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Troubleshooting
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 by you may eliminate the problem and restore correct operation.
Symptom
The power does not turn on.
There is no picture.
TV programme picture does not fill the
screen.
TV programme pictures are distorted.
TV channel cannot be changed.
The channel cannot be changed from the
channel you are recording.
Playback picture is distorted.
The playback picture or TV programme from
equipment connected through the unit is
distorted.
Nothing was recorded even though you set
the timer setting correctly.
Timer recording is not complete or did not
start from the beginning.
There is no sound.
Timer recording is not possible.
The remote control does not function.
The unit does not operate correctly.
DVD • VCR
• Check the mains cable is connected securely.
• Check building circuit the breaker (in case of power failure.)
• Check signal cables are connected securely.
• Check if a connecting cable is damaged.
• Check connections to your TV. (See page 17.)
• Switch the input selector on your TV (to "AV1," for example) until a picture
appears on the screen.
• Set channels with "Auto Tuning" from the screen menu. (See page 19.)
• Select the channel of a TV programme using [PR +/-].
• Adjust the direction of the TV antenna.
• Adjust the picture. (See the TV instruction manual.)
• Place the antenna and the TV farther apart.
• Separate any bunched antenna cables and the TV.
• Switch the TV input.
• Check if the antenna cable is connected correctly. (See page 17.)
• Set the TV input to "TV."
• Do not bring equipment that may cause electrical interference, such as a
cellular phone, near the unit.
• If a DVD player, VCR or tuner is connected to your TV via the unit, the copy-
protection signal applied to some programmes could affect picture quality.
Disconnect the playback equipment in question and connect it directly to your
TV.
• There was a power failure during recording.
• The unit's internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for more
than 30 seconds.
• Reset the clock. (See page 21.)
• Unplug the mains cable from the AC outlet and plug it in again.
• The programme contains copy protection signals that restrict copying.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set later or has
priority.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that was set later or has
priority. (See page 32.)
• There was not enough disc space.
• The disc is dirty or flawed.
• Check if all cables are connected securely.
• Check if a connecting cable is damaged.
• Check the connections to the amplifier input.
• Check if the input source setting on the amplifier is correct.
• Check if the recorder is in Pause mode or in Slow-motion Playback mode.
• Check if the recorder is in Fast Forward or Fast Reverse mode.
• Make sure
icon appears on the front panel display of this unit. If not, press
[TIMER
].
• Batteries are exhausted.
• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.
• The remote control is too far from the unit.
• There are no batteries in the remote control.
• The unit is not turned on.
• The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor on the unit.
• Press [DVD] or [VCR], whichever you need. Then, try again.
• If static electricity or anything else causes the unit to operate abnormally,
unplug the mains cable and plug it in again.
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