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roubleshooting

roubleshooting

Symptom

No power.

Abnormal or no picture.

No sound.

The playback picture is
poor.

Picture from external
input is distorted.

The Recorder does not
start playback.

Video tape cannot be
inserted.

Cause

The power cord is disconnected.

The TV is not set to receive Recorder
signal output.

The video cable is not connected
securely.

Wrong connection.

The equipment connected with the
audio cable is not set to receive
Recorder signal output.

The audio cables are not connected
securely.

The power of the equipment connected
with the audio cable is turned off.

The AUDIO options are set to the wrong
position.

The disc is dirty.

Tape heads are dirty.

Tape is a rental or was recorded on
another VCR.

The video signal from the external 
component is copy-protected.

No disc is inserted.
No tape is inserted.

An unplayable disc is inserted.

The disc is placed upside down.

The disc is not placed within the guide.

The disc is dirty.

The Rating level is set.

Is the cassette compartment empty?

Correction

Plug the power cord into the wall out-
let securely.

Select the appropriate video input
mode on the TV so the picture from
the Recorder appears on the TV
screen.

Connect the video cable into the jacks
securely. 

Check the connection.

Select the correct input mode of the
audio receiver so you can listen to the
sound from the Recorder.

Connect the audio cable into the jacks
securely.

Turn on the equipment connected with
the audio cable.

Set the AUDIO options to the correct
position.

Clean the disc.

Clean video heads.

Use TRK (

v/V

) for manual tracking

adjustment while tape is playing.

You cannot connect via the Recorder.
Connect the component directly to
your TV.

Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the
disc or tape indicator in the display 
window is lit.) 

Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
type and Regional code.)

Place the disc with the playback side
down.

Place the disc on the disc tray cor-
rectly inside the guide.

Clean the disc.

Cancel the Rating function or change
the rating  level.

Eject the tape in.

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.

REFERENCE

Содержание XBR716

Страница 1: ...Installation and Operating Guide Warranty Model Number XBR716 DVD Recorder Video Cassette Recorder Call us and we will guide you through your first recording for free 1 800 243 0000 Copyright 2007 LG Electronics U S A Inc ...

Страница 2: ...r damaged wall outlets extension cords frayed power cords or damaged or cracked wire insulation are danger ous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appliance and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration unplug it discontinue use of the appliance and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized serv...

Страница 3: ...as two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the pro vided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments acce...

Страница 4: ...layback Features 24 25 Special Playback Options 26 Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA files 27 Viewing a JPEG files 28 29 RECORDING About DVD recording 30 Notes for recording 30 Recording from External Components 31 Instant Timer Recording 31 Simultaneous Play and Record 31 Timer Recording 32 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 33 Dubbing from VCR to DVD 33 Recording from DV Input 34 EDITING Title List and Chapte...

Страница 5: ...k side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc Storing Discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic ture quality and sound ...

Страница 6: ...ritable These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly Recordings can be erased then you can record again on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R DVD Recordable These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R yo...

Страница 7: ...tandards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards There are many different types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 or WMA files and these require certain pre existing conditions see above to ensure compatible playback Customers should note that permission is required in order to download MP3 WMA files and music f...

Страница 8: ...ogy that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly i...

Страница 9: ...isc is in the DVD deck The DVD deck is selected Lights when the Recorder is in playing mode or flashes when search mode The VCR deck is selected Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed A Video tape is inserted in the VCR deck The Recorder is recording Indicates PM time AM is not displayed Indicates total playing time elapsed time remaining time or curre...

Страница 10: ...s or removes the HOME menu DISC MENU LIST Accesses menu on a DVD disc Title List or Playlist menu TRK v v V V Adjusts manually the tape s picture onscreen b B v V left right up down Selects menu options ENTER Confirms menu selections DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display Displays information of current status RETURN O Removes the menu d AUDIO Selects an audio language or an audio channel SUBTITLE Sel...

