Troubleshooting - Sony DVO-1000MD Instructions For Use Manual

Troubleshooting

If the unit appears to be malfunctioning, please check
the following before contacting your Sony dealer.
Symptom Cause and remedies
Even if you push • The MAIN POWER switch located on
the 1 (on/standby) the rear panel is set to the a (off)
switch on the front position.
tSet the MAIN POWER switch to
panel, the power is
not turned on.
(The standby • The AC power cord is disconnected.
indicator is not lit.) tCheck whether or not the power
The unit does not The unit may not work correctly due to
work correctly. For the influence of static electricity.
example, tPush the 1 (on/standby) switch on the
The buttons do not front panel to turn the power off, and
work. The unit then set the MAIN POWER switch on
cannot record or the rear panel to the a (off) position
play back. (see page 20). Next, disconnect the
AC power cord. After a while, re-
connect the AC power cord and turn
the power on again.
The disc tray does After you record or edit data on the disc,
not open even if it may take several seconds for the disc
you push the tray to open. This is because the unit adds
OPEN/CLOSE certain required information to the disc. It
button. is not a malfunction.
The power is turned • The connecting cords have been
on, but, images are removed from the input and output
not displayed on the connectors on the rear panel.
tConnect them correctly (see
monitor. Or the
image is distorted.
• The connections of the input and
output connectors are wrong.
tConnect them correctly (see
• The connecting cable is broken.
tCheck the connecting cables used
• A signal which is different from the
one selected using the menu is
currently being input.
tSelect the correct input signal using
• The disc is scratched or dirty.
tUse a disc without scratches or a
The image of the An S video cable is connected to the S-
signal input to the VIDEO connector.
tRemove the S video cable from the S-
VIDEO IN
connector is not VIDEO connector (see page 29).
displayed even
though the INPUT
SELECT item is set
to "ANALOG" in
the SETUP MENU.
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Troubleshooting
the [ (on) position (see page 20).
cord is disconnected from the AC
outlet, or that it is connected
correctly (see page 18).
page 18).
page 18).
to connect the unit to other devices.
the INPUT SELECT sub menu of
the SETUP MENU (see page 29).
clean disc (see page 27).
Symptom Cause and remedies
The sound is not • The connecting cables have been
heard. The sound is removed from the input and output
noisy. connectors on the rear panel.
tRe-connect them (see page 18).
• The connections of the input and
output connectors are wrong.
tConnect them correctly (see
page 18).
• The connecting cable is broken.
tCheck the connecting cables used
to connect the unit to other devices.
• The unit is in fast forward or fast
reverse playback mode.
tPress the
page 39).
• The disc is scratched or dirty.
tUse a disc without scratch or clean
disc (see page 27).
The unit cannot • You tried to use a disc that is write-
record. protected.
tReplace that disc with one on
which data can be recorded.
• The remaining capacity of the disc is
insufficient.
tReplace the disc.
• 49 titles have been already recorded.
In this case, you cannot record any
more data, even if the disc has
sufficient capacity remaining.
tErase unnecessary titles or replace
the disc (see page 49).
• A disc that cannot be used with the
unit has been loaded.
tUse a DVD+RW disc (see
page 27).
The unit cannot • A disc has not yet been loaded.
tLoad a disc (see page 27).
play.
• A disc on which no data has been
recorded has been loaded.
tLoad a recorded disc.
• The disc has been loaded cooked.
tLoad the disc correctly (see
page 27).
• A disc that cannot be used with the
unit has been loaded.
tThe unit cannot play a disc other
than the one recorded with the
DVD+RW format.
• A disc with a region code different
from that of the unit has been loaded.
tPlay a disc with a region code that
is the same as that of the unit (see
page 53).
• When the unit plays a disc recorded
using other equipment, a disc that has
not been finalized cannot be played.
tFinalize the disc (see page 37).
During playback, The unit stops playback between titles,
the image is frozen and after about one second, starts
for a moment playback of the next title. This is not s
(about one second) malfunction.
and the audio
breaks up.
The data on the disc Contact your nearest Sony dealer.
is damaged.
B
PLAY button (see