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TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Remedy
Playback
The disc does not play back. • No disc is inserted.
• A blank disc is inserted.
• The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labeled side facing up.
• The disc is not correctly inserted.
• The unit cannot play back certain discs (such as a CD-ROM) (page 53).
• The region code on the DVD-video does not match the unit (page 53).
• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc and leave the unit
turned on for about 2 hours until the moisture evaporates (page 5).
• If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot play back the
disc if it was not finalized.
Discs recorded on this unit
cannot be played back on other
DVD players.
• If you are using DVD+R, DVD-RW/-R disc, please ensure you finalized the disc
after recording (page 51).
Playback image freezes for a
second.
• During the playback of 2 layered disc, picture may freeze for a moment when
the 1st layer switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.
The disc does not start playback
from the beginning.
• Resume playback was activated (page 62). Press [STOP C] twice.
• You have inserted a disc whose title menu or DVD menu automatically
appears on the TV screen when it is first insert.
The unit starts playing back the
disc automatically.
• The DVD-video features an auto playback function.
Some functions such as stop,
search, or slow-motion playback
cannot be performed.
• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operations.
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the disc.
The language for the sound track
cannot be changed.
• Multilingual tracks are not recorded being played back.
• The DVD-video prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track.
• Try changing the language using the DVD-video’s menu.
The subtitle language cannot be
changed or turned off.
• Multilingual subtitle are not recorded on the DVD-video.
• The DVD-video prohibits changing of the subtitles.
• Try changing the subtitle using the DVD-video’s menu.
The angles cannot be changed. • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD-video being played back.
• The angle-change operation is whenever possible as long as the disc contains
a multi-angle portion. Actual change will be performed when the portion has
come up.
• The DVD-video prohibits changing angles.
• Try changing the angle using the DVD-video’s menu.
Recording / Timer recording / Editing
The channel cannot be changed
from the channel you are
recording.
• Set the TV’s input to “TV.”
Nothing was recorded even
though you set the timer setting
correctly.
• 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 (pages 27- 28).
• Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet, and connect it again.
• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.
Recording does not stop
immediately after you press
[STOP C].
• It may take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data before recording
stops.
Timer recording is not complete
or did not start from the
beginning.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority (page 42).
• Disc space was not enough.
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