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| No power | • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. | |||
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| • Check if the power plug is connected to an AC outlet. | |||
D | The player does not respond | • Check the batteries in the remote control. | |||
• Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor. If necessay, remove all the obstacles between the | |||||
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V | No picture | • Verify the connection from the video output of the player to the TV video input. Then switch TV to | |||
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| • Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. Refer to your television owners manual. | |||
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| • Connect the audio cables into the jacks securely. |
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R | No sound | • Verify the connection from the DVD audio output to the TV or receiver audio input. Then switch to the | |||
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| LED no playtime display | • Check if the player is in VCR mode or DVD mode. | |||
| • Check if the player is in counter status. Press the COUNTER/CLOCK button to switch. | ||||
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| • make sure the timer recording is set correctly. |
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| Timer recording failure | • Make sure power is off. |
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| • Make sure the DVD/VCR clock is set correctly. |
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| Cannot go into Record mode. | • Make sure the tape has a safety tab. If needed, cover the hole with cellophane tape. | |||
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| Playback picture is partially | • Adjust tracking control for a better picture by pressing the TRACKING+/- button. | |||
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V | Cannot view a tape but the | • Head cleaning may be necessary. | |||
C | audio is OK. | ||||
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R | No or poor playback picture | • Select channel 3 or 4 on your TV. | |||
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| TV programs cannot be seen | • Check the ANT.IN and RF OUT connections. |
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| normally. | • Press the VCR button on the remote control. |
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| Video or color fades in and | • You cannot copy a copyrighted video tape. You are experiencing copy guard protection. | |||
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| video tape. |
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| Cannot remove the tape | • Check if the player is in the VCR mode. If not, press the VCR button to switch the mode. | |||
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| Black & White picture | • Damaged | |||
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| The playback picture has | • A small amount of picture distortion may appear because of a poor quality video/sound transfer to disc. |
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| This is especially true of some discs manufactured between | ||||
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| • Scratched disc |
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| Brightness is unstable or | • Connect the player directly through the TV and not through any other source. What you’re viewing is the | |||
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D | effect of the copy protection circuitry required on all combo players. | ||||
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| • Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide. | |||
The Combo Player does not | • Make sure the disc is free from scratches & fingerprints. | ||||
| • Press the SETUP button to turn off the menu screen. | ||||
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| • Cancel the parental lock function or change the parental lock level. (The | ||||
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| • Turn the power off then disconnect the power plug and reinsert it back into the wall. Retry again. | |||
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| • Use region 1 discs only. |
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| MP3 won’t read disc or it | • Reburn disc as the software edition used may not be compatible with the player. Check web site for | |||
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