Magnavox MDR533H DVR User Manual


 
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8
EN
EN
TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Remedy
RECORDING
HDD / DVD
U
n
able
to
R
eco
r
d.
• It is prohibited to make a recordin
g
f
rom 2 minutes be
f
ore the
pro
g
rammed start time o
f
a timer recordin
g.
• T
h
is unit cannot recor
d
programs t
h
at contain copy protection signa
l
.
Thi
s
i
s
n
ot
a
m
a
l
fu
n
ct
i
o
n
.
• The space o
f
the recording media ma
y
be used up. Tr
y
deleting
unnecessar
y
titles, or exchange it with the recordable media
.
• The maximum number of titles or cha
p
ters has exceeded. Delete the
unnecessar
y
titles to make enough space or insert a new recordable media
.
• Check if the connections are made securel
y
and correctl
y.
Timer recordin
g
cannot be
p
erformed
.
• The internal clock of the unit ma
y
have been stopped due to a power
outa
g
e. Reset the Clock Settin
g
(Refer to pa
g
es 32-34.
)
If using a Cable Box or Satellite receiver it ma
y
have been turned off at
the time of the recording. Please check, if there are an
y
Timing options
for the Cable Box or Satellite receiver to turn On, if none
p
lease make sure
the receiver is turned On and set to the channel
y
ou wish to record
.
Check the Timer Recording menu for an
y
Recording errors, if there is an
error look at the Recordin
g
Error Code Listin
g
(refer to pa
g
e 50)
.
HDD
The picture o
f
the autostart
recor
d
ing
d
isappears
.
• The contents o
f
the autostart recording will be cleared in some cases
(Changing input channel etc.). Re
f
er to page 46
.
Wh
en p
l
aying
b
ac
k
t
h
e tit
l
e
recorded
f
rom the autostart
recor
d
ing, t
h
e DTV program
in
f
ormation is displayed and it
c
annot
b
e remove
d.
• In t
h
e autostart recor
d
ing, w
h
en you
d
isp
l
ay t
h
e DTV program
in
f
ormation, the in
f
ormation will be recorded as the part o
f
the picture
.
DVD
U
n
ab
l
e
to
R
eco
r
d.
• Check to see if the disc is format to this unit. If used in a PC or an
y
other
device, it ma
y
not allow an
y
recordings
.
• For DVD+RW/DVD-RW, tr
y
“Erase Disc” for reformatting (Refer to page 99)
.
• Cop
y
-once programs cannot be recorded on DVD. This is not a
m
a
lf
u
n
ct
i
o
n
.
• Check if the disc is
p
rotected or  nalized. Undo the
p
rotection or the
nalization. (Refer to pa
g
e 64 and 65.
)
• DVD-RW
o
n
ce
f
o
rm
atted
o
n
a
n
ot
h
e
r
u
ni
t
ca
nn
ot
be
r
eco
r
ded
o
n
t
hi
s
u
ni
t
u
nl
ess
a
ll
t
h
e
co
n
te
n
ts
in
t
h
e
d
i
sc
a
r
e
e
r
ased.
• Check if the connections are made securel
y
and correctl
y.
T
he
in
d
i
cat
i
o
n
Writing to Disc 100%
d
oes not
d
isappear
.
Writing to Disc 100%
ma
y
remain on screen
f
or the maximum
o
f
20 seconds even a
f
ter it reached 100
%
. This is not a mal
f
unction.
PLAYBACK
GENERAL
TV aspect ratio
d
oes not matc
h
your
TV
screen
.
• Check the TV aspect ratio. (Re
f
er to page 113.
)
• A di
erent aspect ratio will be used when the aspect ratio speci
ed by
t
h
e
d
isc is not supporte
d
b
y t
h
is unit
.
Pla
y
back picture is distorted
.
Color of the
p
icture is abnormal
.
• During fast forward or fast reverse, pla
y
back picture ma
y
be distorted.
Thi
s
i
s
n
ot
a
m
a
lf
u
n
ct
i
o
n
.
• Connect to TV directl
y
. When
y
ou connect this unit with the television
via VCR or other devices, the picture ma
y
be distorted due to the cop
y-
protection si
g
nal
.
• Check if the cables are dama
g
ed
.
• Keep the equipment which ma
y
cause electrical disturbances, such as a
cellular phone, awa
y
from the unit
.
Th
e
r
e
i
s
n
o
sou
n
d
o
r n
o
subt
i
t
l
e.
• T
u
rn
o
n
a
ll
co
nn
ected
de
vi
ces.
• Check if the external input channel is set correctl
y.
• Check if the connections are made securel
y
and correctl
y.
• If usin
g
the HDMI connection, sound is not output when “HDMI Audio”
i
s
set
to
O
FF”
.
• Check the RCA audio cable connection. If
y
ou are using HDMI-DVI
conversion cable,
y
ou must connect the RCA audio cable, too
.
• If usin
g
the HDMI connection, check whether the output format of this
unit (HDMI FORMAT) matches the su
pp
orted in
p
ut format of the other
co
nn
ected
de
vi
ce.
Instructions continue on the next pa
g
e
.