Troubleshooting guide (continued)

 

 

 

 

Recording and timer recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record.

You haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on. Insert a disc the

 

unit can record onto. (page 10)

 

The disc is unformatted.

 

Format the disc so this unit can record on it. (page 39)

 

The write protect tab on the cartridge is set to “PROTECT”.

 

Use a ballpoint pen or similar to release the write protection. (page 72)

 

Recording is not possible unless you set “Disc Protection” in “DISC INFORMATION” to “Off”.

 

(page 38)

 

The disc is full or nearly full.

 

Delete unneeded programmes or use another disc. (page 42)

 

The material you are trying to record is copy-guarded.

 

 

 

 

VIDEO Plus+ programming does

The clock is wrong.

not work properly.

Go to Settings in the SETUP menus and correct the clock with “Clock”. (page 63)

 

If “– –” appears under “Name” after entering a VIDEO Plus+ number. (page 33)

 

 

 

 

Timer recording does not work

The timer programme is incorrect.

properly.

Make corrections to the programme and check them when you are finished. (pages 33 and 34)

 

Make confirmation whether “Disc space” is “OK”. When “Disc space” is “!”, your timer

 

programme doesn’t work correctly. (page 35)

 

The unit is not on standby for timer recording. (“

 

” on the unit’s display is not on.)

 

 

 

Different timer programme times overlap. (page 32)

 

The clock is wrong.

 

Go to Settings in the SETUP menus and correct the clock with “Clock”. (page 63)

 

 

 

 

The unit switches to standby

The unit switches to standby while making a timer recording if the disc runs out of space.

while making a timer recording.

Use a disc that has enough space to record the programme.

 

 

 

 

The timer programme remains

The programme remains if you select weekly or daily setting. (pages 33 and 34)

even after recording finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The available recording time

The available recording time on DVD-R does not increase when you erase programmes.

doesn’t increase even after

The available recording time does not increase if you erase data written to the disc with the

erasing all recordings on the disc.

DVD-RAM drive of a computer.

 

Format the disc if necessary. (page 39)

 

 

 

 

Discs make sounds as they rotate. This does not indicate a malfunction.

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