Operating Instructions

Helpful Hints
Before Requesting Service
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Disc picture
Editing
On-screen display
Self-diagnostic Indications on the unit’s display
The picture is distorted. Some distortion is normal during search.
The picture quality is poor. Check the settings in the On-Screen Menu “Picture Menu”. 34
Menus not displayed correctly. Change the zoom ratio to “k1.00”.
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 SEL] to select “A1” or “A2”.
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A video was copied, but it is
distorted or the colours are
abnormal.
Copy-protected material was copied.
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 copying is impossible.
The audio level on the DVD
section does not correspond 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 the video cassette at a low or high level.
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. 20
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.
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NO TIMER RECORDING HAS
BEEN SET.
[TIMER] had been pressed with no timer programmes.
Set timer recording.
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VHS IS IN THE TIMER
STANDBY MODE.
[Í/I] had been pressed when VHS is in the timer standby mode. Cancel Timer
Programme before switching the unit to standby mode.
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Cannot display group xx,
content xx
You are trying to display incompatible pictures.
Authorization Error [DivX] You are trying to play the DivX VOD content that was purchased with a different
registration code. You cannot play the content on this unit.
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Rental Expired [DivX] The DivX VOD content has zero remaining plays. You cannot play it. 25
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.
nodISC You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.
You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.
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noPLAY You inserted a disc the unit cannot play.
Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean.
You inserted a DVD-R which is not finalized.
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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