Panasonic DMR E50 - Manual (Page 76)

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Troubleshooting guide (continued)
Recording and timer recording
Cannot record. ≥ You haven’t inserted a disc or the disc you inserted cannot be recorded on. Insert a disc the unit
can record onto. (page 10)
≥ The disc is unformatted.
Format the disc so this unit can record on it. (page 39)
≥ The write protect tab on the cartridge is set to “PROTECT”.
Use a ballpoint pen or similar to release the write protection. (page 73)
≥ Recording is not possible unless you set “Disc Protection” in “DISC INFORMATION” to “Off”.
(page 38)
≥ The disc is full or nearly full.
Delete unneeded programmes or use another disc. (page 42)
≥ The material you are trying to record is copy-guarded.
VIDEO Plus+ programming does
not work properly. ≥ The clock is wrong.
Go to Settings in the SETUP menus and correct the clock with “Clock”. (page 64)
≥ If “– –” appears under “Name” after entering a VIDEO Plus+ number. (page 33)
Timer recording does not work
properly. ≥ The timer programme is incorrect.
Make corrections to the programme and check them when you are finished. (pages 33 and 34)
≥ Make confirmation whether “Disc space” is “OK”. When “Disc space” is “!”, your timer programme
doesn’t work correctly. (page 35)
≥ The unit is not on standby for timer recording. (“ ” on the unit’s display is not on.)
≥ Different timer programme times overlap. (page 32)
≥ The clock is wrong.
Go to Settings in the SETUP menus and correct the clock with “Clock”. (page 64)
The unit switches to standby
while making a timer recording. ≥ The unit switches to standby while making a timer recording if the disc runs out of space.
Use a disc that has enough space to record the programme.
The timer programme remains
even after recording finishes. ≥ The programme remains if you select weekly or daily setting. (pages 33 and 34)
The available recording time
doesn’t increase even after
erasing all recordings on the disc. ≥ The available recording time on DVD-R does not increase when you erase programmes.
≥ The available recording time does not increase if you erase data written to the disc with the
DVD-RAM drive of a computer.
Format the disc if necessary. (page 39)
Discs make sounds as they rotate. This does not indicate a malfunction.