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TROUBLESHOOTING
Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can solve the trouble yourself. Small problems are
often easily solved, and this can save you the trouble of sending your unit off for repair.
GENERAL
PLAYBACK
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. No power is supplied to the unit.
●
The AC power plug is disconnected from
the mains.
Connect the AC power plug to the mains
securely. (
墌
pg. 18)
2. The channel cannot be changed.
●
Recording or Live Memory recording is
in progress.
Press
9
to pause recording, change the
channel, then press
4
to resume
recording.
3. The remote control does not operate
the unit.
●
The setting of the remote control code is
inappropriate.
Set the same remote control code (1, 2, 3,
or 4) on both the unit and the remote
control. (
墌
pg. 87)
●
The batteries are discharged.
Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
4. Dubbing from the external equipment
is not possible.
●
The setting of the input channel position
is inappropriate.
Select the input channel position (“F-1”,
“L-1”, or “L-2”) that corresponds to the
input terminal connected to the external
equipment. (
墌
pg. 83)
5. The on-screen display superimposed
on the programme played back/
received on this unit is recorded when
you dub the programme to an external
recording equipment.
—
Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF”.
(
墌
pg. 95)
6. The remote control does not work
properly.
—
Remove the batteries, wait for 5 minutes or
more, then load the butteries again.
●
The batteries are discharged.
Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
7. The unit does not operate.
●
There are cases when the operation is
prohibited on the disc.
—
●
Lightning or static electricity may cause
malfunction of the unit.
Press
1
to turn the power off, then press
the button again to turn the power on.
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Images do not appear on the TV
screen.
●
The TV is not set to the AV mode.
Set the TV to the AV mode.
●
When interlace scanned programme is
played back, progressive scan mode is
selected.
Press and hold
PROGRESSIVE SCAN
until
disappears from the front display
panel.
2. Playback dose not start or stop
immediately after playback is started by
pressing
4
.
On the front display panel, “NO DISC”
appears.
●
The disc is loaded upside down.
Place the disc on the disc tray with the
playback surface facing downward.
(
墌
pg. 10)
●
A disc not being compatible with the
unit is loaded.
Load a playable disc on the unit.
(
墌
pg. 6, 7)
●
A dirty disc is loaded.
Clean the disc. (
墌
pg. 10)
●
Defective disc is loaded.
Replace the warped or scratched disc with
a normal one.
3. Images are blurred or distorted when
you start High-Speed Search.
—
Images are blurred or distorted at the point
where the playback speed changes and
this is not a malfunction of the unit.
4. Playback does not start.
—
Playback does not start for approximately
30 seconds after recording is stopped and
this is not a malfunction of the unit.
5. Playback does not start when you
select a title or a chapter.
●
The Parental Lock is engaged and the
disc is rated higher than the set level.
Release the Parental Lock temporarily or
change the set level. (
墌
pg. 49)
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