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SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION

Trouble shooting Guide

Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem

before contacting customer service.

Symptom

No power

No picture

No sound

Black & White 
picture
The playback 
picture Has 
occasional distortion

Brightness is 
unstable or noises 
are produced on 
playback pictures

The DVD video 
player does not start 
playback

MP3 won't read disc 
or It skips

The remote control 
does not work 
Properly

The recorder cannot 
record.

Some keys do not 
work

The image is 
distorted.

                                                          Correction

     Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. 

     Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then
      Switch TV to appropriate mode(video 1)
      Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. Refer to your television
      owners manual.

      Connect the audio cables into the jacks securely.
      Verify the connection from the DVD audio output to the TV or receiver audio
       input. Then switch to the appropriate source on the receiver. Refer to your
       Audio amplifier owners manual.

      Damaged S connector (bent pin)

      A small amount of picture distortion may appear because of a poor quality
      video/sound transfer to disc. This is especially true of some discs
      Manufactured between 1997-1998.
      Scratched disc

      Connect the DVD player directly through the TV and not through any other
      source. What you're viewing is the effect of the copy protection circuitry
      Required on all DVD players.
      If you don't have a video input on your TV, you must purchase an Therefore
      Adapter from your dealer.

      Place the disc with the graphics side up.
      Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide.
      Make sure the disc is free from scratches & fingerprints.
      Press the SETUP button to turn off the menu screen.
      Cancel the parental lock function or change the parental lock level. (The
      Pre-set password is 3308.)
      Turn the power off then disconnect the power plug and reinsert it back into
      the wall. Retry again.
      Use region 1 discs only.

      Return disc as the software edition used may not be compatible with the
      player. Check web site for instruction.

      Use new editions of software such as Voyetra Audiostation 4, Adaptec's
      “Easy CD Creator”, NTI or Roxio's Toast Titanium.

      Make sure MP3 file are not encoded with a variable bit rate such as
      provided by Real Networks.

      Replace the batteries with new ones.
      
     
      
      The type of the disc is wrong, it's not a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc.
      The disc is recorded full.
      The disc (DVD+R,DVD+RW) is locked, it should be unlocked.
      The DVD+R has been finilized.

      The type of the disc is wrong, it's not a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc.
      The unit is in record mode or it is recording.

      The setup of interlaced or Progressive is wrong.
      Press the I/P button to switch from each other.

Summary of Contents for DVR-150

Page 1: ...DVR 150 DVD RECORDER DVD ReWritable...

Page 2: ...stem To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam do not try to open the enclosure Visible laser radiation emits when open and interlocks are defeated Use of controls or adjustments or procedures of p...

Page 3: ...n This is a safety feature See instruction Manual for replacement or resetting of protective device If replacement of the plug is required be sure the service technician has used a replacement plug sp...

Page 4: ...nside the tray during diagnostics First check and identify the contents of your player package as listed below DVR 150 Remote control RCA cables 3 x2 1 yellow 1 red and 1 white Owner s manual If any i...

Page 5: ...r or Track 15 Playing Repeatedly 17 Playing in Random Order 18 Selecting Camera Angles Languages Audio Settings 19 Playing in a favorite Order 20 Selecting Subtitles 21 Using the On screen Display 22...

Page 6: ...BY ON 2 OPEN CLOSE 3 RECORD 4 PLAY 5 STOP 6 SOURCE 1 RF SIGNAL INPUT 2 RF SIGNAL OUTPUT 3 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT REAR 4 S VIDEO INPUT 5 AUDIO INPUT REAR LEFT RIGHT 6 AUDIO OUTPUT MIXED 1 9 10 11 2 3 4...

Page 7: ...PEN CLOSE 2 DV 3 TV 4 NUMBERS 5 SETUP 6 DIRECTION UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT 7 SELECT 8 MENU 9 TIMER 10 REC OTR RECORD ONE TOUCH RECORD 11 PLAY 12 STOP 13 REVERSE 14 PREVIOUS 15 FWD 16 NEXT 17 AUDIO 18 SUBTIT...

Page 8: ...Connection 7 CONNECTION FOR AUDIO OUTPUT Enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system right and left front speakers a center speaker and one or two rear speakers Dolby...

Page 9: ...IAL MIXED 5 1CH DIGITAL OUTPUT CONNECTION FOR TV TUNER NOTE Refer to the manual of the connected TV Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections Signal Input YOUR RECORDE...

Page 10: ...LOWS YOU TO ENJOY OR RECORD PROGRAMS WITH SIGNAL FROM AV SYSTEMS SUCH AS VCR DVD PLAYER ETC NOTE Refer to the manual of the connected system Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up...

Page 11: ...TAL OUTPUT Connection 10 CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL A V FRONT INPUT RECORDER REAR RECORDER FRONT Connect your recorder with the S Video cable if the Signal Source has an S Video input Do not connect the...

