Troubleshooting (continued)

 

 

Problem (Playback)

Solution

Disc does not play.

– Insert the disc with the label facing up.

 

– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions

 

or Region 1 in order to play on this recorder.

 

– There is no recording on the disc or it is not a supported type

 

of disc. Read chapter “Playback from Disc - Playable discs” for

 

details.

 

– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped. Clean the disc

 

or replace a new one.

 

– Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.

English

The picture is distorted or black and white during playback.

There is picture or sound interference with the TV reception.

Distorted sound coming from a connected hi-fi system or amplifier.

The message ‘UNKNOWN DISC’ appears.

The recorded DVD cannot be played back on another DVD player.

The disc does not match with the TV color system standard (PAL/NTSC).

The disc is dirty, clean the disc.

Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This is not a malfunction.

Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.

Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter “Step 3: Installation and Setup - Setting your TV channel programs” for details.

Do not connect any cables from the recorder to the ‘Phono’ input of your amplifier.

If you are playing a DTS CD, you have to connect the COAXIAL jack of this recorder to a Hi-Fi system or amplifier.

This message may appear if you insert a disc that may have encountered one of the following:

Error during recording: The title may be missing.

Error while changing the title/index picture: The original title/ index picture may be visible.

Error while finalizing or the disc has not been finalized.

If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player/ recorder cannot detect it. Please observe the following ‘minimum recording times’. Mode of record quality: {High Quality - HQ} – 5 minutes, {Standard Play - SP} – 10 minutes, {Standard Play Plus - SPP} – 13 minutes, {Long Play - LP} – 15 minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20 minutes, {Super Long Play - SLP} – 30 minutes, {Super Extended Play - SEP } – 30 minutes.

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Philips DVDR3455H user manual Disc does not play, Insert the disc with the label facing up, Or replace a new one