Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Audio doesn't record (in some cases, even if video does).

You are trying to make an analog recording from a digital signal, or a digital recording of an analog source.

The digital source is copy protected.

The jacks for recording have not been connected properly.

You can only record analog to analog, or digital to digital. Make sure the playback and recording components are hooked up with the same kind of connections.

You can't record digital sources that have been copy protected.

Check connections (see pages 20 & 22).

Video

No image is output when a function is selected.

Improper connections.

The input source is not properly selected.

The video input selected on the TV monitor is incorrect.

The TV or monitor is hooked up with cord that is different than that used for the video player.

The component video setting is incorrect.

Make sure the component is connected correctly (see pages 16, 17-19).

Press the correct function button.

Please read the TV monitor manual and change the settings accordingly.

Use the same cable to connect to your TV and all your video equipment (see pages 16-23).

Select the correct COMPONENT IN SELECT setting (see page 93).

There is no image coming

• The type of cord connected to the TV

• Change the settings to match the cord

 

from the selected

doesn't match your video input settings.

connected (see page 16).

 

component video jacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can't record video.

• The source is copy protected.

• You can't record sources that have been

 

 

 

copy protected.

 

 

• You are trying to record a source

• Connect the component with S video or

 

 

connected to the component video jacks.

composite video cords (see pages 16).

 

 

• The recorder's video input is hooked up

• Hook up the source and the recorder

 

 

using a different type of cord to the source

using the same type of video cord.

 

 

video output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input/display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display is dark.

• The display DIMMER button is pushed.

• Press DIMMER on the remote control

 

 

 

repeatedly to return to the default setting

 

 

 

(see page 56).

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can't get DIGITAL to

• Either the digital connections or the

• Make sure the digital connections (see

 

come up when using the

DIGITAL-IN SELECT is incorrect.

pages 17–19 & 22–23) and the DIGITAL IN

 

SIGNAL SELECT button.

 

SELECT (see page 91) are done correctly.

 

 

• MULTI CH IN mode is on.

• Turn MULTI CH IN mode off (see page

 

 

 

54).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The digital format indicator

• The player is paused or stopped.

• Play the source.

 

doesn't light up even when

• There is a mistake in the player settings

• Fix the audio settings (check the manual

 

playing a non-PCM digital

for audio output.

that came with your DVD player).

 

source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A compressed digital source

• Although it's a non-PCM digital source

• There is no problem. The indicator won't

 

is being played, but the

there is a possibility the present track is not

light when the track is not a compressed

 

digital format indicators

the proper format (5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channel).

digital source.

 

don't light up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During playback of a

• The digital signal is not being sent with

• Choose DIGITAL or AUTO with the signal

 

compressed digital source,

the source.

select button (see page 45).

 

the PRO LOGIC ll or NEO:6

• The audio is in two channel format.

• This is not a malfunction. Check the

 

indicators show in the

• It has already been Dolby Surround

manufacturer information for the source.

EXPERT

display.

encoded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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