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Troubleshooting (cont’d)

Problem

Solution

 

Disc will not play.

– Insert the disc with the label facing up.

 

– The child lock is on. Read chapter “Setting Access Control -

 

Activating/Deactivating the child lock” for details.

 

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

 

Region 1 in order to play on this DVD recorder.

 

– There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type. Read

 

chapter “Playback - 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.

No picture.

– Turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. Change

 

the TV channel until you see the DVD screen. Read chapter

 

“Connecting to TV - General” for details.

 

– Check the video connection between the DVD recorder and the

 

TV.

 

– PAL input signal received from external device is not supported.

The picture is distorted or

– The disc does not match with the TV color system standard

black and white during

(PAL/NTSC).

playback.

– The disc is dirty, clean the disc.

 

– Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This

 

is not a malfunction.

 

– If you set the Record Mode to a low-quality speed, change to a

 

higher-quality speed after you finish recording. Leaving the DVD

 

recorder set to a low-quality speed may affect the picture quality

 

when playing DVDs later. Read chapter “Recording - Recording

 

settings” for details.

 

– The recording can be made in color only when the TV channels

 

or the connected additional device sends a color signal. In some

 

situations, programs that are broadcast in black and white cannot

 

be recorded.

Distorted sound coming

– Do not connect any cables from the DVD recorder to the

from a connected hi-fi

'Phono' input of your amplifier.

amplifier.

– Do not connect the DVD recorder’s Coaxial DIGITAL AUDIO

 

OUT jack to an analog jack (red/white) on the connecting

 

devices.

No sound.

– Check the audio connections, the red and white jacks. Read

 

chapters “Connecting to TV” or “Connecting to Additional

 

Devices” for details.

 

– You cannot hear MP3 playback if you are using the Coaxial

 

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack for sound from the DVD recorder.

 

– Set the Analog output or Digital output correctly, based on the

 

equipment you connected to the DVD recorder. Read chapter

 

“System Menu - Setup” for details.

 

– PAL input signal received from external device is not supported.

 

 

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