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40 DVD Recorder User’s Guide
Troubleshooting
SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION
Picture or sound of broadcasting
channel is weak or missing.
Antenna or cables are loose. Tighten connections or replace cable.
Wrong TV Signal is selected in the
DVD Recorder Setup menu.
See “TV Signal” on page 27.
Camcorder image via A/V input
or DV IN to DVD Recorder is not
shown on TV screen.
Camcorder is off. Turn camcorder on and operate
properly.
DVD Recorder’s input is not set to
AV1-Front, AV2-Rear, S-Video, or DV.
Press INPUT to select the correct
input.
Can’t play disc recorded on this
DVD Recorder on another DVD
player.
The DVD+R disc was not finalized. Finalize the disc; see page 37.
Some players will not play even a
finalized disc.
No solution.
Cannot record or did not record
successfully.
The remaining blank space on the
disc is insufficient.
Use another disc.
The source you are trying to record is
copy- protected.
You cannot record the source.
When setting the recording channel,
the channel is tuned to the TV’s own
tuner.
Select the channel on the DVD
Recorder’s built-in TV tuner.
Timer Recording does not work. DVD Recorder is not set to the
correct time.
Set date and time; see page 22.
Timer has been programmed
incorrectly. TIMER indicator light does
not appear after programming timer.
Reprogram Timer; see page 31.
DVD Recorder is on. Turn off the DVD Recorder.
Stereo Audio Recording and/or
Playback not present.
TV is not Stereo-compatible. No solution.
Broadcast program is not in stereo
format.
No solution.
DVD Recorder A/V Out jacks are not
connected to TV A/V In jacks.
Make A/V connections. Stereo is
available only via A/V output from
DVD Recorder.
DVD Recorder Audio/Video Out is not
selected for viewing at the TV.
Select AUX or A/V source as TV input.
Remote control does not work
properly.
The remote control is not pointed
at the remote sensor of the DVD
Recorder.
Point the remote control at the
remote sensor of the DVD Recorder.
The remote control is too far from the
DVD Recorder.
Operate the remote control within
10 ft (3 m).
There is an obstacle in the path of
the remote control and the DVD
Recorder.
Remove the obstacle.
The batteries in the remote control
are exhausted.
Replace the batteries with new ones.