Philips DVDR3380 User Manual page 59

Problem (Playback)
Disc does not play.
Distorted sound coming from
a connected hi-fi system or
amplifi er.
Unable to play DivX movies.
The picture is distorted or
black and white during
playback.
A DVD±R/±RW recorded on
this DVD recorder does not
play on a DVD player.
There is picture or sound
interference with the TV
reception.
The message 'UNKNOWN
DISC' appears.
Troubleshooting
– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions
or Region 2 in order to be played back on this DVD recorder.
– There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type. Read
chapter "Playback - Playable discs" for details.
– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped. Clean the disc
or replace a new one.
– Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.
– Do not connect any cables from the recorder to the 'Phono'
input of your amplifi er.
– Check that the DivX fi le is encoded according to the 'Home
Theatre Profi le' mode with DivX encoder.
– Check that the DivX movie downloaded is a complete fi le.
– The disc does not match with the TV colour system standard
(PAL/NTSC).
– The disc is dirty, clean the disc.
– Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear.
This is not a malfunction.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player
cannot detect it. Please observe the following 'minimum
recording times'. Recording mode : {HQ} – 5 mins, {SP} – 10
mins, {EP} – 20 mins, {SLP} – 30 mins.
– You have to fi nalise the DVD±R. Refer to chapter "Playing your
recordings (DVD±R) on other DVD players" for details.
– Have your aerial or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter "Step 3 : Installation
and Setup - Setting your TV channel programmes" for details.
– This message may appear if you insert a disc that may have
encountered one of the following:
– Error during recording: The title may be missing.
– Error while changing the title/index picture: The original title/
index picture may be visible.
– Error while fi nalising or the disc has not been fi nalised.
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Solution
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