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Before Requesting Service
Disc picture
Editing
On-screen display
Self-diagnostic Indications on the unit’s display
Picture distorted. ≥Some distortion is normal during search. —
There is ghosting when
progressive output is on.
≥Press [PROGRESSIVE] to turn off progressive output. This problem is caused by the
editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use
interlace output. 13
Picture quality is poor. ≥Check the settings in the On-Screen Menu Icons’ “Picture Menu”. 39
Menus not displayed correctly. ≥Change the zoom ratio to “k1.00”.
≥Set the subtitle position to 0.
≥With the on-screen menu icon, change “4:3 Aspect” to “Normal”.
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Black bands appear in the
recording.
≥Move the other equipment away from the TV as it may be picking up interference. —
Recording video or audio from
external equipment is not
possible.
≥The connections were done incorrectly. Check the connections to the other equipment.
≥The external input channel “A1” or “A2”, to which the player is connected is not selected.
Press [INPUT SELECT] to select “A1” or “A2”.
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A video was dubbed, but the
video is distorted or the colours
are abnormal.
≥Copy-protected material was dubbed.
Copy-protected materials cannot be recorded normally.
Most commercially available videotapes and DVD discs (including rental soft tapes/DVDs)
are copy-protected so that illegal dubbing is impossible.
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The audio level on the DVD
section is not corresponding to
that on the VHS section after
editing.
≥Some discs may reproduce different audio levels.
If the audio in particular parts, such as speech, is set to a low or high level, it may be
recorded on a video cassette at a high or low level, respectively. —
Error Messages
PLEASE PUT IN A VIDEO
CASSETTE.
≥[REC¥] or [TIMER ] has been pressed without a video cassette inserted. Insert a video
cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.
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PLEASE STOP THE TAPE. ≥TUNER PRESET has been selected during playback. Stop the tape. 22
PLEASE USE A CASSETTE
WITH TAB.
≥[REC¥] or [TIMER ] has been pressed without a video cassette with an intact erasure
prevention tab. Use a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.
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NO TIMER RECORDING
HAS BEEN SET.
≥[TIMER ] has been pressed with no timer programmes.
Set timer recording.
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Cannot display group xx,
picture xx
≥You are trying to display incompatible pictures. —
The progressive out is set
to “Disable”
≥Go to “Video” in the SETUP menu, and select “Enable (NTSC Disc Only)” in “Progressive Out
(Component)”.
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H∑∑, F∑∑
(∑∑ stands for a number.)
≥An error has occurred. The number following “H” or “F” depends on the status of the unit.
Reset procedure:
Press [Í/I] to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON.
Alternatively, press [Í/I] to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead,
and then reconnect it.
≥If the service numbers fail to clear, note them and contact a qualified service person.
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CHECK DISC ≥Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean.
≥You inserted a DVD-R which is not finalized.
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No DISC ≥You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.
≥You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.
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No PLAY ≥You inserted a disc the unit cannot play.
≥You inserted a blank DVD-RAM.
≥A disc whose playback is restricted in the SETUP menu is inserted.
Change the “Ratings” setting.
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