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NS-DVDR1 DVD Recorder
www.insignia-products.com
The
recorder
does not
start
playback
No disc is inserted
Insert a disc (make sure that
the disc indicator in the display
window is lit)
An unplayable disc
is inserted
Insert a playable disc. (Check
the disc type and Regional
code.)
The disc is placed
upside down
Place the disc with the
playback side down
The disc is not
placed within the
guide
Place the disc on the disc tray
correctly inside the guide
The disc is dirty
Clean the disc
The Rating level is
set
Cancel the Rating function or
change the rating level
The remote
control does
not work
correctly
There is an obstacle
in the path of the
remote control and
your recorder
Remove the obstacle
The batteries in the
remote control are
exhausted
Replace the batteries with new
ones
The remote control
is not pointed at the
remote sensor of
the recorder
Point the remote control at the
remote sensor of the recorder
The remote control
is too far from the
recorder
Operate the remote control
within 23ft (7m)
The
camcorder
image is not
shown
The camcorder is
off
Turn camcorder on and
operate it correctly
The
camcorder
image is not
shown on
TV screen
The recorder’s
source is set
incorrectly
Use INPUT to select the
correct input channel (AV1,
AV2 or DV IN)
Timer
recording is
not possible
The recorder clock
is not set to the
correct time
Set the clock to the correct
time
The timer has been
programmed
incorrectly
Reprogram the Timer
The TIMER Record
indicator light does
not appear after
programming the
timer
Reprogram the Timer and turn
off the recorder to enable the
timer
Picture or
sound of a
channel is
weak or
missing
Antenna or cables
are loose
Tighten connections or replace
the cable
Wrong tuning band
is selected in the
Recorder Setup
menu.
Try Tuning Band Select
options. See “Using the Setup
Menu” on page 14
Cannot play
disc a
recorded on
your
recorder on
another
DVD player.
The disc was
recorded in Video
mode
Finalize the disc. See “Disc
Settings” on page 15.
Some players will
not play even a
finalized disc
recorded in Video
mode
No solution
The disc was
recorded in VR
mode
The other player must be RW
compatible in order to play the
disc
Discs recorded with
copy-once material
cannot be played on
other players
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
on the TV’s own
tuner.
Select the channel on the
recorder’s built-in TV tuner by
setting the TV tuner to the
recorders RF output channel.
When recording to a
Video mode disc,
programs that are
copy-once
protected cannot be
recorded
Use a VR mode formatted disc
for copy-once material
Stereo
Audio
Record or
Playback is
not present
TV is not
Stereo-compatible
No solution
Broadcast program
is not in stereo
format
No solution
Recorder A/V Out
jacks are not
connected to TV
A/V In jacks
Make A/V connections. Stereo
is available only on A/V output
from recorder.
Recorder
Audio/Video Out is
not selected for
viewing at the TV
Select AUX or A/V source as
TV input
Recorder’s TV
audio channel is set
to SAP or MONO.
Set TV audio channel mode to
Stereo. See “Changing the TV
audio channel” on page 16.
