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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the below checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies
indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.

Power

No power

The unit switches to standby mode
automatically.

• Insert the AC mains lead securely into the household AC outlet.

• One of the unit’s safety devices may have activated.

Press [POWER] to switch the unit off, wait about one minute, and then press [POWER] to
switch the unit on again.

• When “OVER TEMP” appears on the display, see page 39.

Operation

The unit is on but cannot be
operated.

Cannot eject a disc.

The disc tray is slow in coming out.

• The disc may prohibit some operations.
• The unit is hot (“OVER TEMP” appears on the display). 

See page 39.

• One of the unit’s safety devices may have activated. 

Press [POWER] to switch the unit off, wait about one minute, and then press [POWER] to
switch the unit on again.

• The [MODE LOCK] switch is set to “ON”. 

Set to “OFF”.

• An error display is being shown.

• If “

” appears on the monitor television the operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.

• Press [SHIFT] and [OPEN/CLOSE  ] together for 5 seconds to open the tray. After ejecting

the disc, turn the unit off and then turn it on again.

• If the above doesn’t work, use the emergency eject pin to open the tray.

(1) Make sure the unit is OFF. (

Doing the following while it is on can damage the unit.

)

(2) Insert the included emergency eject pin into the emergency ejection hole, pushing

horizontally 4 or 5 times. 

(3) When the shutter opens and the tray comes out, remove the pin.
(4) Pull the tray out horizontally.

Emergency ejection can cause damage so it should be avoided if possible. 

To restore the tray, turn the unit on and press [OPEN/CLOSE

]. (The tray may close when

you turn the unit on.)

• After editing a disc (e.g., protect or marker setting/cancel) the tray may take about 10

seconds to come out.

Displays

“–  –:–  –” appears on the unit’s
display.

“NO READ” appears on the unit’s
display after using a lens cleaner.

• The clock is not set. Go to Settings in the SETUP menus and set the clock with “Clock”.

• Take the cleaner out of the unit.

Picture

No picture.

Screen size is wrong.

On-screen messages do not appear.

There are a lot of artifacts.

No title names.

• Check the video input on the monitor television.
• You are trying to output progressive video to an incompatible monitor television. 

Press

[STOP

] and [RETURN] together for five seconds. After that, turn the unit off and on again.

• The TV system (NTSC/PAL) on the unit and monitor television are different. 

While

stopped, press [STOP

] and [OPEN/CLOSE

] together for five seconds.  After that, turn

the unit off and on again. The video system changes from PAL to NTSC or vice versa.

• Check the settings on your monitor television.
• Check the settings for “TV Aspect”,  “Norm (4:3) TV Settings (DVD)” or “Norm (4:3) TV

Settings (DVD-RAM)” in the Connection menu.

• Select  “Automatic” for “On-Screen Messages” or press [STATUS] to show the on-screen

messages constantly.

• Switch DNR off. (In Picture

MODE

User, set 3D NR, Block NR, and Mosquito NR to 0.)

• As the character sets used in different regions differ from each other, you may be unable to

see titles entered on a unit in another region. 

• Do not enter titles onto a disc that was recorded in another region as this can cause titles on

the disc not to appear.

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Page 1: ...MIC CH1 MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX OFF ON CH2 CH2 GB REC INHIBIT DVD VIDEO RECORDER LQ MD800 4 7 Operating Instructions DVD Video Recorder Model No LQ MD800P Model No LQ MD800E Before operating this pro...

Page 2: ...POWER SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION A SMALL CURRENT FLOWS THE FILTER CIRCUIT Operating precaution Operation near any appliance which generates strong magnetic fields may give rise to noise in the vid...

Page 3: ...with Air or with Oxygen or Nitrous Oxide Equipment connected to signal input and or output parts must be certified according to the appropriate IEC 60601 1 and or IEC 60601 1 1 harmonized national st...

Page 4: ...equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The us...

Page 5: ...are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured...

Page 6: ...ng DVD Video 24 Using the SEARCH PROGRAM 25 Selecting programs to play 25 Erasing programs Erase 26 Entering and editing program titles Enter Title 26 Checking program contents Properties 26 Protectin...

Page 7: ...watch see page 25 Use the SEARCH PROGRAM to find a program you have recorded and start play The MENU window shows you most of the features you can use see page 22 The MENU window has most of the featu...

Page 8: ...IFT SEARCH Press to use menu functions Status button STATUS Press to use the status display function Functions button FUNCTION SHIFT STATUS Press to use the function menu Cursor buttons Used to select...

Page 9: ...sed lighting stopped Remain REMAIN provides rough indication of the disc remaining amount Each lamp goes off one after another according to the decrease of the disc remaining amount This is not an exa...

Page 10: ...2 output connector PHONO Analog audio output Audio Monitor output connector PHONO Analog audio output Use the Monitor setting item in the FUNCTION menus to assign the channel to be output RS 232C Remo...

Page 11: ...ut when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning the unit on Recording may become impossible after the disc is optimized more than 50 times Play may be impossible in some cases due to t...

Page 12: ...ive dust Do not block its vents or place where it can become hot First of all please disconnect AC mains leads of all units which you are going to connect with before connecting and disconnecting cabl...

Page 13: ...e following points when connecting the IEEE1394 cable DV cable This unit and all connected equipment should be used with a shared GND connection If all equipment is not connected to a shared GND turn...

Page 14: ...32C USB AC IN PAUSE REMOTE CH2 B CH1 CH2 PB PR VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO MON Type B connector Type A connector USB cable USB Notes When a microphone is connected the sound recorded t...

