TROUBLESHOOTING

Before concluding that the laser disc player is out of order, please refer to this trouble·shooting guide to make sure that there is not a simple remedy for the problem. The va st majority of performance problems have their source in set

up errors, bad connections to other equipment, or mal· functions of other equipment (TV, stereo system).

Find the trouble symptom on the chart below, and try the suggested remedies.

 

SYMPTOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUSE

 

 

 

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lid does not open.

 

 

Power cord is not properly plugged into AC

Plug in power cord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wall soc ket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power switch is not turned on .

Turn on power switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latch is not released.

Press REJECTIOPEN key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are pulling up on the wrong part of the

Lift from left side recess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D isc does not rotate.

 

 

 

Power is not on.

Plug in power cord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lid is not shut completely.

Turn on power switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pu sh lid close firmly so latch locks.

 

 

 

Disc stops rotat'lng

 

 

 

You are playing the unrecorded side of a disc .

Tu rn over disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

soon after star tin g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Iid latch is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

released .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Di sc rotates bu t

 

 

TV is not turned on.

Turn on TV.

 

 

 

 

there is no pictu reo

 

 

Wrong connection from player to TV.

Make correct connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV set is not tu ned to channel 3 or 4 .

Set TV to the channel (3

or 4) that is not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for TV broadcasting in you r area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player VHF CHANNEL SELECTOR is at

Set to same channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wro ng setti ng .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player is in the PAUSE mode.

Press the PLA Y key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictu re quality is

 

 

Bad connections between player and TV set.

Check

all

co nnections,

particularly

F

type

 

bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plugs.

 

and player must be se t to

the

same

 

 

 

 

 

Player VHF out channel is different from TV

Both

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel.

 

channel (3 or 4) which

is not used for TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broadcasting in you r area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV fine tuning has not been adjusted .

Adjust TV fine tuning knob for optimum pic'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ture quality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor disc.

Try playing a different disc. I f other discs give

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good quality, the problem is with that parti·

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cu lar disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV no longer reo

 

Antenn a cable has not been connected.

Connect VHF antenna cab le to proper (3000,

 

ceives other channe ls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or 750,) terminal s on laser disc player.

 

 

 

after it has been can·

 

Laser disc player is turned on.

To view regular TV broadcasts, remember to

 

nected to laser disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn off the power on the player.

 

 

 

player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A particular part of

 

Disc is damaged.

Press the SCAN key to skip over damaged par·

 

 

 

a particu lar laser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

disc is not repro·

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

du ced properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Remote

 

Dummy plug has not been removed .

Remove dummy plug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control does not

 

Remote control unit batteries are weak.

Replace batteries.

 

 

 

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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