NEC NDR50 owner manual Troubleshooting Continued, Symptom, Cause, Solution, Moisture Condensation

Troubleshooting (Continued)

Symptom	Cause	Solution
Can’t play a disc	The disc was recorded in Video mode.	Finalize the disc. (page 27)
recorded using this
	Some players will not play even a final-	No solution.
recorder on another
	ized disc recorded in Video mode.
player.
	The disc was recorded in VR mode,	The other player must be RW compati-
		ble in order to play it.
	Discs recorded with copy-once material	No solution.
	cannot be played on other players.
Cannot record or did	The remaining blank space on the disc	Use another disc.
not record successfully.	is insufficient.
	The source you are trying to record is	You cannot record the source.
	copy protected.
	When setting the recording channel, the	Select the channel on the recorder’s
	channel is tuned on the TV’s own tuner.	built-in TV tuner.
	When recording to a Video mode disc,	Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-
	programs that are copy-once protected	once material.
	cannot be recorded.
Timer recording is not	Clock in DVD Recorder is not set to cor-	Set clock to correct time. See “Clock
possible.	rect time.	Set” on page 21.
	Timer has been programmed	Reprogram Timer. See “Timer
	incorrectly.	Recording” on page 40.
	Timer record indicator light does not	Reprogram Timer.
	appear after programming timer.
Stereo Audio Record	TV is not Stereo-compatible.	No solution.
and/or Playback is not
	Broadcast program is not in stereo for-	No solution.
present.
	mat.
	DVD Recorder A/V Out jacks are not	Make A/V connections. Stereo is
	connected to TV A/V In jacks.	available only via A/V output from DVD
		Recorder.
	DVD Recorder Audio/Video Out is not	Select AUX or A/V source as TV input.
	selected for viewing at the TV.
	DVD Recorder’s TV audio channel is set	Set TV audio channel mode to Stereo.
	to mono.	See “Changing TV audio channel” on
		page 40.
The remote control	The remote control is not pointed at the	Point the remote control at the remote
does not work properly.	remote sensor of the DVD Recorder.	sensor of the DVD Recorder.
	The remote control is too far from the	Operate the remote control within 7 m.
	DVD Recorder.
	There is an obstacle in the path of the	Remove the obstacle.
	remote control and the DVD Recorder.
	The batteries in the remote control are	Replace the batteries with new ones.
	exhausted.

Moisture Condensation

Moisture condensation can occur:		In locations where moisture condensation may occur:
•	When the DVD Recorder is moved from a cold place	•	Keep the DVD Recorder plugged into an AC power
	to a warm place.		outlet with POWER On. This will help prevent conden-
			sation.
•	Under extremely humid conditions.	•	When condensation has occurred, wait a few hours
			for the DVD Recorder to dry before using it.

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