Philips DVDR3480 User Manual page 53

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.
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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.
– If you are playing a DTS CD, you have to connect the
COAXIAL socket of this recorder to a Hi-Fi system or
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, {SPP} – 13 mins, {LP} - 15 mins, {EP} – 20 mins,
{SLP} – 30 mins.
– You have to fi nalise the DVD±R. Read chapter "Edit
Recordings - Playback your recordings on other DVD
Players (DVD±R)" for details.
– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter "Setup Menu
Options – Tuner Settings" 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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