TROUBLESHOOTING
Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause
of
the problem you are experiencing.
Some simple checks or a
minor
adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation.
There
is
no picture.
TV
program reception does
not
fill the
TV
screen.
TV
channels cannot be changed.
TV
program pictures are distorted.
Playback picture
is
distorted.
Playback picture or
TV
program from
the device connected through the unit
is
distorted.
No analog
TV
closed captions are
output.
There
is
no sound.
No
DTS
sound on digital output.
No
DTS
sound from analog
output
Nothing
was
recorded even
though
you set the timer setting correctly.
Timer recording does
not
start.
Timer recording
is
not
complete or did
not
start from the beginning.
Timer recording
is
impossible.
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Remedy
•Check
that
the
AC
power cord
is
connected securely.
•Check the breaker (in
case
of
power failure).
•
Press
[TIMER
SET]
to
cancel the
timer
standby mode.
• Re-connect the connecting cords securely.
•Check
if
the connecting cords are damaged.
•Check the connection
to
your
TV
(pages 19-22).
• Check
if
the progressive
scan
mode
is
set correctly according
to
your
TV
(page 106).
• Switch the
input
selector on your
TV
(such
as
to
"L
1
")
so
that
the signal
from the
unit
appears on the
TV
screen.
•Try
to
set the channels with "Auto Channel Preset" or "Manual Channel
Preset"
in
"Channel" menu (pages 27-29).
• Select a channel
of
anyTV program using [CH A /
V].
• Switch the
input
to
TV.
• Connect the
RF
coaxial cable correctly (pages 19-24).
• Check
if
all the connections are made correctly (pages 19-24).
• Adjust
TV
antenna.
• Adjust the picture. (Refer
to
the
TV's
instruction manual.)
•
Place
the
unit
and
TV
farther apart.
•
Place
the
TV
and any bunched
RF
coaxial cables farther apart.
•
Keep
the device which may
cause
electrical disturbances, such
as
a
cellular phone, away.
·If
the playback picture
output
from a
DVD
player,
VCR
or tuner goes
through the
unit
before reaching your
TV,
the copy-protection signal
applied
to
some programs could affect picture quality. Disconnect the
playback device in question and connect it directly
to
your
TV.
·If
you
are
using HDMI connection
to
watch the
TV
programs through
this unit's tuner, analog
TV
closed caption cannot
be
output. Try using
other connection.
• Re-connect all connections securely.
•Check
if
the connecting cord
is
damaged.
•Check the connections
to
the amplifier input.
•Check
if
the
input
device setting on the amplifier
is
correct.
•When the
unit
is
in pause mode or in slow-motion playback mode,
sound
is
not
output. This
is
not
a malfunction.
•When the
unit
is
in fast forward or fast reverse mode, sound
is
not
output. This
is
not
a malfunction.
·If
the audio signal does
not
come through
the
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
(COAXIAL)
jack, check the setting in "Audio Out" (page 101).
•While the setup menu or timer programming display
is
shown, or while
the screen saver
is
active, the audio
is
muted.
•Change the setting menu for
"DTS"
to
"ON".
•This unit
has
no analog sound
output
when playing back the selected
DTS
sound mode.
•There
was
a power failure during recording.
•
The
unit's internal clock stopped due
to
a power failure that lasted for
more than
30
seconds.
Reset
the clock (page
32).
•
The
program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
•
The
timer setting overlapped with another setting that
has
priority.
• No disc
is
inserted.
• A disc
is
not
recordable (finalized
DVD-RW/-R,
finalized
DVD+R,
a fully
recorded disc, etc.).
•The timer setting overlapped with another setting
that
has
priority
(page
54).
• Disc space
was
not enough.
• "Make Recording Compatible"
is
not
set
to
"ON", when recording
onto
DVD+RW/+R
that
was
recorded on other unit.
• Make sure
t!]
appears on the
front
panel display
of
this unit. If not, press
[TIMER
SET].
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