Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If your DVD Recorder malfunctions, go through the checkpoints below before contacting a Samsung authorised service centre.

▌Power

The input is displayed for a while when the power is turned on.

Checkpoint 1 The DVD recorder requires some time to initialise and the input will be displayed for approx. 10 seconds after it is turned on.

▌Recording

Cannot record TV programmes.

icon appears on the screen.

Checkpoint 1

You cannot use this operation or function due

 

to one of the following reasons:

(1)Your DVD disc restricts it.

(2)Your DVD disc does not support this feature (for example: angles)

(3)The feature is not available at the moment.

(4)You've requested a title, chapter, or scan time that is out of range.

Play mode settings are different from the settings configured in the Settings menu.

Checkpoint 1

The disc does not support all selected

 

functions. In this case, some settings

 

configured in the settings menu may not

 

work properly.

Cannot change the aspect ratio.

Checkpoint 1

The aspect ratio is fixed for DVD discs. (See

 

page 29)

Checkpoint 1

Checkpoint 2

Checkpoint 3

Check whether the power cord is securely plugged into the power outlet.

Did you set the DVD recorder channel settings correctly?

Check the free space on your DVD-RAM/ DVD±RW/DVD±R discs.

The angle operation does not work while playing a DVD disc.

Checkpoint 1

The angle operation is available only when

 

the disc contains images captured from

 

different angles.

The selected audio and/or subtitle language is not played.

I pressed the REC button but there is no response.

Checkpoint 1

Recording is possible for DVD-RAM/

 

DVD±RW/DVD±R discs only.

 

If a programme is copy protected, it cannot

 

be recorded.

Checkpoint 1

Audio and subtitle languages are disc-specific.

 

Only the sound and subtitle languages

 

contained on the DVD disc are available and

 

displayed in the disc menu.

▌Playback

Cannot play the disc.

▌Video

The disc revolves, but no image or bad quality images are displayed.

Additional Information

Checkpoint 1 Check whether the disc is inserted correctly with the label facing up.

Checkpoint 2 Check the regional code of the DVD disc.

Checkpoint 3 This DVD recorder cannot play some types of discs. (See pages 5, 45.)

Checkpoint 1

Checkpoint 2

Checkpoint 3

Checkpoint 4

Be sure that the Video Setting is properly set. (See pages 29-30)

Check whether there is damage to or any foreign material on your disc.

Some low quality discs may not play properly.

If scenes change from dark to bright suddenly, the screen may shake vertically temporarily, but this is not a fault.

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Samsung DVD-R150/XEH, DVD-R155/XEH manual Troubleshooting, Power, Playback, Video