Philips DVDR3440H/05 User Manual page 74

Troubleshooting
Problem (Recording)
Recordings are not
occurring as scheduled.
New recordings cannot be
made.
The wrong TV channel was
decoded (recorded) after you
programmed a recording
using the VIDEO Plus+
system.
The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.
Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
copying DVD Video discs
or prerecorded video
cassettes.
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– The TV channel you want to record is not stored. Or,
you may have selected the wrong programme number.
Check the TV channels stored.
– You have to reset the timer recording after adjusting
the clock setting.
– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copy-
protected materials (DVDs or videotapes) onto a
recordable DVD.
– The hard disk could be full. Delete some titles to create
space for new recordings.
1) Enter the PlusCode programming number of the
desired TV channel.
2) Press OK to confi rm.
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3) Check the channel number in the {Program #} input
fi eld. If this does not correspond to the desired TV
channel, select this entry fi eld and change the channel
number.
4) Press OK to confi rm.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD
player/recorder cannot detect it. Please observe the
following 'minimum recording times'. Mode of record
quality: {High Quality - HQ} – 5 minutes, {Standard Play -
SP} – 10 minutes, {Standard Play Plus - SPP} – 13 minutes,
{Long Play - LP} – 15 minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20
minutes, {Super Long Play - SLP} – 30 minutes, {Super
Extended Play - SEP] – 30 minutes.
– You have to fi nalise the DVD±R. Refer to chapter
"Playing your recordings on other DVD players" for
details.
– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video
cassettes that have been copy-protected. Even though the
picture on the TV is fi ne, but the recording on the
recordable DVD is faulty.
This interference is unavoidable with copy-protected
DVDs or video cassettes.
– The recordable DVD has a limited recording lifetime,
please change a new disc for recording.
Solution
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