Страница 11: ...IAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment e S VIDEO OUTPUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV f AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV or other equipment with audio inputs g VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs a b c d e f g Rear Panel Caution Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel Electrostatic discharge may cause p...

Страница 12: ...k on the TV using the video cable supplied V Note If you use this connection set the TV s source selector to VIDEO S Video connection Connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the Recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the optional S Video cable S Component Video connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the Recorder s progressive sc...

Страница 13: ...rted by your Recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sou...

Страница 14: ...r to page 31 for Recording from External Components Connecting a Digital Connecting a Digital Camcorder Camcorder Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV Digital Camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this Recorder Note This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D TAPE video decks Rear of Recorder Front of...

Страница 15: ...16 Using the Home Menu Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all the Media for playback and recording of the recorder 1 Press HOME and the Home menu appears 2 Use b B to select the desired main option 3 Use v V to select the desired Sub option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 4 To exit the HOME menu press HOME SETUP Start Displays Setup menu TV Timer Record Display...

Страница 16: ...quire additional steps 8 Press RETURN O or HOME to exit the Setup menu Note Press b to go back to the previous level General Settings General Settings TV Aspect 4 3 Letter Box Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture 4 3 Pan Scan Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen Bot...

Страница 17: ...oded in Dolby Digital or MPEG will be automatically downmixed to two channel PCM audio OFF for DTS If you select OFF the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack Sampling Freq Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of han dling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit automatically converts any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can...

Страница 18: ...ernative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc Set Password You can enter or change password 1 Select Set Password option then press B 2 Follow step 2 as shown Rating To change the password select the Change press ENTER and input the new 4 digit code Input ...

Страница 19: ...ound is used Auto Chapter During recording chapter markers are added auto matically at fixed intervals You can set this interval to 5 minutes or 10 minutes To turn off automatic chap ter marking select None Disc Settings Disc Settings Initialize If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode The recording mode will alw...

Страница 20: ...and DVD R disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use the Disc Label feature to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen The Disc label can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different Recorder you will see only a limited c...

Страница 21: ...again to show various playback information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 You can select an item by pressing v V and change or select the setting by pressing b B For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Title Current title number total number of titles page 26 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 24 Time Elapsed pla...

Страница 22: ... for Super video tape Quasi Playback Playing a DVD Playing a DVD 1 Press DVD to control the DVD deck 1 Press OPEN CLOSE Z to open the disc tray Load your chosen disc in the tray with the playback side down 2 Press OPEN CLOSE Z to close the tray Playback starts automatically If playback does not start press PLAY N or Starts playback using HOME menu 3 To stop the playback press STOP x The unit recor...

Страница 23: ...e the Recorder goes back to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads BACKWARD m Scan backward In Stop mode rewinds the tape After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode the Recorder returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads CLEAR Resets the current tape counter position to 0 00 00 To automatically go to tape counter position 0 00 00 press RETURN while the tape is in Stop mode TRACK v V Manua...

Страница 24: ...o any chapter during DVD playback press DISPLAY twice and press v V to select the chapter icon Then input the chapter number or use b B On an Audio CD to go directly to any track enter the track number using the numbered buttons 0 9 during playback ZOOM Enlarge the video image x1 size x2 size x4 size x1 size normal size You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons TITLE If the cur...

Страница 25: ...during Random playback the Recorder selects another title track and resumes Random playback AUDIO Press AUDIO then press b B repeatedly to hear a different audio language or audio track Note Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital out...

Страница 26: ...e that you want to recall or clear 3 Press ENTER and playback starts from the marked scene Or Press CLEAR and use b B to select OK then press ENTER to delete marked scene from the list 4 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playback Press DISPLAY twice then sele...

Страница 27: ...d content Audio tracks MP3 WMA files or JPEG files you can select among the Music List menu and Photo List menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen Music List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file or folder on the Music List menu then press ENTER 2 Use v...

Страница 28: ...t and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen On CDs or DVDs with mixed content Audio tracks MP3 WMA files or JPEG files you can select among the Music List menu and Photo List menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly Photo List menu options 1 Use v V b B to select a file then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select ...

