Helpful Hints
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Before Requesting Service
Disc picture
Editing
On-screen display
Self-diagnostic Indications on the unit’s display
Picture distorted.
≥
Some distortion is normal during search.
—
There is ghosting when
progressive output is on.
≥
Change “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu to “480I”. This problem is caused by the
editing method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace
output.
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Picture quality is poor.
≥
Check the settings in the On-Screen Menu “Picture Menu”.
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Menus not displayed correctly.
≥
Change the zoom ratio to “
k
1.00”.
≥
Set the subtitle position to 0.
≥
Go to “Video” in the SETUP menu, and change “TV Aspect” to suit your TV.
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Black bands appear in the
recording.
≥
Move the other equipment away from the TV as it may be picking up interference.
—
Recording video or audio from
external equipment is not
possible.
≥
The connections were done incorrectly. Check the connections to the other equipment.
≥
The external input channel “A1” or “A2”, to which the player is connected is not selected.
Press
[INPUT SELECT]
to select “A1” or “A2”.
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17
A video was dubbed, but the
video is distorted or the colours
are abnormal.
≥
Copy-protected material was dubbed.
Copy-protected materials cannot be recorded normally.
Most commercially available videotapes and DVD discs (including rental soft tapes/DVDs)
are copy-protected so that illegal dubbing is impossible.
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The audio level on the DVD
section is not corresponding to
that on the VHS section after
editing.
≥
Some discs may reproduce different audio levels.
If the audio in particular parts, such as speech, is set to a low or high level, it may be
recorded on a video cassette at a high or low level, respectively.
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Error Messages
PLEASE PUT IN A VIDEO
CASSETTE.
≥
[REC
¥
]
or
[TIMER
]
has been pressed without a video cassette inserted. Insert a video
cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.
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PLEASE STOP THE TAPE.
≥
TUNER PRESET
has been selected during playback. Stop the tape.
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PLEASE USE A CASSETTE
WITH TAB.
≥
[REC
¥
]
or
[TIMER
]
has been pressed without a video cassette with an intact erasure
prevention tab. Use a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.
4
NO TIMER RECORDING
HAS BEEN SET.
≥
[TIMER
]
has been pressed with no timer programmes.
Set timer recording.
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Cannot display group xx,
picture xx
≥
You are trying to display incompatible pictures.
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The progressive out is set
to “Disable”
≥
Go to “Video” in the SETUP menu, and select “Enable (NTSC Disc Only)” in “Progressive Out
(Component)”.
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H
∑∑
, F
∑∑
(
∑∑
stands for a number.)
≥
An error has occurred. The number following “H” or “F” depends on the status of the unit.
Reset procedure:
Press
[
Í
/I]
to switch the unit to the standby mode and then back to ON.
Alternatively, press
[
Í
/I]
to switch the unit to the standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead,
and then reconnect it.
≥
If the service numbers fail to clear, note them and contact a qualified service person.
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CHECK DISC
≥
Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean.
≥
You inserted a DVD-R which is not finalized.
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5
No DISC
≥
You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.
≥
You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.
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No PLAY
≥
You inserted a disc the unit cannot play.
≥
You inserted a blank DVD-RAM.
≥
A disc whose playback is restricted in the SETUP menu is inserted.
Change the “Ratings” setting.
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