Miscellaneous

Message

 

Cause and remedies

 

 

 

Monitor screen

Front panel display

 

 

 

 

CANNOT RECORD THIS SIGNAL.

Can't REC!

You tried to record prohibited signals. This message is

 

 

displayed for about five seconds, and then the display

 

 

returns to normal.

 

 

tInput compatible signals.

 

 

 

PLAYBACK PROHIBITED BY REGION

REGION CODE!

You tried to play a disc with a region code that is different

CODE.

 

from that of the unit. The message disappears when the

 

 

disc tray is opened.

 

 

tSet the region code of the unit to the same as that of

 

 

the disc using the REGION CODE sub menu of the

 

 

SETUP MENU.

 

 

 

KEY INHIBIT MODE IS SELECTED.

KEY INHIBIT!

The key lock function is set. This message is displayed

SET KEY INHIBIT MODE TO OFF.

 

for about five seconds, and then the display returns to

 

 

normal.

 

 

tRemove the key lock function by setting the KEY

 

 

INHIBIT sub menu of the SETUP MENU to OFF.

 

 

 

ABNORMAL SETTINGS

ILL. SETUP!

The settings made using the SETUP MENU are wrong.

SELECTED IN SETUP MENU.

 

Push any button to make the alarm message disappear,

SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO

 

then perform the following operation.

THE APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT

 

tCorrect the SETUP MENU settings (see page 47). If

SERVICE IF THIS ALARM APPEARS

 

the settings made are deactivated again or this

AGAIN AFTER ABOVE PROCEDURE.

 

message appears again, contact your nearest Sony

 

 

dealer.

 

 

 

NO DISC.

NO DISC!

There is no disc loaded.

INSERT A DISC.

 

tLoad a disc.

 

 

 

DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK.

PAL DISC!

A disc recorded using the PAL video signal system has

USE DISC WITH NTSC RECORDING.

 

been loaded in the unit with the NTSC video signal

 

 

system set as the default.

 

 

tLoad a disc recorded using the NTSC video signal

 

 

system.

 

 

 

DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED BACK.

NTSC DISC!

A disc recorded using the NTSC video signal system has

USE DISC WITH PAL RECORDING.

 

been loaded in the unit with the PAL video signal system

 

 

set as the default.

 

 

tLoad a disc recorded using the PAL video signal

 

 

system.

 

 

 

NOT SUPPORTED DISC.

Not supported!

A disc that cannot be used with the unit has been loaded.

USE DVD+RW DISC.

 

The message disappears when the disc tray is opened.

 

 

tUse a DVD+RW disc that can be used with the unit.

 

 

 

LOADING TIME OVER.

LOADING ERROR!

The unit cannot recognize the disc.

 

 

tCheck the disc or replace the disc with another one.

 

 

 

DISC ERROR.

DISC ERROR!

The unit failed in accessing the disc.

 

 

tCheck the disc or replace the disc with another one.

 

 

 

RECOVERING THE DISC.

Recovering...

The disc is being recovered.

PLEASE WAIT.

 

tWait until the message disappears.

 

 

 

CANNOT RECOVER.

Can't Recover!

The unit failed in recovering.

CHANGE THE DISC.

 

tReplace the disc with another one.

 

 

 

FINALIZING THE DISC.

Finalizing...

The unit is finalizing the disc.

PLEASE WAIT.

 

tWait until the message disappears.

 

 

 

CANNOT FINALIZE THIS DISC.

Fin. Failed!

The unit failed in finalizing.

CHECK THE DISC.

 

tReplace the disc with another one.

 

 

 

FORMATTING THE DISC.

Formatting...

The disc is being formatted.

PLEASE WAIT.

 

tWait until the message disappears.

 

 

 

CANNOT FORMAT THIS DISC.

Init. Failed!

The unit failed in formatting.

 

 

tReplace the disc with another one.

 

 

 

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