Philips DMR-EH60 operating instructions Troubleshooting guide

Troubleshooting guide

Troubleshooting guide

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Recording, timer recording and transferring (dubbing)		Page
Cannot record.	≥You haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on. Insert a disc the	9
	unit can record onto.	51
	≥The disc is unformatted. Format the disc. [RAM] [-RW‹V›]
	≥The write-protect tab on the cartridge is set to PROTECT, or the disc is protected with DISC	50
	MANAGEMENT.	68
	≥Some programmes have limitations on the number of times they can be recorded (CPRM).
	≥You cannot record when there is not enough space or when the number of titles has reached	32, 39,
	its limit. Erase unwanted titles or use a new disc.	51
	≥You cannot record on finalized DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R or DVD-RW (DVD	—
	Video Recording format) discs.	—
	≥Due to peculiarities of DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R, 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.	—
	≥DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R recorded on this unit may not be recordable on
	other Panasonic DVD Recorders.	—
	≥This unit cannot record to discs containing both PAL and NTSC signals. (However, both types
	of programmes can be recorded onto the HDD.) Play of discs recorded with both PAL and
	NTSC on another unit is not guaranteed.
Cannot record from external	≥Check that the connection is correct.	15, 16,
equipment.	≥Select the input channel (“AV2”, “AV3”, “AV4” or “DV”) for the equipment you have connected.	17, 47
		—
Timer recording does not work	≥The timer programme is incorrect or different timer programme times overlap. Correct the	29
properly.	programme.	26–28
	≥The unit is not on timer recording standby. (“F” on the unit’s display is not on.) Press
SHOWVIEW programming does	[F TIMER].	60
	≥Set the clock.
not work properly.
	≥(If the GUIDE Plus+ system is set)	—
	Television programme list data is downloaded between AM2:50 and AM5:10. If you want to
	make timer recordings during this time, set “Auto Download Priority” in the GUIDE Plus+
	system setup menu to “Timer Prog.” (➡ User’s manual for the GUIDE Plus+ system)
Timer recording does not stop	≥While using timer recording, press [F TIMER]. (“F” disappears.)	26–28
even when [∫] is pressed.	≥When using the linked timer recording with external equipment, press [EXT LINK]. (“Ext Link”	29
	disappears.)	—
	≥If you start recording immediately after turning on the unit while “Quick Start” is set to “On”,
	you cannot then stop recording for a few seconds.
The timer programme remains	≥The timer programme remains if set to daily or weekly.	28
even after recording finishes.
A part or whole of a recorded	≥If there is a power failure or the plug is disconnected from the household mains socket while	—
title has been lost.	recording or editing, the title may be lost or the HDD/disc may become unusable.	51
	You will have to format the disc ([HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹V›]) or use a new disc. We cannot offer any
	guarantee regarding lost programmes or discs.
The programme name and the	≥There was a programme change after timer recording was set but the recorded title still has	—
recorded title do not match.	the old programme name.
Cannot transfer (dub) to a DVD-	≥When recording to the HDD, set “Rec for High Speed dubbing” to “On” in the SETUP menu.	24
R, etc. disc using the high speed
mode.
When transferring (dubbing), it	≥Use a disc that is compatible with high speed recording. Even if the disc is high speed	—
takes a long time even when	recording compatible, the maximum speed may not be possible due to the condition of the
high speed mode is selected.	disc.	—
	≥It takes longer than normal to transfer (dub) many titles.
	≥You cannot high speed transfer (dub) to DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R, titles	—
	longer than 6 hours when using other Panasonic DVD Recorders that are not compatible with
	EP (8 Hours) mode recording.
An unusually loud sound is	≥When recording or high speed transferring (dubbing) to a DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video	—
coming from the rotating DVD-R,	format) and +R, the sound of the disc rotating may be louder than normal, however, this is not
etc.	a problem.
The DV automatic recording	≥If images cannot be recorded or if the recording is aborted, check the connections and DV	47
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 automatic recording may not operate properly.
	≥The audio/video recordings are recorded on other than a DV tape.	47
Play
Play fails to start even when	≥Insert the disc correctly with the label facing up.	30
[1] (PLAY) is pressed.	≥The disc is dirty.	5
Play starts but then stops	≥You tried to play a blank disc or disc unplayable on this unit.	9, 10
immediately.	≥You tried to play a +RW that needs to finalized on the equipment used for recording.	—
	≥You may be able to transfer (dub) a “One time only recording” title that was recorded to DVD-	—
	RAM using a different Panasonic DVD Recorder to this unit’s HDD, but play is not possible
	due to copyright protection.	55
	≥When recording to DVD-RAM using “EP (8 Hours)” mode, play may not be possible on DVD
	players that are compatible with DVD-RAM. In this case use “EP (6 Hours)” mode.	—
	≥You cannot play discs during DV automatic recording.
Audio and video momentarily	≥This occurs between playlist chapters.	—
pause.	≥This occurs between chapters and with partially deleted titles on finalized DVD-R, DVD-RW	—
	(DVD-Video format) and +R that have been transferred (dubbed) using the high speed mode.	—
	≥This occurs as scenes change during Quick View.
DVD-Video is not played.	≥You have set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play. Change this setting.	55
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