
Disc
Management
Recording PlaybackIntroduction Connections Basic Setup Editing Function Setup
Others
TROUBLESHOOTING
Be
ore requesting service
or this unit, check the table below
or a possible cause o
the problem you are experiencing.
Some simp
e c
ec
s or a minor a
justment on
our part ma
e
iminate t
e pro
em an
restore proper operation
Symptom Remedy
w
he power does not turn on
• Check that the AC power cord is connected securely
• Check the breaker (in case of
ower failure)
P
ctur
here is no
icture
• Re-connect the connecting cords securel
• Check if the connectin
cords are dama
ed
• If the main menu a
ears on the TV screen,
ress
RETURN
xi
• Check the connection to
our TV (pages 18-21)
• Check if the progressive scan mode is set correctl
according to
our T
(pa
e 90)
• Switch the input selector on
our TV (such as to “L1”) so that the signal from
the unit a
ears on the TV screen
icture noise appears
• C
ean t
e
isc wit
a c
eanin
c
ot
V program p
ctures are
istorte
• Check i
all the connections are made correctly (page 18)
Pla
back picture is distorted
• Keep the device which ma
cause electrical disturbances, such as a cellular
phone awa
P
a
ac
picture or TV program
r
m
h
vi
nn
t
roug
t
e unit is
istorte
• I
the pla
back picture output
rom a DVD pla
er, VCR or tuner goes through
the unit be
ore reaching your TV, the copy-protection signal applied to some
programs could a
ect picture qualit
. Disconnect the pla
back device in
question an
connect it
irect
y to your TV
Cannot recor
a TV program. • T
is unit
oes not
ave a tuner to receive TV
roa
casting
• You must connect t
is unit to an externa
tuner to recor
TV programs
page 18
n
ere is no soun
• C
ean t
e
isc wit
a c
eaning c
ot
• Re-connect a
connections secure
y
• Check i
the connecting cord is damaged
• Check the connections to the ampli
ier input
• The input device setting on the ampli
ier is incorrect
• T
e unit is in pause mo
e or in s
ow-motion p
ay
ac
mo
e
• The unit is in
ast
orward or
ast reverse mode
• I
the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPU
(COAXIAL) jac
, c
ec
t
e setting in “Au
io Out” (page 85)
No DTS sound on di
ital output
• Chan
e the settin
menu for DTS® to ON
No DTS sound
rom analog
u
pu
• T
is unit
as no ana
og soun
output w
en p
aying
ac
t
e se
ecte
DTS
soun
mo
e
oun
is noisy
• C
ean t
e
isc wit
a c
eaning c
ot
R
m
n
r
e remote contro
oes not
unction
• Batteries are wea
• T
ere are o
stac
es
etween t
e remote contro
an
t
e unit
• The remote control is
ar
rom the unit
• T
ere are no
atteries in t
e remote contro
• Check i
the unit is turned on
• The remote control is not pointed at the in
rared sensor window on the unit
Pla
bac
e
isc
oes not p
ay
ac
• No
isc is inserte
• A
an
isc is inserte
• The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labeled side
acing up
• T
e
isc is not correct
y inserte
• T
e unit cannot p
ay
ac
certain
iscs (suc
as a CD-ROM) (page 10)
• T
e region co
e on t
e DVD-vi
eo
oes not matc
t
e unit (page 10)
• Moisture
as con
ense
insi
e t
e unit. Remove t
e
isc an
eave t
e unit
turned on
or about 2 hours until the moisture evaporates (page 4)
• I
the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot play back the
disc i
it was not
inalized
Pla
back image freezes for a
n
• During the pla
back of 2 la
ered disc, picture ma
freeze for a moment when
the 1st la
er switches to the 2nd la
er. This is not a malfunction