Page 15: ...Zone Second Month Day Year Hour Minute Second Month Day Year Time Zone Clock Settings Clock After performing steps 1 to 3 of TV Screen type perform the following steps 4 Use to select the Picture and...

Page 16: ...isc without cartridge Press to the rear Label up Arrow in Available recording time and recording mode e g 0 50 XP indicates 50 minutes in XP mode Use a disc that can be recorded on and that has enough...

Page 17: ...ard Each press shows the next or previous frame Press PLAY to return to normal Frame by frame viewing You can skip to the beginning of tracks and chapters or markers and restart play from there During...

Page 18: ...ven if you pause play restart play start slow motion or frame by frame Instant repeat is cancelled if you stop play skip items or start recording or search Notes You cannot use instant repeat play whi...

Page 19: ...splay is blanked Available recording time and recording mode e g 0 50 XP indicates 50 minutes in XP mode The current date and time for USA and Canada Hour Minute Second Month Day Year for Europe Hour...

Page 20: ...isc or unit These menus allow you to perform operations by changing this information Soundtrack Soundtrack language Change the number to select a soundtrack Audio attribute LPCM PPCM Digital Signal ty...

Page 21: ...Color Adjust the shade of the picture s color 7 to 7 Page 2 2 of Detail picture adjustment User ENTER Gamma Increases the brightness of the center ranges to improve detail and contrast in dark scenes...

Page 22: ...y disc s menus DVD PLAY LIST Playing Play Lists Play Scenes Edit PL Copy PL Erase Enter Title Properties RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM DISC INFORMATION Enter Title Disc Protection Erase all programs For...

Page 23: ...R or RETURN Notes The disc title will also be erased If protection is active on even one program you cannot erase all programs For your reference You cannot erase computer data Nothing will be erased...

Page 24: ...mpossible You cannot record on DVD R that have been finalized Programs longer than 5 minutes will be divided into about 5 minute chapters The markers you entered will be lost Finalizing takes up to ab...

Page 25: ...ent encoding system from that of the TV system currently selected on the unit Unable to play Displayed if you cannot play the program Currently recording Displayed when the program is being recorded S...

Page 26: ...g time may not increase after erasing short programs Computer data is not erased The available recording time on DVD R does not increase when you erase programs To return to the previous screen Press...

Page 27: ...n point is at an appropriate location Notes The divided programs retain the title of the original program A minute portion of the recording directly preceding the division point may be lost For your r...

Page 28: ...ttom of the play list Play list information This shows the play list number date of creation date month total play time and the number of scenes it contains and title if entered Scenes 9 scenes can be...

Page 29: ...motion while playing scenes just as you can during normal play To stop PLAY LIST play Press The play list appears For your reference Recording mode does not appear on the unit s display while playing...

Page 30: ...o erase and press ENTER 7 Use to select Yes and press ENTER 6 Use to select the scene you want to move and press ENTER 7 Use to select the scene currently in the position to which you want to move the...

Page 31: ...ess 4 Use to select PL Copy and press ENTER 5 Use to select Yes and press ENTER RAM Copying PLAY LIST PL Copy 1 Press MENU SHIFT SEARCH to show the MENU window 2 Use to select the PLAY LIST and press...

Page 32: ...entering the title by using to select SET and pressing ENTER You can Title discs with the DISC INFORMATION in the MENU window Title programs with the SEARCH Title play lists with the PLAY LIST screen...

Page 33: ...ned items are the factory presets Effective items during play Effective items during recording Settings Clock see page 15 You can adjust the clock Repeat Duration Decide the length of the repeated sec...

Page 34: ...nent Video Output Level When connected to a monitor television through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR terminals Lighter Normal Darker PLAY PLAY REC REC REC Note When the Black Level of the input sign...

Page 35: ...eference Norm 4 3 Wide 16 9 Progressive NTSC On Off On Select when connecting to a NTSC monitor television with component video input terminals Off Select when connecting to a PAL monitor television R...

Page 36: ...ectly exposed to a heat vent or heating appliance The precision parts in this unit are readily affected by the environment especially temperature humidity and dust Observe the following points to ensu...

Page 37: ...ose to the original when played back S Video output The color and luminance signals are separated before being sent to the monitor television making for greater picture clarity Time Zone Time Zone sho...

Page 38: ...ted an incompatible disc The write protect tab on the cartridge is set to PROTECT Use a ballpoint pen or similar to release the write protection The program is write protected Release the protection w...

Page 39: ...t can not be read for the disc which doesn t cope with it Exchange a disc Take the cleaner out of the unit Insert a disc the unit can play Insert a disc the unit can play or record on The unit switche...

Page 40: ...4 Pull the tray out horizontally Emergency ejection can cause damage so it should be avoided if possible To restore the tray turn the unit on and press OPEN CLOSE The tray may close when you turn the...

Page 41: ...pears longer or shorter than it actually is The available recording time doesn t increase even after erasing all recordings on the disc A part or whole of a recorded program has been lost You haven t...

Page 42: ...signals Regarding copyright Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 Signal name N C TXD RXD N C SG Signal name DSR RTS Shorted to 8 CTS Shorted to 7 N C Pin No 6 7 8 9 1 5 6 9 Pin No 1 2 Signal name GND PAUSE STATUS Signal...

Page 43: ...nbalanced MONITOR Out PHONO Reference level 10 dBv 600 unbalanced Headphones Out Stereo mini jack Reference level Maximum 28 dBv variable 8 unbalanced Video Video System NTSC color signal 525 Lines 60...

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