The clock does not appear in the front panel display.

,“Dimmer” in “Options” setup is set to “Power Save” (page 103).

,The “Power Save” in “Options” setup was set to “On,” and the recorder is in standby (page 103).

Remote control

The remote does not function.

,Batteries are weak.

,The remote is too far from the recorder.

,The remote’s manufacturer code returned to the default setting when you replaced the batteries. Reset the code (page 88).

,Turn on the recorder.

,The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the recorder.

,Set the TV/DVD switch to DVD (page 88).

Others

The recorder does not operate properly.

,Restart the recorder. Press down [/1 on the recorder for more than ten seconds until “WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

,When static electricity, etc., causes the recorder to operate abnormally, turn off the recorder and wait until the clock appears in the front panel display. Then, unplug the recorder and after leaving it off for a while, plug it in again.

Five numbers or letters are displayed in the front panel display.

,The self-diagnosis function was activated (see the table on page 112).

The disc tray does not open after you press Z

(open/close).

,It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a DVD. This is because the recorder is adding disc data to the disc.

The disc tray does not open and “TRAY LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

,Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

“RECOVERY” appears in the front panel display.

,The recorder’s recovery function was activated when the recorder was turned on because the power was turned off or failed during recording. Leave the recorder on until “RECOVERY” disappears from the front panel display.

“HDD ERROR” appears in the front panel display.

,A hard disk error occurred. Press down @/1 on the recorder for ten seconds until “WELCOME” appears in the front panel display. If this does not resolve the problem, format the recorder’s HDD by pressing down the HDD button on the recorder for more than ten seconds until “FORMAT” appears in the front panel display. Note that all the contents recorded on the HDD will be erased. If this does not fix the problem, contact your nearest Sony dealer.

The disc tray does not open and you cannot remove the disc after you press Z (open/ close).

, Turn off the recorder. Once the clock appears in

 

the front panel display, disconnect the mains

 

lead. Connect it again while pressing down A on

 

the recorder, and release the button when the disc

 

tray opens. Then, keep [/1 on the recorder

 

pressed for about ten seconds until

 

“WELCOME” appears in the front panel display.

Additional

 

 

“LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

 

, The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child Lock

Information

(page 61).

 

 

 

 

Mechanical sound is heard when the recorder

 

is off.

 

,While the recorder is adjusting the clock for the Auto Clock Set function or scanning the channels for the PDC/VPS function, operational noises (such as the internal fan) may be heard, even when the power is off. This is not a malfunction.

The speaker does not work normally.

,Disconnect the mains lead of the subwoofer from the mains. Wait about two minutes until the POWER indicator on the subwoofer turns off, and then connect the mains lead.

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