Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

Remedy

No function.

The mains cable is not plugged in.

Fix the mains cable firmly into a socket.

 

 

 

No image.

The television is not switched to re-

Select the right video input mode on the television, so that

 

ceive signals from the Recorder.

the image from the Recorder appears on the television

 

 

screen.

 

The SCART/HDMI cable is not properly connected.

Connect the SCART/HDMI cable properly.

 

 

 

 

The television that is connected is switched off.

Switch the television on.

 

 

 

No sound.

The connected audio equipment is

Set the audio receiver so that you can hear the sound playing

 

not switched to DVD playback.

on your Recorder.

 

 

 

 

The audio cables are not properly connected.

Connect the audio cable properly.

 

 

 

 

The connected audio equipment is switched off.

Switch on the audio equipment that is connected.

 

 

 

 

The audio connection cable is faulty.

Change it.

 

 

 

Inferior picture quality.

The disc is dirty.

Clean the disc.

 

 

 

Playback not possible.

There is no disc.

Insert a disc. (Check that the disc display

 

 

comes on in the display window.)

 

 

 

 

A non-playable disc has been inserted.

Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc type, the colour system

 

 

and the region code.)

 

 

 

 

The disc has not been inserted with the playable

Insert the disc with the playable side downwards.

 

side downwards.

 

 

 

 

 

The disc has not been properly placed in the guide.

Position the disc properly into the guide in the disc drawer.

 

 

 

 

The disc is dirty.

Clean the disc.

 

 

 

 

A security rating has been set.

Cancel the security rating or change the protection.

 

 

 

There is interference with images from an

The video signal from the external component is

You cannot get a connection from this recorder. Connect the

external source.

copy-protected.

component directly into the television.

 

 

 

A channel is skipped when using P+ / P- .

The stations are locked.

Switch the Lock option to Off (page 30).

 

 

 

The image or sound on the transmission channel

Loose antenna or cable.

Tighten the connections or change the cable.

is weak or absent.

 

 

 

 

 

The camcorder image is not displaying.

The camcorder is switched off.

Switch on the camcorder and make sure your are using it

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

The camcorder image is not appearing on the

The Recorder AV selection is wrong.

Select the input channel (AV1, AV2, DV etc.) with DVD-AV.

television screen when using the A/V input or

 

 

DV IN to the Recorder.

 

 

 

 

 

A disc that was recorded to from this Recorder

The disc was recorded in video mode.

Finalising the disc (page 34).

cannot be played on a different DVD player.

 

 

 

 

 

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