Panasonic SC-BT200 warranty Troubleshooting guide, Displays, TV screen and video, Page, Reference

Troubleshooting guide

Displays		Page
The display is dim.	≥Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu.	38
The elapsed time displayed is	≥The displayed play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames (equal to	—
actually less than the play time.	0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time displayed
	and the actual elapsed time (e.g., actual one-hour elapsed time may display as approximately
	59 minutes 56 seconds).
TV screen and video
The images from this unit do	≥Make sure that the TV is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, COMPONENT VIDEO OUT	10, 11
not appear on the TV.	terminals or HDMI AV OUT terminal on this unit.	—
Picture is distorted.	≥Make sure that the TV’s input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.
	≥An incorrect resolution is selected in “Component Video Resolution”, when the TV is	39
Jittering occurs.
	connected to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals. While stopped, press and hold [1PLAY]
	and [∫STOP] on the main unit at the same time for more than 5 seconds to cancel this
	setting. Set the item again.	39
	≥To output video from a device connected with an HDMI cable, set “HDMI Video Mode” to “On”
	in the Setup menu.	39
	≥If “24p Output” is set to “On” when the unit is connected to a TV through any terminal other
	than HDMI, images may not display properly. In this case, set “24p Output” to “Off”.	39
	≥When “24p Output” is set to “On”, HDMI authentication takes place where 24p images switch
	to other images, and a black screen is displayed.	39
	≥When “24p Output” is set to “On”, jittering may occur while playing DVD-Video. In this case,
	turn “24p Output” to “Off”.	39
	≥An incorrect resolution is selected in “HDMI Resolution”, when the TV is connected to HDMI
	AV OUT terminals. While stopped, press and hold [1PLAY] and [∫STOP] on the main unit at
	the same time for more than 5 seconds to cancel this setting. Set the item again. However,
	Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD audio are not output in bitstream. To output
	the bitstream, select “Restore Default Settings” to restore the factory presets and make
	proper settings.	—
	≥Picture may not be seen when more than 2 devices are connected with HDMI cables.
	Reduce the number of connected devices.	—
	≥Mobile telephone chargers can cause some disturbance.
	≥If you are using an indoor TV antenna, change to an outdoor antenna.	—
	≥The TV antenna wire is too close to the unit. Move it away from the unit.	—
The screen changes	≥When the “Screen Saver Function” in the Setup menu is set to “On”, the display may return to	38
automatically.	the screen saver mode automatically if there is no operation for 5 minutes or more.
Video is not output.	≥An image is not output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal or the VIDEO OUT	36
	terminal when the “High Clarity Sound” is enabled. Set the “High Clarity Sound” in the
	on-screen menu to “Off” to use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal or the VIDEO OUT
	terminal.
Video is not output in high	≥High definition video cannot be output through the VIDEO OUT terminal.	—
definition.	≥Confirm that the “HDMI Video Mode”, “HDMI Resolution”, and “Component Video	39
	Resolution” in the Setup menu are set properly.
The Setup menu cannot be	≥Select “BD/DVD” or “SD” as the source.	—
accessed.
Status messages do not	≥Select “Automatic” in “Status Messages” in the Setup menu.	38
appear.
The 4:3 aspect ratio picture	≥Use the TV to change the aspect. Refer to your TV’s operating instructions.	—
expands left and right.	≥When using a component video cable, set “Progressive” to “Video”. If the situation is not	36, 39
Screen size is wrong.	restored after that, set “TV Aspect” to “4:3”.
	≥When using an HDMI cable, set “TV Aspect” to “16:9”.	39
When playing DVD-Video using	≥When you use the HDMI AV OUT terminal for video output, follow the steps below for setting.	39
progressive output, one part of	1 Connect this unit to the TV with any cable except the HDMI cable.
the picture momentarily	2 When you connect with the Component Video cable, set “HDMI Video Mode” to “Off” and
appears to be doubled up.	“Component Video Resolution” to “480i” in the Setup menu.
There is no apparent change in	≥The effect is less perceivable with some types of video.	—
picture quality when adjusted
with the “Video” menu in the
on-screen menu.
The masked-off area is masked	≥If the “Screen Saver Function” in the Setup menu is set to “Off”, the masked-off area is	38
in gray.	displayed in black.
Still pictures (JPEG) do not	≥The images that were edited on the PC, such as Progressive JPEG, etc., may not playback.	44
playback normally.

Reference

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