LG Electronics XBR446 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 VCR/DVD	Select the appropriate video input on the TV
		Recorder signal output.	so the picture from the VCR/DVD Recorder
			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 VCR/DVD	receiver so you can listen to the sound from
		Recorder signal output.	the VCR/DVD Recorder.
		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.
	VCR/DVD Recorder does	No disc is inserted.	Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the disc
	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 VCR/DVD
	is distorted	nent is copy-protected.	Recorder. 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 21.
	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.	VCR/DVD Recorder Setup menu.	20 for details.
	Camcorder image not	Camcorder is off.	Turn camcorder on and operate
	shown.		properly.
	Camcorder image via A/V	VCR/DVD Recorder’s source is not set to	Use INPUT to select AV input channel (AV1,
	input or DV IN to	AV1, AV2 or DV IN.	AV2 or DV IN).
	VCR/DVD Recorder is not
	shown on TV screen.
	Can’t play disc recorded	The disc was recorded in Video mode.	Finalize the disc; see page 27.
	on this VCR/DVD
		Some players will not play even a finalized	No solution.
	Recorder 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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