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, The recorder is in reverse play, fast-
The picture from equipment connected to
the recorder's input jack does not appear
, If the audio signal does not come through
on the screen.
, If the equipment is connected to the LINE 1
IN jack, select "L1" in the front panel
display by pressing CH +/– or INPUT
SELECT.
Sound distortion occurs.
If the equipment is connected to the LINE 2
, Set "Audio ATT" in the "Audio" setup to
IN jacks, select "L2" in the front panel
display by pressing CH +/– or INPUT
SELECT.
Sound is noisy.
If the equipment is connected to the DV IN
, When playing a CD with DTS sound tracks,
jack, (this is usually for a digital video
camera connection), select "DV" in the
front panel display by pressing INPUT
SELECT.
, When an S video cable is connected to the
The sound volume is low.
recorder's LINE 1 IN jack, set "Line1
, The sound volume is low on some DVDs.
Input" of the "Line Input" to "S Video" in
the "Video" setup (page 75).
, Set "Audio ATT" in the "Audio" setup to
The playback picture or TV program from
the equipment connected through the
recorder is distorted.
, If the playback picture output from a DVD
An alternate audio track cannot be
player, VCR, or tuner goes through your recorded or played.
, Second Audio Program (SAP) is not
recorder 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. , You have set "Tuner Audio" in the "Audio"
The picture does not fill the screen.
, If you have connected an AV amplifier to
, Set "TV Type" of the "Video Output" in the
"Video" setup in accordance with the
screen size of your TV (page 74).
The picture does not fill the screen, even
though the picture size is set in "TV Type"
of the "Video Output" in the "Video"
setup.
, The picture size of the title is fixed.
Playback
The recorder does not play any type of
Sound
disc.
, The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with
There is no sound.
, Re-connect all connections securely.
, The disc is not correctly inserted.
, The connecting cord is damaged.
, Moisture has condensed inside the recorder.
, The input source setting on the amplifier or
the connection to the amplifier is incorrect.
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, There is not enough disc space for the , The recorder is connected to the TV output
recording.
, A separate recording was in the process of
being made without the use of the timer
Synchro-Recording does not complete.
(page 47).
, The timer setting for the connected
, The recorder was in the process of DV/
Digital8 Dubbing.
, There was a power failure during the
Recording does not stop immediately
after you press x REC STOP.
, It will take a few seconds for the recorder to
The recorder automatically starts
input disc data before recording can stop.
recording when the satellite receiver is
turned on.
Recording does not stop after you press , The Synchro-Rec function was activated.
x STOP.
, Press x REC STOP.
Timer recording is not complete or did not

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start from the beginning.
, There was a power failure during recording.
The clock has stopped.
If the power recovers when there is a timer
, Set the clock again (page 72).
recording, the recorder resumes recording.
, The clock stopped due to a power failure
Should the power failure continue for more
than 1 hour, reset the clock (page 72).
, Disc space was not enough.
The TIMER REC indicator is flashing.
Contents previously recorded were
, The disc does not have enough space.
erased.
, Insert a recordable disc inside the recorder.
, Data that is not playable on this recorder but
, The inserted DVD is protected (page 35).
was recorded on a DVD with a PC will be
erased from the disc when the disc is
The recording mode indication is
inserted.
incorrect.
, When the recording or dubbing is less than
Recording from the equipment
with a timer
Nothing was recorded even though you set
the Synchro-Rec setting correctly.
, You forgot to turn off the connected
equipment. Turn off the connected
, After playing titles recorded in EP and SLP
equipment and set the recorder to Synchro-
Rec standby mode (page 47).
, The recorder was not set to the Synchro-
Recording standby mode. Press
The clock does not appear in the front
c z SYNCHRO REC to have the recorder
panel display when the recorder is turned
stand by for recording. Make sure the
off.
SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the
, "Power Save Standby" in the "Others"
front panel (page 47).
, The equipment is not connected to the LINE
1 IN jacks of the recorder.
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, If the disc was recorded on another recorder
forward, slow motion, or pause mode.
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack,
check the "Audio Connection" settings in
The recorder does not start playback from
the "Audio" setup (page 76).
the beginning.
, Resume play was activated (page 50).
, You have inserted a DVD whose Title menu
"On" (page 76).
The recorder starts playing automatically.
, The DVD VIDEO features an auto
noise will come from the LINE OUT R-
AUDIO-L jacks (page 52).
Playback stops automatically.
, If the DVD has an auto pause signal, the
The sound volume may improve if you set
"Audio DRC" in the "Audio" setup to "TV
Mode" (page 77).
Some functions such as Stop, Search, or
"Off" (page 76).
Slow-motion Play cannot be performed.
, Depending on the DVD, you may not be
available for all programs. The program you
are recording does not have a second audio
The language for the sound track cannot
program.
be changed.
, Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the
setup to "Main" (page 76). Select "SAP" to
record alternate audio programs.
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits the changing of
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack and
, Try changing the language using the DVD
want to change the audio track for DVD-
RWs/DVD-Rs (VR mode) during playback,
set "Dolby Digital" of the "Audio
The subtitle language cannot be changed
Connection" in the "Audio" setup to "D-
or turned off.
PCM" (page 76).
, Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing of the
, Try changing the subtitle using the DVD
, The subtitles cannot be changed for the
the labeled side facing up.
The angles cannot be changed.
, Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD
In this case, if the recorder is on, leave it on
(if it is off, leave it off) for about an hour
until the moisture evaporates.
jack of the connected equipment.
The remote does not function.
, Batteries are weak.
, The remote is too far from the recorder.
equipment overlapped the recorder's timer
, The remote's manufacturer code returned to
setting (page 48).
recording.
, The remote is not pointed at the remote
, Different command modes are set for the
Turn off the satellite receiver and cancel the
Synchro-Rec function (page 47). , Press x STOP on the unit while the
The recorder does not operate properly.
that lasted for more than 1 hour. Reset the , Restart the recorder. Press down [/1 on the
clock (page 72).
, When static electricity, etc., causes the
Five numbers or letters are displayed in
ten minutes, or if a picture with little
the front panel display.
movement is displayed for more than ten
, The self-diagnosis function was activated
minutes, the recording mode indication may
be displayed incorrectly. Note that the
actual recording or dubbing itself was
correctly made in the selected recording
The disc tray does not open after you press
mode.
Z OPEN/CLOSE.
, It may take a few seconds for the disc tray
mode, the recording mode indication may
change depending on the recorded program.
The disc tray does not open and
"LOCKED" appears in the front panel
display.
setup is set to "On" (page 81), and the
, The disc tray is locked. Cancel the Child
recorder is in standby mode.
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, You are trying to change the angles when
and was not finalized (page 35), the "
recorder cannot play the disc. (page 49).
, The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing
angles.
, Try changing the angle using the DVD
VIDEO's menu.
, The angles cannot be changed for the titles
recorded on this recorder.
or DVD menu automatically appears on the
, The angles cannot be changed during slow
TV screen when it is first inserted. Use the
motion playback or when playback is
menu to start playback.
paused.
The MP3 audio tracks do not play.
, The MP3 audio tracks are not recorded in a
playback function.
format that the recorder can play (page 55).
The JPEG image files do not play.
, The JPEG image files are not recorded in a
recorder stops playback at the auto pause
format that the recorder can play (page 55).
signal.
, Progressive JPEG images cannot be played.
Recording/Timer recording/
Editing
able to do some of the operations above. See
the instruction manual supplied with the
The channel cannot be changed from the
disc.
channel you are recording.
, Set the TV's input source to "TV."
Recording does not start immediately
after you press z REC.
DVD being played.
, Operate the recorder only after "LOAD,"
"FORMAT," or "INFOWRITE" disappears
the language for the sound track.
from the front panel display.
VIDEO's menu.
Nothing was recorded even though you set
the timer setting correctly.
, There was a power failure during recording.
, The recorder's internal clock stopped due to
a power failure that lasted for more than 1
the DVD VIDEO.
hour. Reset the clock (page 72).
, The channel was disabled after the timer
subtitles.
recording was set. See "Tuner Preset" on
page 71.
VIDEO's menu.
, Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC
outlet, and connect it again.
titles recorded on this recorder.
, The program contains copy protection
signals that restrict copying.
, The timer setting overlapped another
setting that was set later.
VIDEO being played.
, There is no DVD inside the recorder.
The disc tray does not open and "TRAY
Remote control
LOCKED" appears in the front panel
display.
, Contact your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility.
The disc tray does not open and you
the default setting when you replaced the
cannot remove the disc after you press
batteries. Reset the code (page 20).
Z OPEN/CLOSE.
sensor on the recorder. , Turn off the recorder. Once the clock
appears in the front panel display,
recorder and remote. Set the same
disconnect the AC power cord. (If the
command mode (page 21). The default
recorder does not turn off or if the clock
command mode setting for this recorder and
does not appear in the front panel display,
the supplied remote is DVD3.
disconnect the AC power cord anyway.)
Connect the AC power cord again while
recorder is turned off to check the current pressing down A on the recorder, and
command mode.
release the button when the disc tray opens.
Then, keep [/1 on the recorder pressed for
about ten seconds until "WELCOME"
Others
appears in the front panel display.
"RECOVERY" appears in the front panel
display.
recorder for more than ten seconds until
, The recorder's recovery function was
"WELCOME" appears in the front panel
activated when the recorder was turned on
display.
because the power was turned off or failed
during recording. Leave the recorder on
recorder to operate abnormally, turn off the
until "RECOVERY" disappears from the
recorder and wait until the clock appears in
front panel display.
the front panel display. Then, unplug the
recorder and after leaving it off for a while,
plug it in again. "FAN ERROR" appears in the front panel
display.
, Check that the vent on the rear of the
recorder is not blocked. Then, immediately
disconnect the AC power cord. Leave the
recorder off for a while, then re-connect the
(see the table on page 88).
AC power cord, and press [/1 on the
recorder.
Mechanical sound is heard when the
recorder is off.
to open after you have recorded or edited a
, While the recorder is adjusting the clock for
DVD. This is because the recorder is adding
the Auto Clock Set function or during a
disc data to the disc.
timer recording, operational noises (such as
the internal fan) may be heard, even when
the power is off. This is not a malfunction.
Lock (page 50).
" does not appear on the TV screen
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