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Troubleshooting (cont’d)
Symptom Remedy
The tape does not play.
• No videotape is inserted.
Recording does not start immediately
after you press REC/OTR button.
• Make sure the videotape has a record tab when you record to a
videotape. If needed, cover the hole with cellophane tape.
The remote control does not function.
• Check if a videotape is in this unit.
The motor rotates even when playback /
recording is stopped.
• The motor may rotate for the duration of approximately 5
minutes for efficient operation. This is not a malfunction.
Picture noise appears.
• Head cleaning for VCR may be necessary.
Refer to “AUTO HEAD CLEANING”.
• Adjust tracking control for better picture by pressing
CHANNEL (o /p) buttons on this unit or CH (o /p)
buttons while you are playing a videotape.
• It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you
have recorded or edited a disc.
• This is because the unit is adding disc data to the disc.
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"Repairing" appears on the display.
The disc tray does not open when you
press OPEN/CLOSE A button.
• If there is a power failure or unplugging during recording,
finalizing, formatting or editing, a Repairing process will begin
automatically just after turning the unit on again.
It may take several minutes up to about four hours.
Repairing
Disc Error
Recording Error
Recording Error
Region Error
Parental Lock On
Recording Error
--- Please eject the disc. ---
Playback feature may not be
available on this Disc.
--- Please eject the disc. ---
Playback is not authorized in your
region.
--- Please eject the disc. ---
The current selected parental level
Prohibits playback.
This program is not allowed
to be recorded.
Recording Error
This program is not
recordable in Video mode.
This program is not allowed to
be recorded on this disc.
Unplayable disc is inserted
in the unit.
The disc is upside down.
Insert the standardized disc which
bear the marks on page 43.
Insert the disc with the labeled side
facing up.
Recording Error
This disc is protected and not
recordable.
Can not record on this disc.
CauseError message Solution
Playback is not authorized
in the region of the DVD-Video
disc which you inserted in the unit.
The current selected parental
level in the SETUP Menu
prohibits playback.
The recording function encountered
the copy prohibited program.
You are trying to record the copy-
once program onto the DVD-RW
disc in Video mode.
You are trying to record onto the
disc which is unrecordable, or the
disc status is unable to record.
The disc is dirty.
The disc is damaged.
You are trying to record the copy-
once program onto the DVD-RW
disc which is not compatible with
CPRM.
You are trying to record on to the
protected disc which is set in the
Disc Setting Menu.
Insert the DVD-Video disc with
region codes 1 or ALL.
Check the "Parental Lock" setting
(pages 92-93).
You cannot record copy prohibited
programs.
Set "DVD-RW Recording Format"
to "VR mode" (page 29).
Release the disc protect setting
in the Disc Setting menu (page 42).
Insert the recordable disc, and
ensure the disc status satisfies the
recording requirements (pages 27-28).
Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth.
Replace the disc.
Insert the DVD-RW disc
(ver.1.1 compatible with CPRM).
Recording Error
Disc is full.
(No area for new recording)
You are trying to record onto
the disc which has no space
for recording.
Insert the recordable disc with
enough recording space.