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Before Calling Service Personnel

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

Symptoms and correction

Symptom

Cause

Correction

Page

 

 

No power.

• The power plug is disconnected.

• Connect the power plug securely into the

11-12

 

 

 

 

wall outlet.

 

 

 

The DVD player turned off by

• The automatic power off function turned the

• Press the PLAY button.

16

 

 

itself.

unit off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture

• The TV is not set to receive DVD signal

• Select the appropriate video input mode on

16

 

 

 

output.

theTV so the picture from the DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears on theTV screen.

 

 

 

 

• The video/HDMI cable is not connected

• Connect the video/HDMI cable securely into

11-12

 

 

 

securely.

the appropriate jacks.

 

 

 

 

• Mismatch setting between TV and this unit.

• Select the correct Video Output setting.

32

 

 

 

• Wrong connection.

• Check the connection.

11-12

 

 

No sound.

• The equipment connected with the audio cable is

• Select the correct input mode of the audio

16

 

 

 

not set to receive DVD signal output.

receiver so you can listen to the sound from

 

 

 

 

 

the DVD player.

 

 

 

 

• The audio cable is not connected securely.

• Connect the audio cable securely into the

11-15

 

 

 

 

appropriate jacks.

 

 

 

 

• The audio receiver or TV is turned off.

• Turn on the equipment connected with the

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio cable.

 

 

Others

 

• The setting of output sound format is

• Select the proper audio setting.

33

 

 

 

 

 

incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The playback picture has

• The disc is dirty.

• Remove the disc and clean it.

5

 

 

occasional distortion.

• It is in fast forward or fast reverse playback.

• Sometimes a small amount of picture

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

distortion may appear. This is not a

 

 

 

 

 

malfunction.

 

 

 

Brightness is unstable or noises

• The effect of copy protection.

• Connect the DVD player directly to theTV.

11

 

 

are present in the playback

 

Avoid connecting the DVD player to aVCR or

 

 

 

pictures.

 

TV/VCR combination.

 

 

 

The DVD player does not start

• No disc is inserted.

• Insert a disc.

16

 

 

playback.

• An unplayable disc is inserted.

• Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc type

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and colour system.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The disc is placed upside down.

• Place the disc with the playback side down.

16

 

 

 

• The disc is not placed within the guide.

• Place the disc correctly inside the guide on

16

 

 

 

 

the disc tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The disc is dirty.

• Clean the disc.

5

 

 

 

• The parental lock function is set.

• Cancel the parental lock function or change

34

 

 

 

 

the parental lock level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback does not follow the

• It is in the mode of repeat playback, memory

• These operations may prevent a proper

-

 

 

course of the disc’s program.

playback, etc.

progress of the contents.

 

 

 

 

 

Buttons do not work.

• Power supply fluctuations or other

• Press and hold the ON/STANDBY button on

 

 

 

 

abnormalities such as static electricity may

the front panel for more than about 3

 

 

 

 

interrupt correct operations.

seconds.The DVD player turns off.Press the

-

 

 

 

 

button again to turn it on. If the buttons still do

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not work, disconnect the power plug and insert

 

 

 

 

 

it into the wall outlet again.

 

 

 

The remote control does not

• The remote control is not pointed at the

• Point the remote control at the remote sensor of

10

 

 

work properly.

remote sensor of the DVD player.

the DVD player.

 

 

 

 

• The remote control is too far from the DVD player.

• Operate the remote control within about 7 m.

10

 

 

 

• The batteries in the remote control are

• Replace the batteries with new ones.

10

 

 

 

exhausted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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