LG Electronics LHY-518 owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Solution

Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
Symptom	Cause	Solution
No power.	The power cord is disconnected.	Plug the power cord into the wall outlet
		securely.	REFERENCE
No picture.	The TV is not set to receive Recorder Combi	Select the appropriate video input on the TV
	Receiver signal output.	so the picture from the Recorder Combi
		Receiver appears on the TV screen.
	The video cable is not connected securely.	Connect the video cable securely.
	The TV power is turned off.	Turn on the TV.
No sound.	The equipment connected with the audio	Select the correct input mode on the audio
	cable is not set to receive Recorder Combi	receiver so you can listen to the sound from
	Receiver signal output.	the Recorder Combi Receiver.
	The audio cables are not connected securely.	Connect the audio cable securely.
	The power of the equipment connected with	Turn on the equipment connected with the
	the audio cable is turned off.	audio cable.
	The audio connecting cord is damaged.	Replace it with a new one.
Playback picture is poor.	The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
	Tape heads are dirty.	Clean video heads.
	Tape is a rental or was recorded on another	Use v/V for manual tracking adjustment while
	VCR.	tape is playing.
Recorder Combi Receiver	No disc is inserted.	Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the disc
does not start playback.	No tape is inserted.	indicator on the front panel display is lit.)
	An unplayable disc is inserted.	Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc type,
		color system, and regional code.)
	The disc is placed upside down.	Place the disc with the playback side down.
	The disc is not placed within the guide.	Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside
		the guide.
	The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
	The Movie Rating level is set.	Cancel the Movie Rating function or change
		the rating level.
Picture from external input	The video signal from the external compo-	You cannot connect via the Recorder Combi
is distorted	nent is copy-protected.	Receiver. Connect the component directly to
		your TV.
Some channels are	The skipped channels were deleted with the	Use the CH. Add/Del feature to restore chan-
skipped over when using	CH. Add/Del feature.	nels. See “To Add or Erase Channels from
CH (v / V)		Memory” on page 27.
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 “Tuning Band Select” options; see page
weak or missing.
	Recorder Combi Receiver Setup menu.	26 for details.
Camcorder image not	Camcorder is off.	Turn camcorder on and operate
shown.
		properly.
Camcorder image via A/V	Recorder Combi Receiver’s source is not set	Use INPUT to select AV input channel (AV1,
input or DV IN to Recorder	to AV1, AV2 or DV IN.	AV2 or DV IN).
Combi Receiver is not
shown on TV screen.
Can’t play disc recorded	The disc was recorded in Video mode.	Finalize the disc; see page 33.
on this Recorder Combi
	Some players will not play even a finalized	No solution.
Receiver on another DVD
	disc recorded in Video mode.
player.
	The disc was recorded in VR mode.	The other player must be RW compatible in
		order to play it.
	Discs recorded with copy-once material can-	No solution.
	not be played on other players.

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