Panasonic NV-VP60 Series - Manual (Page 41)

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. 32
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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