Troubleshooting - FUNAI ZV427FX4 Owner's Manual

Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing.
Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation.
The power does not turn on.
There is no picture.
Cannot record a TV program.
There is no sound or the sound is
distorted.
The remote control does not function. • Batteries are weak.
The unit does not operate properly.
Playback picture is distorted.
Nothing was recorded even though
you set the timer setting correctly.
Timer recording is not complete or did
not start from the beginning.
Timer recording is impossible.
No image from HDMI connection.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Remedy
• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely.
• Check the breaker (in case of power failure).
• Press [TIMER SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.
• Re-connect the connecting cords securely.
• Check if the connecting cords are damaged.
• Check the connection to your TV (pages 15-18).
• Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to "L1") so that the signal
from the unit appears on the TV screen.
• This unit does not have a tuner to receive TV broadcasting.
• You must connect this unit to an external tuner to record TV programs
(page 15).
• Re-connect all connections securely.
• Check if the connecting cord is damaged.
• Check the connections to the amplifier input.
• Check if the input device setting on the amplifier is correct.
• When the unit is in pause mode or in slow-motion playback mode,
sound is not output. This is not a malfunction.
• When the unit is in fast forward or fast reverse mode, sound is not
output. This is not a malfunction.
• While the setup menu or timer programming display is shown or while
the screen saver is active, the audio is muted.
• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.
• The remote control is far from the unit.
• There are no batteries in the remote control.
• Check if the unit is turned on.
• Check if you are pointing the remote control at the recorder and NOT the TV.
If you have a plasma TV, it may interfere with the IR signal. Try the
remote with the plasma off. If the remote works, you may need to move
the unit away from the plasma TV.
• Press [DVD] or [VCR], whichever you need. Then, try again.
• Press [TIMER SET] to cancel the timer standby mode.
• When static electricity, etc., causes the unit to operate abnormally,
unplug the unit and then plug it in again.
• Keep the device which may cause electrical disturbances, such as a
cellular phone, away.
• There was a power failure during recording.
• The unit's internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for
more than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (page 26).
• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority (page 34).
• Disc space was not enough.
• Make sure
[TIMER SET].
• Check the HDMI connection. (Check the status of the HDMI related
indications.)
• Check whether the connected monitor device or other device supports
HDCP. (This unit will not output a video signal unless the other device
supports HDCP.)
• Check the setting of HDMI.
• Check whether the output format of this unit (HDMI FORMAT) matches
the supported input format of the other connected device.
• If the unit is connected to the unauthorized display device with an
HDMI cable, the audio/video signal may not be output when playing
back a commercial DVD-video.
appears on the front panel display of this unit. If not, press
Instructions continue on the next page.