Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

Remedy

A disc that was recorded to from this Recorder

Some players do not play discs with finalisation in

No solution.

cannot be played on a different DVD player.

video mode.

 

 

 

 

 

The disc was recorded in VR mode.

The other player must be RW-compatible.

 

 

 

 

The ability of CD-R / RWs (MP3/WMA, JPEG,

No solution.

 

(X)VCD, (X)SVCD) and DVD+R / RWs and DVD-R

 

 

/ RWs is influenced by the recording equipment,

 

 

recording methods and data media. Therefore,

 

 

there may be problems occasionally when playing

 

 

on conventional DVD players.

 

Playback not possible or unsuccessful.

There is insufficient space on the disc.

Use a different disc.

 

 

 

 

The source that you want to record is copy-protected.

You cannot record the source.

 

 

 

 

Copy-protected broadcasts cannot be recorded on a

Use a disc formatted in the VR mode for once copiable

 

video mode disc.

material.

Timer recording not possible.

The time has not been set correctly on the recorder.

Set the correct time. See “Setting the time automatically“ or

 

 

“Setting the time manually“ on page 27.

 

 

 

 

The timer was wrongly programmed.

Re-program the timer. See “Timer recording“ on page 51.

 

 

 

 

The time between programming the timer and the

The recording‘s start time must be at least 3 minutes into the

 

start of recording is too short.

future.

 

 

 

 

After programming, the timer recording symbol is no

Re-program the timer.

 

longer displayed.

 

Stereo-audio recording and/or playback

The television is not stereo-compatible or the

No solution.

unavailable.

broadcast transmission is not in stereo format.

 

 

 

 

 

The Recorder’s A/V Out sockets are not connected

Make the A/V connections.

 

to the TV’s A/V In sockets.

 

 

The Recorder’s audio/video Out has not been

Select the AUX or A/V source as the TV input.

 

selected for the television.

 

 

 

 

 

The DVD recorder’s TV audio channel must be set

Set the TV’s audio channel to stereo.

 

to Mono.

 

The remote control is not working properly.

The remote control’s batteries have run out.

Replace the old batteries with new ones.

 

 

 

Interference is visible at the top and

Unfavourable resolution setting in HDMI mode.

Set the resolution to 1080i with the RES button (page 37).

bottom edges of the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

The recorder is not working normally.

The unit is in an undefined state.

Reset the recorder (page 20).

 

 

 

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