Before you call an engineer
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English
I cannot playback (Super) Video CDs
✓
It is possible that this (Super) Video CD contains a menu and the “PBC” is switched
off. You can see this in status field “
PBC OFF
”. To activate this function, proceed as
follows:
1
Press
SYSTEM-MENU
while the (Super) Video-CD is inserted.
2
Select “
” using
t
or
u
.
3
Select line “
Features
” using
w
or
v
and confirm with
u
.
4
Select “
On
” in line “
PBC
” using
w
or
v
.
5
Confirm with
ENTER/OK
and end with
SYSTEM-MENU
.
Poor playback on DVD recorder: (distorted
picture/distorted sound)
✓
Your TV set is not properly adjusted.
✓
Disc is dirty: Clean the disc
✓
Sometimes the picture may be temporarily distorted. This is not a defect of your
DVD recorder.
No recording possible:
✓
The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected the wrong pro-
gramme number:
Check TV channels stored.
✓
Disc write-protected (recording protected): Remove write-protection or change
the disc. For more information, please see “Preventing accidental erasing of discs”
in chapter “Manual Recording”.
✓
An already finalised DVD+R has been inserted: Change disc.
Programmed recording does not work:
✓
You have programmed the wrong time or date: Check time/date.
✓
You have not set the TIMER properly: Check the programmed recordings (TIMER
block).
✓
Locked disc inserted: Remove disc lock.
✓
An already finalised DVD+R has been inserted: Change disc.
✓
“VPS/PDC” switched on but “VPS/PDCtime” wrong: Enter “VPS/PDC” time exactly
to the minute.
Check the aerial.
The wrong TV channel was decoded
(entered) after you programmed a
recording using S
HOW
V
IEW
System.
1
Enter the S
HOW
V
IEW
programming number of the TV channel you want.
2
Confirm with
ENTER/OK
.
3
Check the programme number/channel name in the “
Prog.
” input field.
4
If this does not correspond to the desired TV channel, select the input field and
change the programme number/channel name.
5
Confirm with
ENTER/OK
.
There is picture or sound interference on
TV reception:
✓
Have your aerial checked.
✓
You will find information on how to change the TV system in “Manual TV channel
search” in “Installing your DVD recorder”.
Distorted sound coming from a connected
hi-fi amplifier
✓
The DVD recorder is connected to the “Phono-input” of your amplifier: This socket
is provided only for record players without a preamplifier. Select a different audio
input.
The picture is distorted or black-and-white
during playback
✓
The TV system of the disc does not match that of your TV set (PAL/NTSC).
✓
The recording can be made in colour only when the TV channels or the connected
additional device send a colour signal. Black-and-white signals containing no color
information (colour subcarriers) cannot be recorded.
No sound signal at the digital output
✓
Check whether the sound settings match the selected inputs and connected addi-
tional devices.
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
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