JVC SR-MV40U Playback (DVD Deck), Initializing (DVD Deck Only), General, Playback (VCR Deck), 78 EN TROUBLESHOOTING

78 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 can not be operated.
for repair.
	● The DVD deck is not selected.
Initializing (DVD Deck Only)
	]Press VCR/DVD repeatedly 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 video
]Press 1 to turn off the unit, press and hold 1, then press 8
	channel or AV mode.
for two seconds or more.
	]If you are using the RF connection, set the TV receiver to the
General
	video channel.
	]If you are using the AV, S-VIDEO or Component Video
	connection, set the TV to its AV mode.
No power is supplied to the unit.
	● The unit’s video channel has not been correctly set.
● The AC power plug is disconnected from the AC outlet.
	]Perform the video channel set. ( pg. 17)
]Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet securely. ( pg. 17)
	● When interlace scanned program is played back, progressive
The remote control does not work properly.	scan mode is selected.
]Remove the batteries, wait for 5 minutes or more, then load the	]Press and hold PROGRESSIVE SCAN until			disappears from
	the front display panel.
butteries again.
● The setting of the remote control code is inappropriate.	Playback does not start or stop immediately after playback is
]Set the same remote control code (1, 2, 3, or 4) on both the unit	started by pressing		.
and the remote control. ( pg. 66)	On the front display	panel, “NO DISC” appears.
● The batteries are discharged.	● The disc is loaded upside down.
]Replace the dead batteries with new ones.	]Place the disc on the disc tray with the playback surface facing
	downward. ( pg. 11)
Dubbing from the external equipment is not possible.
	● A disc not being compatible with the unit is loaded.
● The source (another video recorder, camcorder) has not been
	]Load a playable disc on the unit. ( pg. 8)
properly connected.	● A dirty disc is loaded.
]Confirm that the source is properly connected.	]Clean the disc. ( pg. 11)
● All necessary power switches have not been turned on.	● Defective disc is loaded.
]Confirm that all units’ power switches are turned on.	]Replace the warped or scratched disc with a normal one.
● The setting of the input channel position is inappropriate.
	Images are blurred or distorted when you start High-Speed
]Select the input channel position (“F-1” or “L-1”) that
corresponds to the input terminal connected to the external	Search.
equipment. ( pg. 64)	]Images are blurred or distorted at the point where the playback
● The record safety tab has been removed when dubbing to the	speed changes and this is not a malfunction of the unit.
cassette.
	Playback does not start.
]Using adhesive tape, cover the hole where the tab was removed.
	]Playback does not start for approximately 30 seconds after
The on-screen display superimposed on the program played
	recording is stopped and this is not a malfunction of the unit.
back/received on this unit is recorded when you dub the program
to an external recording equipment.
	Playback does not start when you select a title or a chapter.
]Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF”. ( pg. 70, 72)
	● The Parental Lock is engaged and the disc is rated higher than
	the set level.
The unit does not operate.
	]Release the Parental Lock temporarily or change the set level.
● There are cases when the operation is prohibited on the disc.
	( pg. 35)
● Lightning or static electricity may cause malfunction of the unit.	Playback (VCR Deck)
]Press 1 to turn the power off, then press the button again to
turn the power on.
	The VCR deck can not be operated.
	● The VCR deck is not selected.
	]Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR lamp lights up on the unit.
	The tape will not rewind or fast-forward.
	● The tape is already fully rewound or fast-forwarded.
	]Check the cassette.
	The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running.
	● The TV receiver’s channel selector is not set to the video channel.
	]If you are using the RF connection, set the TV receiver to the
	video channel.
	]If you are using the AV or S-Video connection, the TV receiver is
	not set to the AV mode.
	● The unit’s video channel has not been correctly set.
	]Perform the video channel set. ( pg. 17)