Playback Issues: Vhs; Recording Issues: Dvd Recording/Scheduled Recording/Copying/External Input - Panasonic DMR-EA38V Operating Instructions Manual

Playback Issues
On-screen display indicators for
video cassette playback do not
appear.
The gray background appears
during playback.
Cannot hear the desired audio type.
There is noise when playing a video
tape.
Cannot play.
The playback screen fl ickers.
Recording Issues
Cannot record.
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VHS
 Select "Automatic" in "Status Messages" in the Setup menu.
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Press [STATUS] to show the on-screen display indicators for video
cassette playback.
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The on-screen indicator for video cassette playback will not be displayed
when this unit is connected to the TV with the DVD PRIORITY output
terminals or HDMI AV OUT terminal.
 You are playing a blank or poor quality portion of the tape.
 You can damage the unit if you play dirty or damaged tapes and this can
cause the gray background to appear.
 Press [AUDIO] to select the audio.
 Adjust the tracking.
 The tape is old or damaged.
 Tapes recorded under a TV system other than NTSC (PAL, SECAM, etc.)
cannot be played.
 The video head is dirty.
 The tape is old or damaged.
DVD Recording/Scheduled Recording/Copying/External Input
 You haven't inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on.
Insert a disc the unit can record onto.
 [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] The disc is unformatted. Format the disc.
 The write-protect tab on the cartridge is set to "PROTECT" or the disc is
protected with the "DVD Management" settings.
 Some programs have limitations on the number of times they can be
recorded (CPRM).
 The disc is full or nearly full. Delete unneeded recordings or use another
disc.
 You cannot record on finalized DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video
format), +R, +R DL, or DVD-RW (DVD Video Recording format) discs.
 If you repeatedly insert discs or turn the unit on and off about 50 times or
more, the recording or editing of DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video
format), +R, +R DL, and +RW discs may be disabled.
 A DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R, +R DL, or +RW
disc recorded on the unit may not be recordable on other Panasonic DVD
recorders.
 The broadcast you are trying to record is copy-protected.
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