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If your product malfunctions, go through the check points below before contacting a Samsung authorized ser-
vice center.
Problem Explanation/Solution
• Check whether the power cord is securely plugged into the power outlet.
• Did you press the power button of your DVD Recorder & VCR.
• The DVD Recorder & VCR requires some time to initialize after it is turned on.
• Check whether the power cord is securely plugged into the power outlet.
• Did you set the DVD Recorder & VCR channel settings correctly?
• Check the free space on your DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R disc.
• Check the antenna cable is connected.
• Check the recording time, end time and current time settings again.
• Recording will be cancelled if the power is interrupted due to a power
failure or other reason during recording.
• Check whether the disc is formatted. This product can record on
formatted discs only. (See page 80.)
• Check whether your DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R disc has sufficient free space.
• Recording is available on DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs only.
• If a program is copy protected, you cannot record it.
• Press the
√
and
√√
I
buttons on the main unit of your DVD Recorder & VCR at the same
time when the power is on, and then press the
POWER
button. All settings including
password will revert to factory settings. Do not use it if not absolutely required.
(Note that this function is available only when there is no disc inserted.)
• Check whether the disc is inserted correctly with the label facing up.
• Check the regional code of your DVD disc.
• This DVD Recorder & VCR cannot playback some types of disc. (See page 5)
• Are you watching a program in slow or skip mode?
If you are playing a program at a speed other than normal speed, sound
is not output.
• Check the connections and initial settings.
• Check whether the disc is damaged.
Clean up the disc, if necessary.
• Check whether the disc is inserted correctly with the label facing up.
The input is displayed
for a while when the
power turns on.
Cannot record TV
programs.
Timer recording does
not work properly.
Cannot record.
I pressed the REC
button but there is
no response.
I forget the password
for parental lock.
Cannot play the disc.
No sound.
No power.
Troubleshooting
(DVD-VIDEO/
VIDEO-CD
/DVD-RAM/-RW/-R)