Panasonic DMR-EH75V warranty Troubleshooting guide, +Rdl, The scheduled program remains

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Troubleshooting guide

Recording/Scheduled recording/Copying

Cannot record.	≥You haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on. Insert a disc the		5–7
Cannot copy.	unit can record onto.
	≥The disc is unformatted. Format the disc using DVD Management. [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [+R]		71
	[+R[DL]
	≥The write-protect tab on the cartridge is set to PROTECT, or the disc is protected with DVD		70
	Management.
	≥Some programs have limitations on the number of times they can be recorded. (CPRM)		93
	≥You cannot record when there is not enough space or when the number of titles has reached		47, 52, 71
	its limit. Delete unwanted titles or use a new disc.
	≥You cannot record directly to DVD-R DL and +R DL discs with this unit. You must first record		—
	to the HDD, and then copy from the HDD to disc.
	≥[-R[DL] [+R[DL] In the following situations, you cannot copy. Delete unnecessary titles from the		47, 51
	HDD and then copy.
	- If there is not enough space available on the HDD (If you will copy titles from the HDD to a
		blank disc and fill the entire disc, HDD disc space equivalent to 4 hours of SP mode
		recording is necessary).
	- If the total number of titles recorded on the HDD or titles to be copied exceed 500:
	≥You cannot record and copy on finalized discs.		—
	However you can record and copy again if you format DVD-RW and +RW disc.
	≥Due to peculiarities of DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL and		—
	+RW you may be unable to record onto them if you either insert and remove the disc or switch
	the unit on and off while a disc is loaded, a total of fifty times.
	≥A DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL and +RW recorded on this		—
	unit may not be recordable on other Panasonic DVD Recorders.
	≥If you connect a DISH Network, scheduled recording using the TV Guide On Screen® or		—
	VCR Plusr system does not work. However, if DISH Network is selected in TV Guide Setup,
	then you can set scheduled recordings with the DISH Network receiver.
Cannot record from external	≥Check that the connection is correct.		16–18, 68
equipment.	≥Select the input channel (“IN1”, “IN2”, “IN3” or “DV”) for the equipment you have connected .		—
Scheduled recording does not	≥The scheduled program is incorrect or different scheduled program times overlap. Correct the		34
work properly.	program.
VCR Plusr system does not	≥The scheduled program may be deleted if there is an interruption to the power.		—
	≥VCR Plusr system works properly only if you connect antenna or cable ready.		—
work properly.
	≥If you connect a DISH Network, VCR Plusr system does not work properly.		—
Scheduled recording does not	[1]	Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the recording drive.	—
stop even when [∫, STOP] is	[2]	Press [∫, STOP] then press [2, 1] to select “Stop recording” and then press [ENTER].
pressed.		Recording stops.
The scheduled program remains	≥The scheduled program remains unless set to “Once”.		32, 33
even after recording finishes.
A part or whole of a recorded title	≥If there is a power failure or the plug is disconnected from the household AC outlet while		71
has been lost.	recording or editing, the title may be lost or the HDD/disc may become unusable.
	You will have to format the disc ([HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW]) or use a new disc. We cannot offer
	any guarantee regarding lost titles or discs.
The program name and the	≥There was a program change after scheduled recording was set but the recorded title still has		—
recorded title do not match.	the old program name.
Cannot copy to a DVD-R, etc.	≥If “Recording for High-Speed Copying” set to “Off” in the Setup menu before recording to the		75
disc using the high-speed mode.	HDD, then high-speed copy cannot be performed (The default setting is “On”).
	≥[+R] [+R[DL] [+RW] If recorded in FR mode (recordings 5 hours or longer) or EP mode, you		—
	cannot perform high-speed copy.
	≥[+R] [+R[DL] [+RW] Titles recorded with other Panasonic DVD recorders “Recording for High-		75
	Speed Copying” set to “On”, and then copied to the HDD on this unit may not copy to +R,
	+R DL or +RW discs with high-speed copy.
When copying, it takes a long	≥Use a disc that is compatible with high-speed recording. Even if the disc is high-speed		—
time even when high-speed	recording compatible, the maximum speed may not be possible due to the condition of the
mode is selected.	disc.
	≥It takes longer than normal to copy many titles.		—
	≥You cannot high-speed copy to DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL		—
	and +RW, titles longer than 6 hours when using other Panasonic DVD Recorders that are not
	compatible with EP (8 hour) mode recording.
An unusually loud sound is	≥When recording or high-speed copying to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video		—
coming from the rotating DVD-R,	format), +R, +R DL and +RW the sound of the disc rotating may be louder than normal;
etc.	however, this is not a problem.
The DV camcorder recording	≥If images cannot be recorded or if the recording is aborted, check the connections and DV		69
function does not work.	equipment settings.
	≥You cannot start recording until the images from the DV equipment appear on the television.		—
	≥Recording may not be performed as desired if the time codes on the tape in the DV equipment		—
	are not successive.
	≥Depending on the equipment, the DV camcorder recording may not operate properly.		—
	≥You can only record audio/video images on a DV tape.		—
There is no picture on the	≥Scheduled recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is turned on/off. Turn on the		—
television during scheduled	power to confirm the contents of the scheduled recording.
recording.

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