Troubleshooting Guide - Panasonic SC-RT30 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies
indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.
The following do not indicate a problem with this unit:
≥ Regular disc rotating sounds.
≥ Poor reception due to atmospheric conditions.
≥ Image disturbance during search.
≥ Interruptions in reception due to periodic satellite broadcasting
breaks.
Power
No power.
The unit does not turn on
pressing [Í].
The unit switches to the
standby mode.
TV screen and video
Television reception worsens
after connecting the unit.
Status messages do not
appear.
The grey background does
not appear.
Picture does not appear
during timer recording.
The 4:3 aspect ratio picture
expands left and right.
Screen size is wrong.
There is a lot of after-image
when playing video.
When playing DVD-Video
using progressive output,
one part of the picture
momentarily appears to be
doubled up.
There is no apparent change in
picture quality when adjusted
with the Picture menu in the
on-screen menus.
The images from this unit do
not appear on the television.
Picture is distorted.
Displays
The display is dim.
"0:00" is flashing on the
unit's display.
The clock is not correct.
The time recorded on the disc
and the available time shown
do not add up.
The play time shown for MP3
does not agree with the
actual time.
"U88" is displayed and the
disc cannot be ejected.
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≥ Insert the AC mains lead securely into a known active AC mains socket.
≥ Linked timer recordings with external equipment is in recording standby ("EXT-L"
on the unit's display blinks when [Í] is pressed). Press [EXT LINK] to cancel the
recording standby.
≥ One of the unit's safety devices is activated. Press [Í/I] on this unit to turn the
unit on.
≥ This can occur because the signals are being divided between the unit and other
equipment. It can be solved by using a signal booster, available from audio-visual
suppliers. If it is not solved by using a signal booster, consult the dealer.
≥ Select "Automatic" in "On-Screen Messages" in the Setup menu.
≥ Select "On" in "Grey Background" in the Setup menu.
≥ Timer recordings work regardless whether the unit is on or off. To confirm the
timer recording is going to work properly, turn the unit on.
≥ Use the television to change the aspect. If your television does not have that
function, set "Progressive" in the Picture menu to "Off".
≥ Check the settings for "TV Aspect" in the Setup menu.
≥ Set "Playback NR" in the Picture menu to "Off".
≥ Set "Progressive" in the Picture menu to "Off". This problem is caused by the
editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use
interlace output.
≥ The effect is less perceivable with some types of video.
≥ Make sure that the television is connected to the AV1 terminal, VIDEO OUT terminal,
S VIDEO OUT terminal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals on this unit.
≥ Make sure that the television's input setting (e.g. AV 1) is correct.
≥ Progressive output is set to on but the connected television is not progressive
compatible. Press and hold [∫] and [1a1.3] on this unit at the same time for
about 5 seconds. The setting will change to interlace.
≥ The unit's "TV System" setting differs from the TV system used by the disc now
playing. While stopped, press and hold [∫] and [< OPEN/CLOSE] on this unit for 5
or more seconds. The system switches from PAL to NTSC or vice versa.
≥ Change "FL Display" in the Setup menu.
≥ Set the clock.
≥ Under adverse reception conditions, etc., the automatic time correction function
may not work. In this case, "Automatic" is automatically turned to "Off". If re-
setting the Auto Clock Setting does not work, set the time manually.
≥ Times shown may disagree with actual times.
≥ Even if you delete recorded content from the DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R or +R DL,
there is no increase in disc space.
≥ Available recording space on DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +RW increases
only when the last recorded title is deleted. It does not increase if other titles are
deleted.
≥ More disc space than the actual recording time is used after recording or editing
DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R or +R DL 200 times or more. (For the second layer on
DVD-R DL and +R DL, this happens after about 60 times.)
≥ While searching, the elapsed time may not display correctly.
≥ The unit is carrying out the recovery process. Do the following to eject the disc.
1 Press [Í/I] on this unit to switch the unit to standby.
If the unit doesn't switch to standby, press and hold [Í/I] on this unit for about
10 seconds. The unit is forcibly switched to standby.
2 While the unit is off, press and hold [∫] and [CH W] on this unit at the same time
for about 5 seconds. Remove the disc.
≥ Operations do not work due to a poor-quality disc. (Try again
using a Panasonic disc.)
≥ The unit freezes due to one of its safety devices being
activated. (Press and hold [Í/I] on this unit for 10 seconds.)
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