Philips DVDR3435V/37 user manual Troubleshooting, Set

96 Troubleshooting

Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper performance.

Symptom

The power does not turn on.

Remedy

•Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.

•(In case of power failure) Check the breaker.

•Press [TIMER SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.

There is no picture.	• Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
	• Check if the connecting cords are damaged.
	• Check the connection to your TV (page 14).
	• Check the RF output channel when you view a TV program using RF
	connection.
	• Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to “EXT 1”) so that the
	signal from this unit appears on the TV screen.
TV program reception does not fill	• Try to set the channels with “Auto Channel Preset” or “Manual Channel
the screen.	Preset” in the Setup menu (pages 20-21).
	• Select a channel of any TV program using the [CH +/-].
	• Press [TV/VIDEO] if necessary.
TV program pictures are distorted.	• Adjust TV antenna.
	• Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction manual).
	• Place the unit and TV farther apart.
	• Place the TV and any bunched antenna cables farther apart.

TV channels cannot be changed.

•Switch the input to TV.

•Connect the antenna cable correctly (page 14).

Playback picture is distorted.	• Keep the equipment which may cause electrical disturbances, such as a
	cellular phone, away.

The playback picture or TV program

Dfrom the equipment connected V through the unit is distorted.

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•If the playback picture output from a DVD player, VCR or tuner goes through the unit before reaching your TV, the copy-protection signal applied to some programs could affect picture quality. Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your TV.

•There is no sound.

V

C

R

•Re-connect all connections securely.

•The connecting cord is damaged.

•Check the connections to the amplifier input.

•The input source setting on the amplifier is incorrect.

•The unit is in pause mode or in Slow forward / Slow reverse play.

•The unit is in fast forward or fast reverse mode.

The channel cannot be changed from • Set the TV’s input to “TV”. the channel you are recording.

Nothing was recorded even though you set the timer setting correctly.

•There was a power failure during recording.

•The internal clock of the unit stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (pages 25-27).

•Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet, and connect it again.

•The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.

•The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.

Timer Recording is not completed or did not start from the beginning.

•The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority (page 36).

•Disc space was not enough.

Timer Recording is impossible.	• Make sure		appears on the front panel display of this unit. If not, press
	[TIMER
		SET].
The remote control does not work.	• Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit.

•Check the battery life of the remote control.

•Check if there is an obstacle between the sensor and the remote control.

•Press [DVD] or [VCR], whichever you need. Then, try again.

•Press [TIMER SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.

The unit does not operate properly.	• When static electricity, etc., causes the unit to operate abnormally,
	unplug the unit and then plug it again.

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