Philips DVDR3455H User Manual page 77

Problem (Playback)
Disc does not play.
The picture is distorted or
black and white during
playback.
There is picture or sound
interference with the TV
reception.
Distorted sound coming from
a connected hi-fi system or
amplifi er.
The message 'UNKNOWN
DISC' appears.
The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.
Troubleshooting
– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions
or Region 1 in order to play on this recorder.
– There is no recording on the disc or it is not a supported type
of disc. Read chapter "Playback from Disc - 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.
– The disc does not match with the TV color 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.
– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter "Step 3: Installation
and Setup - Setting your TV channel programs" for details.
– Do not connect any cables from the recorder to the 'Phono'
input of your amplifi er.
– If you are playing a DTS CD, you have to connect the COAXIAL
jack of this recorder to a Hi-Fi system or amplifi er.
– 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 nalizing or the disc has not been fi nalized.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player/
recorder cannot detect it. Please observe the following
'minimum recording times'. Mode of record quality: {High
Quality - HQ} – 5 minutes, {Standard Play - SP} – 10 minutes,
{Standard Play Plus - SPP} – 13 minutes, {Long Play - LP} – 15
minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20 minutes, {Super Long Play -
SLP} – 30 minutes, {Super Extended Play - SEP } – 30 minutes.
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Solution
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