Toshiba SD-V395KC owner manual Troubleshooting, Vcr, Others

Troubleshooting

Before calling a service technician, please check the following table for a possible cause of the symptoms and some solutions.

Symptoms		Solutions		Page
DVD/VCR
	•	Make sure the power cord is plugged in.		5
DVD/VCR does not operate.	•	Try another AC outlet.		–
	•	Unplug unit, then plug it back in.		5
	•	Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating.		26, 32
	•	Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is		14~17
	•	disconnected.		22
		The video channel is not in the correct position or the TV is not
No picture.	•	set to the video channel 3 or 4.		14~19
		Check the unit is connected correctly.
	•	The video input selector of the TV is not set to VIDEO. Set to		–
	•	VIDEO (or equivalent).		–
		Channel is set to the external mode.
No sound.	•	Check the unit is connected correctly.		14~21
	•	Check the input selector of the amplifier is set properly.		–
	•	The unit is in the Special playback mode.		26, 33
	• Aim the remote control at the remote sensor.
The remote control does not function.	• Operate within Approx. 7 meters or reduce the light in the room.			13
	•	Clear the path of the beam.
	• The batteries are weak. Replace the batteries.
	• Check the batteries are inserted correctly.
No Cable TV reception.	• Check all Cable TV connections.			16, 17
	• Station or Cable TV system problems, try another station.
VCR
TV recording does not work.	• The erase prevention tab of the video cassette is broken off.			25, 28
	• The unit is in the external input mode.
Timer recording does not work.	•	The time is not set correctly.		23~24
	•	The recording start/end time is not set correctly.		29
	•	The TIMER REC has not been pressed (	is not lit).	29
	•	Tracking adjustment beyond range of automatic tracking circuit.		26
Noise bars on screen.	•	Try Manual tracking adjustment.		27
		Video heads are dirty.
	•	The tape is worn or damaged.		–
DVD
Display is not shown in your language.	•	Select proper language in the menu options.		41
Playback doesn’t start.	•	No disc is inserted.		32
	•	The disc may be dirty. Clean up the disc.		7
	•	The unit cannot play DVD-ROMs, etc.		8
Stopping playback, slow-motion play,	•	Some discs may not do some of the functions.		–
repeat play, or memory play, etc. cannot be
performed.
No picture, or the screen is blurred or	•	The progressive scan is “On” although the unit is connected to a		43
divided into two parts.		TV via the VIDEO OUT or the S-VIDEO OUT jack.
No 4:3 (16:9) picture.	•	The setup does not match your TV.		41
No on-screen display.	•	Set Display to “On”.		42
No surround sound.	•	The setup does not match your stereo system.		20
The unit or remote operation key is not	•	Turn off the unit and unplug the AC power cord for several		–
functioning.		minutes, then replug it.
Playback does not start when the title is	•	Check the Parental setup.		42, 43
selected.
Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is	•	Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc.		35, 36
not changed when you playback a DVD.
No subtitle.	• Some discs have no subtitles.			36
	• Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE.
Angle cannot be changed.	•	Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD disc.		35
“ ” appears on the screen.	•	The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc.		8, 33

Others

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