Problem (Playback) Solution
Troubleshooting (continued)
Disc will not play.
The picture is distorted or
black and white during
playback.
There is picture or sound
interference with the TV
reception.
Distorted sound coming
from a connected hi-fi
amplifier.
The recorded DVD cannot
be played back on another
DVD player.
– Insert the disc with the label facing up.
– The child lock is on. Read chapter “System Menu Options -
Access settings - Child lock” for details.
– Wrong region code. The DVD must be coded for ALL regions
or Region 2 in order to play on this recorder.
– There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type. Read
chapter “Playback from Disc - Playable discs” for details.
– Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped. Clean the disc
or use a new one.
– Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.
– The disc does not match with the TV colour system standard
(PAL/NTSC).
– The disc is dirty. Clean the disc.
– Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear.
This is not a malfunction.
– Have your aerial or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read chapter System Menu Options
- Analogue Channel settings - Fine Tuning” for details.
– Do not connect any cables from this recorder to the ‘Phono’
input of your amplifier.
– If you are playing a DTS CD, you must use the COAXIAL or
OPTICAL-DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT socket of this recorder
to connect to the Hi-Fi system or amplifier.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player
cannot detect it. Observe the following ‘minimum recording
times’. Recording mode : {HQ} – 5 minutes, {SP}– 10 minutes,
{SPP} – 13 minutes, {LP} – 15 minutes, {EP} – 20 minutes, {SLP}
– 30 minutes, {SEP} - 30 minutes.
– Some DVD players cannot play back DVD±RW recordings.
You can solve this problem by using a special function :
1) Press OPEN/CLOSE on this recorder to open the disc tray.
2) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.
3) Hold down the number button {2} on the remote control
until the tray closes. The disc is modified.
4) If this fails to produce the desired result, repeat the
procedure using the number button {3} on the remote
control.
5) You can restore the disc to its original condition by pressing
and holding number button {1}.
Warning! There is a risk that you can no longer play the disc
on other DVD players after the following procedure. Therefore,
apply this function with particular care.
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