Panasonic SC-HT540 Troubleshooting guide, Page, No power, ≥Insert the AC mains lead securely

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Troubleshooting guide

Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.

Power

 

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No power.

Insert the AC mains lead securely.

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The unit is automatically

The Sleep timer was working and had reached the set time limit.

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switched to standby mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Unresponsive or inoperable function

No response when any

This unit cannot play discs other than the ones listed in these operating

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buttons are pressed.

instructions.

 

 

The unit may not be operating properly due to lightning, static electricity or

 

some other external factor. Turn the unit off and then back on. Alternatively,

 

 

turn the unit off, disconnect the AC mains lead, and then reconnect it.

 

 

Condensation has formed. Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate.

No response when remote

Check that the batteries are installed correctly.

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control buttons are

The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones.

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pressed.

Aim the remote control at the remote control signal sensor and operate.

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No picture or sound.

Check the video or speaker connection.

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9–12

 

Check the power or input setting of the connected equipment and the main unit.

 

Check that the disc has something recorded on it.

You have forgotten your

While stopped and “DVD/CD” is the source, press and hold [] (Stop) on

ratings password.

the main unit and [S10] on the remote control until “Initialised” disappears

 

Reset all the settings to

from the television. Turn the unit off and on again.

 

Factory Preset.

All settings will return to the default values.

 

 

 

 

Specific operation undesirable or unexpected

 

 

 

It takes time before play

Play may take time to begin when an MP3 track has still picture data. Even

 

 

 

starts.

after the track starts, the correct play time will not be displayed. This is

 

 

 

 

 

normal. [MP3]

 

 

 

 

 

This is normal on DivX video. [DivX]

 

 

 

Folders on a data CD are

Folders deeper than the eighth layer are displayed as the eighth layer.

 

 

 

not displayed correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [MPEG4]

 

 

 

 

 

[DivX]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A menu screen appears

This is normal for Video CDs.

 

 

 

during skip or search. [VCD]

 

 

guide

 

 

Playback control menu

Press [STOP] twice and then press [1 PLAY].

 

 

does not appear. [VCD] with

 

 

 

 

playback control

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play does not start.

This unit may not play WMA and MPEG4 that contains still picture data.

 

 

 

Program and Random play

These functions do not work with some DVD-Videos.

 

 

 

do not work. [DVD-V]

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting audio

Even if a second soundtrack is not recorded, two numbers are normally

 

 

 

soundtrack “2” does not

shown.

 

 

 

 

change the audio. [DVD-A]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If playing DivX VOD content, refer to the homepage where you purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the DivX VOD content. (Example: www.divx.com/vod) [DivX]

 

 

 

 

 

If a disc contains CD-DA and other formats, proper playback may not be

 

 

 

 

possible.

 

 

 

 

Play restarts from the

This is normal for DVD-Audio.

 

 

 

beginning when the

 

 

 

 

 

soundtrack is changed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DVD-A]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scenes are skipped

If you change the volume or sound effects during Advanced Disc Review,

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intermittently.

the function continues without the on-screen display. Cancel the function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DVD-VR] [DVD-V]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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