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TROUBLESHOOTING

CONDITION

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)

 

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS(S)

NO SOUND FROM ALL CHANNELS

AC power unplugged

Check AC cable, connection, and outlet

 

• Power not switched on

 

 

 

Outlet is unpowered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO SOUND FROM SOME CHANNELS

Faulty/missing cables;

Check cables

 

“AUDIO MODE” settings channel(s) set to “-80”

Check “AUDIO MODE” VFD menu

 

Power-amp or speaker-connections faulty

Check power amp, cabling, and speakers

 

 

 

 

 

NO SOUND FROM SUBWOOFER

Subwoofer is off, unpowered, or improperly

Power-up subwoofer, check sub’s AC outlet, or

 

 

connected

 

check connections

 

Subwoofer level set too low “-12”

Correct subwoofer level by adjusting “SUB” from

 

 

 

 

the HTR L53 “SUB” button.

 

 

 

 

 

NO SOUND FROM SRS 3D

SRS set to “OFF” on “AUDIO MODE” VFD

Correct “AUDIO MODE” set to “ON”

 

 

menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L53 DOES NOT RESPOND TO HTR L53

Batteries are flat or incorrectly inserted

Check batteries

REMOTE

IR transmitter window on remote, or IR receiver

Check IR windows and ensure clear line-of-sight

 

 

window on L53 is obstructed

 

from remote to L53

 

L53 front panel is in very bright sunlight or

Reduce sunlight/room lighting

 

 

ambient light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L53 DOES NOT RESPOND TO FRONT-

Microprocessor error

Power-down the L53 via the front-panel Power

PANEL COMMANDS

L53 may have over-heated

button and unplug it from the AC outlet

 

 

 

Wait five minutes, re-connect and power up

 

 

 

 

 

THE POWER IS ON, BUT THE DVD PLAYER

No disc is inserted.

Insert a disc (Check that the DVD or, audio CD

DOES NOT WORK

 

 

 

indicator in the display is lit)

 

 

 

 

 

NO PICTURE

The TV is not set to receive DVD signal

Select the appropriate video input mode on the

 

• The video cable is not connected securely

 

TV so that the picture from the DVD player

 

• The connected TV power is turned off

 

appears on the TV screen output.

 

 

 

Connect the video cable into the jacks securely.

 

 

 

Power on the TV

 

 

 

 

 

NO SOUND

The Digital Audio Input is set to the wrong

Set the Digital Audio Input to the correct position

 

 

position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PLAYBACK PICTURE IS POOR

The disc is dirty

Clean the disc

 

 

 

 

 

THE DVD PLAYER DOES NOT START

No disc is inserted

Insert a disc (Check that the DVD, or audio CD

PLAYBACK

An unplayable disc is inserted

indicator in the DVD display is lit)

 

The disc is placed upside down.

Insert a playable disc (Check the disc type colour

 

• The disc is not placed within the guide

 

system and Regional code)

 

A menu is on the TV screen

Place the disc with the playback side down

 

The disc is dirty

Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the

 

 

 

 

guide

 

 

 

Press SETUP to turn off the menu screen

 

 

 

Clean the disc

 

 

 

 

 

PARENTAL CONTROL CANNOT BE

The password entered was wrong.

Enter the correct password.

CHANGED

Password was forgotten.

Set the L53 to factory default settings.

 

 

 

1)

Place the L53 into FM mode.

 

 

 

2)

Press quickly the three front panel buttons;

 

 

 

 

“PLAY/PAUSE” then “STOP/OPEN” then

“DISPLAY’, holding the “DISPLAY” button for more than 7 seconds. The L53 will switch itself off then back on to DVD mode.

NOTE

Default password is 1234.

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NAD L 53 owner manual Troubleshooting

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