Additional information
Problem
No picture
The picture from the
external input is
distorted
The picture is distorted • Change the Input Line System setting (page 119). (You can also
Screen is stretched
vertically or
horizontally
No sound or sound is
distorted
Audio/subtitle
language cannot be
changed
Remedy
• Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).
• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the
correct input.
• The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible
TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel (Stop)
button then pressing OPEN/CLOSE.
• If you are using an indoor antenna that requires power, make sure that
Aerial Power in the Initial Setup menu is set to On or Auto (page 108).
• If the aerial/antenna is not connected properly, or if it is shorted, the
Aerial Power setting will revert to Off automatically. Check the aerial
connection and try making the setting again.
• When the HDMI signal is output, no video is output from the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.
• If the channel selected on this unit is an HD broadcast, it cannot be
displayed.
• If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected,
you cannot connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly
to your TV.
change it by pressing the (Stop) button and INPUT SELECT on the
front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped.)
• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 115) is correct for
the kind of TV you have (see also page 134).
• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.
• This recorder's input switches into wide mode automatically
according to the input signal. When the unit connected is not
compatible with VIDEO ID-1 (widescreen signalling), set the
connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio (standard) video.
• Make sure that the amp/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and
the volume turned up.
• There is no sound when the picture is paused, or during scanning or
slow motion play. Press PLAY to resume regular playback.
• DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS
decoder or DTS compatible amp/receiver. If you have connected a
suitable decoder, also make sure that the Initial Setup > Audio Out
> DTS Out setting is On.
• Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack. In
this case, switch the input of your amp/receiver to analog.
• Check the audio cable connections (page 14).
• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.
Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed
•
during the recording of a digital broadcast.
• You can only use the audio track and subtitles for the language that
were selected at the time of recording a digital broadcast. The audio
track and subtitles cannot be changed to other languages.
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