Symptom
Remedy
The unit starts playing back the disc
automatically.
• The DVD-Video provides an auto playback function.
Some functions such as Stop, Search, or
Slow-motion Play cannot be performed.
• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of those
operations. See the instruction manual supplied with the disc.
The language for the sound track cannot
be changed.
• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD-Video,
DVD-R or DVD-RW 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 subtitles using the DVD-Video’s menu.
The disc does not start playback from the
beginning.
• Resume play was activated (page 44). 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 does not play back the disc.
• 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 playback certain discs (such as a CD-ROM) (page 40).
• The region code on the DVD-Video does not match the ones
on the unit (page 40).
• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc and
leave the unit turned on for about two hours until the moisture
evaporates (page 4).
• If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot
play back the disc unless it is finalized (page 36).
Sound is noisy.
• The disc is dirty or flawed.
No DTS sound is output.
• This unit is not compatible with DTS sound.
There is no picture.
• The Setting Menu appears. Press
[RETURN
]
(or
[SETUP]
)
to turn off the display.
Picture noise appears.
• The disc is dirty or flawed.
• If the picture output signal from the unit passes through your VCR
before reaching your TV, or if you are connected to a combination
TV/VIDEO player, the copy-protection signal applied to some DVD
programs could affect picture quality. If you still experience this
problem even when you connect the unit directly to your TV, try
connecting the unit to your TV’s S-VIDEO input.
There is no sound.
• If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT (COAXIAL) jack, check the Audio settings (pages 7
1
-72).
• The disc is dirty or flawed.
Playback image freezes for a second.
• During the playback of two layered disc, picture may freeze for
a moment when the
1
st layer switches to the 2nd layer. This is
not a malfunction.
D
V
D
The angles cannot be changed.
• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD-Video being played back.
• The angle-change operation is possible as long as the disc
contains a multi-angle portion. Actual change can be performed
when the portion has come up.
• The DVD-Video prohibits changing angles.
• Try changing the angles using the DVD-Video’s menu.
Recording does not stop immediately
after you press
[STOP
C
]
.
• It will take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data before
recording can stop.
Recording does not start immediately
after you press
[REC/OTR]
(DVD).
• An unused DVD-R or DVD-RW was inserted. It takes a while
for the unit to automatically format a DVD-RW.
• It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you
have recorded or edited a disc. This is because the unit is
adding disc data to the disc.
The disc tray does not open when you
press
[OPEN/CLOSE
A
]
.
• If above remedies do not solve the problem, please call the Customer Service number on the front page
for help.
Others
Recor
ding
Disc Pla
yback
Editing
Bef
or
e y
ou star
t
Connections
Getting star
ted
Changing the Setting men
u
VCR functions
Others
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