Troubleshooting
Problem
Disc will 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.
Recordings are not occurring
as scheduled. New recordings
cannot be made.
The wrong TV channel was
decoded (recorded) after you
programmed a recording
using the G-
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system.
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The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.
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– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions
or Region 3 or 4 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 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.
– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter "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.
– The TV channel you want to record is not stored. Or, you may
have selected the wrong program number. Check the TV
channels stored.
– You have to reset the timer recording after adjusting the clock
setting.
– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copy-protected
materials (DVDs or videotapes) onto a DVD recordable disc.
– The hard disk could be full. Delete some titles to create space
for new recordings.
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1) Enter the
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programming number of the desired TV
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channel.
2) Press OK to confi rm.
3) Check the channel number in the {Program #} input fi eld. If this
does not correspond to the desired TV channel, select this
entry fi eld and change the channel number.
4) Press OK to confi rm.
– 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 - SP+} – 13 minutes, {Long Play - LP} – 15
minutes, {Extended Play - EP} – 20 minutes, {Super Long Play -
SLP} – 30 minutes.
– You have to fi nalize the DVD±R. Refer to chapter "Playing your
recordings on other DVD players" for details.
Solution