Sylvania DVR90DEA Owner's Manual page 94

Symptom
Remote control
The remote does not function.
Others
The DVD recorder does not operate
properly.
The disc tray does not open when you
press OPEN/CLOSE A button.
Error message
Disc Error
--- Please eject the disc. ---
Playback feature may not be
available on this Disc.
Region Error
--- Please eject the disc. ---
Playback is not authorized in your
region.
Parental Lock On
--- Please eject the disc. ---
The current selected parental level
Prohibits playback.
Recording Error
This program is not allowed
to be recorded.
Recording Error
This program is not
recordable in Video mode.
Recording Error
Can not record on this disc.
Recording Error
This program is not allowed to
be recorded on this disc.
Recording Error
This disc is protected and not
recordable.
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Others
Troubleshooting (cont'd)
Remedy
• Batteries are weak.
• There are obstacles between the remote and the DVD
recorder.
• The remote is far from the DVD recorder.
• There are no batteries in the remote.
• Turn on the DVD recorder.
• The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the DVD
recorder.
• When static electricity, etc., causes the DVD recorder to
operate abnormally, unplug the DVD recorder and then plug it
in again.
• It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you
have recorded or edited a disc.
• This is because the DVD recorder is adding disc data to the
disc.
Cause
Unplayable disc is inserted
in the DVD recorder.
Playback is not authorized
in the region of the DVD-Video
disc which you inserted in the
DVD recorder.
The current selected parental
level in the SETUP Menu
prohibits playback.
The recording function encountered
the copy prohibited program.
You are trying to record the copy-
once program onto the DVD-RW
disc in Video mode.
You are trying to record onto the
disc which is unrecordable, or the
disc status is unable to record.
You are trying to record the copy-
once program onto the DVD-RW
disc which is not compatible with
CPRM.
You are trying to record on to the
protected disc which is set in the
Disc Setting Menu.
Solution
Insert the standardized disc which
bear the marks on page 41.
Insert the DVD-Video disc with
region codes 1 or ALL.
Check the "Parental Lock" setting
(pages 90-91).
You cannot record copy prohibited
programs.
Set "DVD-RW Recording Format"
to "VR mode" (page 28).
Insert the recordable disc, and
ensure the disc status is satisfied
with recording (pages 26-40).
Insert the DVD-RW disc
(ver.1.1 compatible with CPRM).
Release the disc protect setting
in the Disc Setting menu (page 40).