Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.

Symptom

Cause

Correction

 

 

 

No power.

The power cord is disconnected.

Plug the power cord into the wall out-

 

 

 

let securely.

 

 

 

The power is on, but

DVD or VCR button is not switched

Refer to page 7.

the DVD+VCR does not

properly.

 

work.

 

 

No disc is inserted.

Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the

 

 

No tape is inserted.

disc or tape indicator in the display

 

 

window is lit.)

 

 

 

No picture.

The TV is not set to receive DVD+VCR

Select the appropriate video input

 

signal output.

mode on the TV so the picture from

 

 

the DVD+VCR player appears on the

 

 

TV screen.

 

 

 

 

The video cable is not connected

Connect the video cable into the jacks

 

securely.

securely.

 

 

 

 

Mismatch setting between TV and this

Select the correct Video Output in

 

unit.

SETUP menu.

 

 

 

 

Wrong connection.

Check the connection.

 

 

 

No sound.

The equipment connected with the

Select the correct input mode of the

 

audio cable is not set to receive

audio receiver so you can listen to the

 

DVD+VCR signal output.

sound from the DVD+VCR.

 

 

 

 

The audio cables are not connected

Connect the audio cable into the jacks

 

securely.

securely.

 

 

 

 

The power of the equipment connected

Turn on the equipment connected with

 

with the audio cable is turned off.

the audio cable.

 

 

 

 

The AUDIO options are set to the wrong

Set the AUDIO options to the correct

 

position.

position.

 

 

 

The playback picture is

The disc is dirty.

Clean the disc.

poor.

 

 

The TV channels are not tuned in properly.

Check tuning, carry out tuning again.

 

 

 

 

 

Tape heads are dirty.

Clean video heads.

 

 

 

 

Tape is a rental or was recorded on

Use CH/TRK (+/-) for manual tracking

 

another VCR.

adjustment while tape is playing.

 

 

 

 

This unit can only output 525p

Make sure that your TV can support

 

Progressive scan picture.

525p Progressive scan picture or set

 

 

Progressive scan to off.

 

 

 

The “PROGRESSIVE

DVD+VCR was turned off while setting

Press and hold the STOP button for

SCAN MODE”

the Progressive scan mode.

more than 5 seconds.

message remains to be

The Progressive Scan was set to “On”

 

displayed.

 

in the SETUP menu but is connected to

 

 

 

 

a standard(analog) television with com-

 

 

ponent video input.

 

 

 

 

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Toshiba SD-KV540SU owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Correction, Scan Mode