Philips DVDR615 User Manual page 66

Troubleshooting
Problem
Disc will not play.
No picture.
The picture is distorted or
black and white during
playback.
Distorted sound coming
from a connected hi-fi
amplifier.
No sound.
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– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– The child lock is on. Read chapter "Setting Access Control -
Activating/Deactivating the child lock" for details.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions or
Region 1 in order to play on this DVD recorder.
– There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type. Read
chapter "Playback - Playable discs" for details.
– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped. Clean the disc or
replace a new one.
– Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.
– Turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. Change
the TV channel until you see the DVD screen. Read chapter
"Connecting to TV - General" for details.
– Check the video connection between the DVD recorder and the
TV.
– PAL input signal received from external device is not supported.
– The disc does not match with the TV color system standard
(PAL/NTSC).
– The disc is dirty, clean the disc.
– Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This
is not a malfunction.
– If you set the Record Mode to a low-quality speed, change to a
higher-quality speed after you finish recording. Leaving the DVD
recorder set to a low-quality speed may affect the picture quality
when playing DVDs later. Read chapter "Recording - Recording
settings" for details.
– The recording can be made in color only when the TV channels
or the connected additional device sends a color signal. In some
situations, programs that are broadcast in black and white cannot
be recorded.
– Do not connect any cables from the DVD recorder to the
'Phono' input of your amplifier.
– Do not connect the DVD recorder's Coaxial DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT jack to an analog jack (red/white) on the connecting
devices.
– Check the audio connections, the red and white jacks. Read
chapters "Connecting to TV" or "Connecting to Additional
Devices" for details.
– You cannot hear MP3 playback if you are using the Coaxial
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack for sound from the DVD recorder.
– Set the Analog output or Digital output correctly, based on the
equipment you connected to the DVD recorder. Read chapter
"System Menu - Setup" for details.
– PAL input signal received from external device is not supported.
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Solution
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