Page 12: ...y of MP3 allows people to download music from MP3 websites onto ones home computer Progressive Scan creates a picture with double the scan lines of traditional component video pictures and creates a s...

Page 13: ...RW OR DVD R DISC Index Picture Screen Playing Back a Disc 12 PLAYING A NORMAL DISC 1 Power on your recorder 2 Insert a DVD disc 3 Press direction Keys or the number buttons to select the title 4 Pres...

Page 14: ...apter Select to choose an Available chapter by inputting numbers Timer Goto the point you want to start from by inputting the time Audio Select your desired audio setting if Available Subtitle Select...

Page 15: ...everse playback Press during normal playback The speed will cycle with each press as FB2 FB4 FB16 FB32 or play Press PLAY to resume normal playback 3 Pause playback Press PAUSE STEP during normal play...

Page 16: ...xample of a title menu NOTICE There are some disc that does not respond to this function If different instructions appear on the TV screen follow those instructions The instructions above are describe...

Page 17: ...ing a title number 1 Press GOTO during playback The control bar will display on the screen LOCATING A TITLE 2 To select your desired Chapter input the number of a vailable chapter then press SELECT to...

Page 18: ...ct and press SELECT at the beginning of the segment in which you want to repeat playback point A 4 Press SELECT again at the end of the segment point B The player will automatically return to point A...

Page 19: ...6 7 8 9 DVD ReWritable Playing in Random Order 18 THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLES CHAPTERS WITHIN A TITLE OR TRACKS IN RANDOM ORDER PLAYING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER 1 During normal playback...

Page 20: ...contains recorded multiple angles During still playback you are able to change the camera angle When you resume to normal playback the camera angle changes to the new settings The angle icon indicato...

Page 21: ...lighting the title 3 To clear one title you have added in the right volume highlight the one and then press ADD CLEAR to clear it Use RIGHT LEFT to move the cursor between the volumes 4 Press PROG to...

Page 22: ...ITLE button during playback to choose one of the subtitle available on the disc or turn the subtitle off Note Due to the nature of some DVD s you may not be able to turn off the subtitles as they will...

Page 23: ...YOUR TV SCREEN CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function you can view on your TV the following information Play back status Current title Current chapter Current language Current title Time P...

Page 24: ...playback of the disc all together 1 Press STOP button twice during playback 2 Press SETUP during stop status 3 Highlight the PLAY icon by pressing RIGHT LEFT The menu appears on the TV screen 4 Use UP...

Page 25: ...L PLAYBACK RECORD LANGUAGE CHANNEL SCAN CHANNEL SCAN CLOCK GENGERAL PLAYBACK RECORD LANGUAGE CLOCK Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Main Page screen saver Scart output Video output format Restore factory s...

Page 26: ...Frequency Sound mode Fine tune Skip Dh002 55 25MHz PAL I OK CHANNEL EDIT YES LEFT RIGHT to manual scan 0 9 or CH CH to Change Channel NORMAL RECORDING SETUP RECORD QUALITY 1 Make connections illustrat...

Page 27: ...stop recording press STOP HOW TO SWITCH TO PLAYBAK MODE When the recording is suspended you can press PLAY to switch to normal playback mode CLOCK SETUP 1 During stop status press SETUP to access the...

Page 28: ...each item you can also use direction keys to highlight and press SELECT to choose your desired setting Signal input source details see page 25 step 3 Record frequency once daily or weekly Mm dd yy St...

Page 29: ...rent operation status Chapter editing Select to add one chapter or delete the current all chapters details see the next page Chapter hide or unhide Select to hide the current chapter details see the n...

Page 30: ...icon in the control bar the above operation can be viewed If only one chapter is available in the current title there is only to select From the control bar select the fifth icon press SELECT When the...

Page 31: ...to highlight the title which you want to edit 3 Press RIGHT the edit bar appears on the screen while playing back Press UP DOWN to highlight one icon and SELECT it 4 From the control bar select the fo...

Page 32: ...te The maximum length of the title name is up to 9 characters Play Press SELECT to playback from the disc Erase disc Rename disc A B C D E F G H I J K 0 1 2 L M N O P Q R S T U V 3 4 5 W X Y Z _ 6 7 8...

Page 33: ...ideo Out Y 1Vp p 75 C 0 3Vp p 75 Audio Out 2 0V 5 1 Channel 2Channel mixed Digital Audio Output Optical Coaxial Connections YUV SCART CVBS S Video DVD RW DVR R Remote Control Transmitter Infrared Ray...

Page 34: ...nect the DVD player directly through the TV and not through any other source What you re viewing is the effect of the copy protection circuitry Required on all DVD players If you don t have a video in...

Page 35: ...nder license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc all rights reserved C...

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