Страница 29: ...rns to the Photo List menu Tips Use the CLEAR button to select all files or cancel all marked files Selecting multiple files 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file PLAYBACK Photo file requirement File extensions jpe jpeg Photo size Less than 4MB recommended CD R Format ISO 9660 and JOLIET DVD R RW Format ...

Страница 30: ...ged as required for each record ing and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc Notes for recording Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact record ing time will depend on the material being record ed If you record still pictures or audio only t...

Страница 31: ...tedly to select the recording time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes maximum 540 minutes Please confirm the Video tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recording Checking the Recording Time Press z REC or DISPLAY once to check the reco...

Страница 32: ...g fin ishes to confirm the recorded program If two timer recordings are set to record sequentially one right after the other the very beginning of the later program may not be recorded You must press STOP x to stop the Timer Recording Checking Timer Recording Details Programming can be checked whenever the Recorder is turned on 1 Press HOME and the Home menu appears 2 Select TV Timer Record and pr...

Страница 33: ...the DVD playback posi tion using PLAY REW FF PAUSE STEP etc The VCR deck will remain in Pause mode To resume Dubbing press the DUBBING button twice Dubbing from VCR to DVD Dubbing from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a Video tape to a DVD using the DUBBING button This allows you to archive your old Video tapes to DVD 1 Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Inser...

Страница 34: ...ontrolled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a com ponent connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 14 2 Check that the DV audio ...

Страница 35: ...ons on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the TITLE LIST menu press RETURN O repeatedly 1 Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options displayed differ depending on the disc type Play Start playback of the selected title or chapter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD R RW cann...

Страница 36: ...rd Original and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title...

Страница 37: ...s B 3 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Adding Additional T Additional Title itle Chapters to the Playlist Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a title or chapter on the TITLE LIST Original menu...

Страница 38: ...e is changed to Deleted Title If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD R RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The ...

Страница 39: ...t STOP x CLEAR Deletes the character to the left of the cursor position 0 9 Enters the character corresponding to the selected column DISC MENU LIST DISPLAY Switches the keyboard type 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different recorder...

Страница 40: ...the screen 2 Select Edit Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the TITLE LIST or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a T Protect a Title itle Use this function to protect against accid...

Страница 41: ...s than 3 seconds Combining T Combining Two Chapters wo Chapters Into One Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to combine then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Combine option The combine indicator appears between the two chapters yo...

Страница 42: ...rt DVD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 On DVD mode press TITLE in Play mode or Stop mode Title List menu will appear as shown below 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or PLAY N Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x Playing Playing Y Your Recordings on our Recordings on Other DVD Players Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Finalizing a Disc Mos...

Страница 43: ...t source and power switch of non LG TVs as well If your TV is list ed in the table below set the appropriate manufactur er code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV Refer to table on the right column 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time u...

Страница 44: ...elorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indon...

Страница 45: ...level is set Is the cassette compartment empty Correction Plug the power cord into the wall out let securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the Recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable into the jacks securely Check the connection Select the correct input mode of the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the Recorder Connect the a...

Страница 46: ... are copy once protect ed cannot be recorded Recorder A V Out jacks are not connected to TV A V In jacks Recorder Audio Video Out is not selected for viewing at the TV Correction Remove the obstacle Replace the batteries with new ones Point the Remote Control at the remote sensor of the Recorder Operate the Remote Control within 23ft 7m When using a VCR first press the VCR button When using a DVD ...

Страница 47: ...rmat Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 95dB Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 Dynamic range More than 90 dB Inputs VIDEO INPUT AV 1 2 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack x 2 AUDIO INPUT AV 1 2 6 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA jack L R x 2 DV IN 4 pin IEEE 1394 sta...

Страница 48: ...n outside environmental specifications or contrary to the requirements or precautions in the Operating Guide accident lightning strikes or other natural causes unauthorized modification or alteration incorrect electrical current or voltage signal reception or input software not licensed directly by LG software errors that do not disable functionality operating and software protocols adopted after ...

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