatible in order to play it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discs recorded with copy-once materi-

No solution.

 

 

 

al cannot be played on other players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record or did

The remaining blank space on the

Use another disc.

 

not record successfully.

disc is insufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The source you are trying to record is

You cannot record the source.

 

 

 

copy-protected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When setting the recording channel,

Select the channel on the Recorder’s

 

 

 

the channel is tuned on the TV’s own

built-in TV tuner.

 

 

 

tuner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When recording to a Video mode disc,

Use a VR mode formatted disc for

 

 

 

programs that are copy-once protect-

copy-once material.

 

 

 

ed cannot be recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo Audio Record

TV is not Stereo-compatible.

No solution.

 

and/or Playback not

 

 

 

Broadcast program is not in stereo for-

No solution.

 

present.

 

mat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorder A/V Out jacks are not

Make A/V connections. Stereo is avail-

 

 

 

connected to TV A/V In jacks.

able only via A/V output from Recorder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorder Audio/Video Out is not

Select AUX or A/V source as TV input.

 

 

 

selected for viewing at the TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorder’s TV audio channel is set to

Set TV audio channel mode to Stereo.

 

 

 

SAP or MONO.

See [Changing TV Audio Channel] on

 

 

 

 

page 25.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting the Recorder

If you observe any of the following symptoms...

•When the Recorder is plugged in, but the power will not turn on or off.

•When the display window is not working.

•When the Recorder does not operate normally.

You can reset the Recorder as follows:

•Press and hold the STANDBY/ON button for more than five seconds. This will force the Recorder to power off.

Press the STANDBY/ON button again to turn the Recorder back on.

•Unplug the power cord and then plug the power cord again after more than five sec- onds.

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