Before Requesting Service

Disc picture

Picture distorted.

≥Some distortion is normal during search.

—

Picture quality is poor.

≥Check the settings in the On-Screen Menu “Picture Menu”.

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Menus not displayed correctly.

≥Change the zoom ratio to “k1.00”.

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≥Set the subtitle position to 0.

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≥Go to “Video” in the SETUP menu, and change “TV Aspect” to suit your TV.

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Editing

Black bands appear in the

≥Move the other equipment away from the TV as it may be picking up interference.

—

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

Recording video or audio from

≥The connections were done incorrectly. Check the connections to the other equipment.

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external equipment is not

≥The external input channel “A1” or “A2”, to which the player is connected is not selected.

 

possible.

Press [INPUT SELECT] to select “A1” or “A2”.

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A video was dubbed, but the

≥Copy-protected material was dubbed.

 

video is distorted or the colours

Copy-protected materials cannot be recorded normally.

 

are abnormal.

Most commercially available videotapes and DVD discs (including rental soft tapes/DVDs)

 

 

are copy-protected so that illegal dubbing is impossible.

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The audio level on the DVD

≥Some discs may reproduce different audio levels.

 

section is not corresponding to

If the audio in particular parts, such as speech, is set to a low or high level, it may be

 

that on the VHS section after

recorded on a video cassette at a high or low level, respectively.

—

editing.

 

 

 

 

 

Error Messages

On-screen display

PLEASE PUT IN A VIDEO

≥[¥REC] or [

TIMER] has been pressed without a video cassette inserted. Insert a video

 

CASSETTE.

cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.

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PLEASE STOP THE TAPE.

≥TUNER PRESET has been selected during playback. Stop the tape.

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PLEASE USE A CASSETTE

≥[¥REC] or [

TIMER] has been pressed without a video cassette with an intact erasure

 

WITH TAB.

prevention tab. Use a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.

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NO TIMER RECORDING

≥[ TIMER] has been pressed with no timer programmes.

 

HAS BEEN SET.

Set timer recording.

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Cannot display group xx,

≥You are trying to display incompatible pictures.

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picture xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-diagnostic Indications on the unit’s display

H∑∑, F∑∑

≥An error has occurred. The number following “H” or “F” depends on the status of the unit.

 

(∑∑ stands for a number.)

Reset procedure:

 

 

Press [Í/I] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON.

 

 

Alternatively, press [Í/I] to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead,

 

 

and then reconnect it.

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≥If the service numbers fail to clear, note them and contact a qualified service person.

—

 

 

 

no DISC

≥You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.

—

 

≥You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.

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no PLAY

≥You inserted a disc the unit cannot play.

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≥Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean.

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≥You inserted a DVD-R which is not finalized.

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≥You inserted a blank DVD-RAM.

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≥A disc whose playback is restricted in the SETUP menu is inserted.

 

 

Change the “Ratings” setting.

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NV-VP33 Series specifications

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