Philips Magnavox ZC357MGX - Manual (Page 94)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Remedy
REMOTE CONTROL
The remote control does not
function. • Batteries are weak.
• There are obstacles between the remote control and the unit.
• The remote control is far from the unit.
• There are no batteries in the remote control.
• Check if the unit is turned on.
• Check if you are pointing the remote control at the recorder and NOT
the TV.
If you have a plasma TV, it may interfere with the IR signal. Try the
remote with the plasma off. If the remote works, you may need to move
the unit away from the plasma TV.
PLAYBACK
The disc does not play back. • No disc is inserted.
• A blank disc is inserted.
• The disc is upside down. Insert the disc with the labeled side facing up.
• The disc is not correctly inserted.
• The unit cannot play back certain discs (such as a CD-ROM) (page 52).
• The region code on the DVD-video does not match the unit (page 52).
• Moisture has condensed inside the unit. Remove the disc and leave the
unit turned on for about 2 hours until the moisture evaporates (page 3).
• If the disc was recorded on another recorder, the unit cannot play back
the disc if it was not finalized.
Discs recorded on this unit cannot
be played back on other DVD
players. • If you are using DVD+R, DVD-RW/-R disc, please ensure you finalized the
disc after recording (page 50).
The disc does not start playback
from the beginning. • Resume playback was activated (page 59). Press [STOP C] twice.
• You have inserted a disc whose title menu or DVD menu automatically
appears on the TV screen when it is first insert.
The unit starts playing back the disc
automatically. • The DVD-video features an auto playback function.
Some functions such as stop,
search, or slow-motion playback
cannot be performed. • Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the
operations. Refer to the manual supplied with the disc.
The language for the sound track
cannot be changed. • The title does not have the multilingual audio tracks.
• The DVD-video prohibits the changing of the language for the sound
track.
The subtitle language cannot be
changed or turned off. • Multilingual subtitle are not recorded on the DVD-video.
The angles cannot be changed. • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD-video being played back.
• The angle-change operation is whenever possible as long as the disc
contains a multi-angle portion. Actual change will be performed when
the portion has come up.
• The DVD-video prohibits changing angles.
• Try changing the angle using the DVD-video’s menu.
RECORDING
The channel cannot be changed
from the channel you are recording. • Set the TV’s input to “TV.”
Nothing was recorded even though
you set the timer setting correctly. • There was a power failure during recording.
• The unit’s internal clock stopped due to a power failure that lasted for
more than 30 seconds. Reset the clock (pages 29- 30).
• The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying.
• The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority.
Recording does not stop
immediately after you press
[STOP C]. • It may take a few seconds for the unit to input disc data before
recording stops.
Timer recording is not complete or
did not start from the beginning. • The timer setting overlapped with another setting that has priority
(page 44).
• Disc space was not enough.
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