Others; Troubleshooting - FUNAI Symphonic CWR20V5 Owner's Manual

Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing.
Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper performance.
Symptom
The power does not turn on.
There is no picture.
TV program reception does not fill the
screen.
TV program pictures are distorted.
TV channels cannot be changed.
Playback picture is distorted.
The playback picture or TV program from
the equipment connected through the
unit is distorted.
D
V
There is no sound.
D
•
V
C
R
The channel cannot be changed from the
channel you are recording.
Nothing was recorded even though you
set the timer setting correctly.
Timer Recording is not completed or did
not start from the beginning.
Timer Recording is impossible.
The remote control does not function.
The unit does not operate properly.
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Others

Troubleshooting

Remedy
• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.
• (In case of power failure) Check the breaker.
• Press [T -SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.
• Re-connect the connecting cord securely.
• The connecting cords are damaged.
• Check the connection to your TV (page 14).
• Check the RF output channel when you view a TV program
using RF connection.
• Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to "LINE1") so
that the signal from this unit appears on the TV screen.
• Try to set the channels with "Auto Preset" in the Setting menu
(page 19).
• Select a channel of any TV program using the [CH o / p].
• Press [VIDEO/TV] if necessary.
• Adjust TV antenna.
• Adjust the picture (see the TV's instruction manual).
• Place the unit and TV farther apart.
• Place the TV and any bunched antenna cables farther apart.
• Switch the input to TV.
• Connect the antenna cable correctly (page 14).
• Keep the equipment which may cause electrical disturbances,
such as a cellular phone, away.
• If the playback picture output from a DVD player, VCR or tuner
goes through the unit before reaching your TV, the copy-
protection signal applied to some programs could affect picture
quality. Disconnect the playback equipment in question and
connect it directly to your TV.
• Re-connect all connections securely.
• The connecting cord is damaged.
• Check the connections to the amplifier input.
• The input source setting on the amplifier is incorrect.
• The unit is in pause mode or in slow-motion play mode.
• The unit is in fast forward or fast reverse mode.
• Set the TV's input to "TV".
• There was a power failure during recording.
• The internal clock of the unit stopped due to a power failure
that lasted for more than 30 seconds.
• Reset the clock (pages 22-24).
• Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet, and
connect it again.
• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set
later or has priority (page 33).
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set
later or has priority (page 33).
• Disc space was not enough.
• Make sure indicator appears on the front display of this unit. If not,
press [T-SET].
• Batteries are weak.
• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.
• The remote control is far from the unit.
• There are no batteries in the remote control.
• Turn on the unit.
• The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor on the unit.
• Press [DVD] or [VCR], whichever you need. Then, try again.
• Press [T -SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.
• When static electricity, etc., causes the unit to operate
abnormally, unplug the unit and then plug it again.