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Troubleshooting – Philips DVDR7310H User Manual

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Problem

(Recording)

Solution

Troubleshooting

(continued)

Recordings are not occurring
as scheduled. New
recordings cannot be made.

The wrong TV channel was
decoded (recorded) after
you programmed a
recording using the
ShowView / VIDEO Plus+
system.

The index screen fl ickers
when a DVD±R is inserted.

Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
played back your recording.

The DVD+RW/-RW cannot
be used for recording on this
recorder. Even though it has
been formatted using the PC
drive.

– The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you

selected the wrong programme number. Check the TV channels
stored.

– You must reset the timer recording after adjusting the clock

setting.

– You cannot use the recorder to duplicate copyright material

(DVDs or videotapes) onto a recordable DVD, “COPY PROT”
will be displayed.

– ‘VPS/PDC’ is turned on but ‘VPS/PDC time’ is wrong. Enter the

exact ‘VPS/PDC time’.

1) Enter the ShowView / VIDEO Plus+ PlusCode programming

number of the desired TV channel.

2) Press OK to confi rm.
3) Check the channel number in the {Ch.} input fi eld. If this does

not correspond to the desired TV channel, select this entry
fi eld and change the channel number.

4) Press OK to confi rm.

– You can fi nalise the disc using the following function:

1) Press OPEN CLOSE on this recorder to open the disc tray.
2) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.
3) Hold down button number {4} on the remote control until

the tray closes. ‘FINALISING’ appears on the display panel.

4) If fi nalising has been successful, the Picture Index screen will

appear.

– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes that have

been copy-protected. Even though the picture on the TV is fi ne,
the recording on the recordable DVD is faulty. This
interference is unavoidable with copy-protected DVDs or video
tapes.

– The recordable DVD has a limited recording lifetime, use a new

disc for recording.

– You have to re-format the DVD+RW/-RW.

1) Press OPEN CLOSE on this recorder to open the disc tray.
2) Insert the disc but do not close the tray.
3) Hold down button number {0} on the remote control until

the disc tray closes.

4) Start recording on the DVD+RW/-RW before you remove it

from the disc tray.

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