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Additional Infor
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Additional Information
Troubleshooting
If you experience any of the following difficulties
while using the recorder, use this troubleshooting
guide to help remedy the problem before
requesting repairs. Should any problem persist,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
The power does not turn on.
,
Check that the mains lead is connected securely.
The channel is not found or stored or missed.
,
Make sure that your aerial is properly connected
to the recorder.
,
Confirm with your dealer that you are in an area
that can receive a digital terrestrial broadcasting
signal.
,
Check your aerial installation.
There is no picture.
,
Re-connect all connecting cords securely.
,
The connecting cords are damaged.
,
Check the connection to your TV (page 10).
,
Switch the input selector on your TV (such as to
“VCR”) so that the signal from the recorder
appears on the TV screen.
Picture noise appears.
,
Noises may appear in the pictures recorded on
the HDD, which is due to the characteristics of
HDD, and is not a malfunction.
There is no picture or the picture noise appears
when connected to the HDMI OUT jack.
,
Try the following:
1
Turn the recorder off and
on again.
2
Turn the connected equipment off
and on again.
3
Disconnect the HDMI cord and
then connect it again.
,
If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video output,
changing the “Video Format” setting in the
“Video” setup may solve the problem (page 43).
Connect the TV and the recorder using a video
jack other than the HDMI OUT, and switch the
TV’s input to the connected video input so that
you can see the on-screen displays. Change the
“Video Format” setting in the “Video” setup, and
switch the TV’s input back to HDMI. If the
picture still does not appear, repeat the steps and
try other options.
,
The recorder is connected to an input device that
is not HDCP compliant (page 11).
TV programme reception does not fill the
screen.
,
Select the correct source using the
TV/VIDEO
button, or select a channel of any TV programme
using the PROG +/– buttons.
Picture breaks up.
,
Signal strength is low.
,
Check the aerial installation.
TV programme pictures are distorted.
,
Reorient or upgrade the TV aerial.
,
Adjust the picture (see the TV’s instruction
manual).
,
Place the recorder and TV farther apart.
,
Place the TV and any bunched aerial cables
farther apart.
,
The RF cable is connected to the AERIAL OUT
jack on the recorder. Connect the cable to the
AERIAL IN jack.
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Tuner
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