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Symptom	Cause	Remedy
Can't record audio.	• You are trying to make an analog recording	•You can only record analog to analog, or digital to digital.
	from a digital signal, or a digital recording of
	an analog source.
	• The digital source is copy protected.	• You can't record digital sources that have been copy
		protected.
	• The analog REC jacks have not been	• Check your analog connections (see Connecting analog
	connected properly.	audio sources on page 22).
The sound distorts and/or the	• The analog signal is too strong.	• Turn on input attenuator (see Reducing the level of an
OVER indicator won’t stop		analog signal on page 70).
lighting.		• If the source has an analog output setting, lower it as
		necessary.
You can only hear treble from	• The front speakers are set to SMALL.	• Set the front speakers to LARGE (see Speaker Systems
speakers.		on page 52).
Subwoofer output is very low.	• The speaker settings result in very little	• To route more audio signal to the subwoofer, set it to
	audio signal being sent to the subwoofer.	PLUS, or select SMALL for the front speaker setting (see
		Speaker Systems on page 52).
Everything seems to be set up	• The speakers are out of phase.	• Check that the positive/negative speaker terminals on
correctly, but the playback sound		the amplifier are matched with the corresponding
is odd.		terminals on the speakers (page 24).
Noise or hum can be heard even	• There is electrical interference from another	• Check that personal computers or other digital
when there is no sound being	component or appliance.	components connected to the same power source are not
input.		causing interference.

Video

Symptom Cause Remedy

No image is output when an input is selected.

• The video connections are incorrect.	• Make sure the video component is connected correctly
	(see pages 15–19).
• You are using component video	• Using the video converter, video signals can be
connections for your source, but not for your	converted from a composite or S-video input to a
TV.	component video output, but not vice-versa. See About the
	video converter on page 20 for more on this.

	• You are using component video	• Check Assigning the component video inputs on page 84
	connections and the component video inputs	to make sure you’re assigned the correct input.
	are assigned incorrectly.
	• The DVD/video player settings are incorrect. • Set correctly. Refer to the instruction manual supplied
		with the DVD/video player.
	• The video input selected on the TV monitor	• Set correctly. Refer to the instruction manual supplied
	is incorrect.	with the TV.
The System Setup screen	• The MONITOR OUT jack hasn't been	• Connect the MONITOR OUT jack to the TV monitor (see
doesn't appear.	connected.	Connecting your TV on page 14).

Overlay information doesn’t	• Overlay information doesn’t appear when
appear on your TV or monitor.	you are using different types of video cords for
	source and TV connections, or when using
	component video connections.

•Do not use component video cables if you would like to see overlay information and use the same type of video cable (for example, only composite, or only S-video) for both source and TV connections.

Can’t see or hear television	• The video input selected on the TV monitor	• Set the TV input to the channel you want to watch,
programs.	is incorrect.	instead of the amplifier input.

There is residual screen noise after an overlay message disappears.

• Some TVs exhibit this display problem. • This is not a malfunction with this amplifier.

Can’t record video.	• You are trying to record a source connected	• Connect the source component to either the composite
	to the component video jacks.	video or the S video jacks (see Connecting your equipment
		on page 12).
	• The source is copy protected.	• You can't record sources that have been copy protected.

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