Sony DVP-F5 manual 100

Troubleshooting (continued)

Operation

Symptom	Remedy
The disc does not play.	• There is no disc inside (“Insert disc.” appears on the
	screen). Insert a disc.
	• Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing down.
	• Clean the disc.
	• There is a flaw on the disc.
	• The player cannot play CD-ROMs, etc (page 7).
	Insert a DVD, a VIDEO CD, or CD.
	• Check the region code of the DVD (page 6).
	• Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove the
	disc and leave the player turned on for about half an
	hour (page 10).
	• Check that the player is placed in a horizontal position.
	• The buttons on the player are locked. Slide HOLD back
	to the off position.
VES (Virtual Enhanced	• The headphone surround function is turned on.
Surround) does not function.	Set HP SURROUND to OFF.
The player does not play from	• Repeat Play, Shuffle Play or Program Play has been
the beginning when playing a	selected. Press CLEAR (pages 66 through 71).
disc.
	• Resume Play has been selected.
	Press x on the player or on the remote before you start
	playing (page 33).
	• A title menu or a DVD menu automatically appears on
	the TV screen when you play your DVD, or a setup
	display automatically appears on the TV screen when
	you play your VIDEO CD with PBC functions.
The player starts playing the	• The DVD features the auto playback function.
disc automatically.
	• “AUTO PLAY” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to
	“TIMER.” (page 84)
Playback stops automatically.	• The disc may contain an auto pause signal. While playing
	such a disc, the player stops playback at the signal.
	• There is a flaw on the disc.
You cannot perform some	• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do
functions such as Stop, Search,	some of these operations.
Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play,
Shuffle Play or Program Play.
Messages do not appear on the	• In the setup display, select the desired language for the
screen in the language you	on-screen display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE
want.	SETUP” (page 78).

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