Troubleshooting guide – Panasonic DMR-ES15 User Manual

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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart
do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services Directory” on page 46 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to “Product information” on
page 43 if you reside in Canada.

The following do not indicate a problem with this unit:

• Regular disc rotating sounds.
• Poor reception due to atmospheric conditions.
• Image disturbance during search.
• Interruptions in reception due to periodic satellite broadcasting

breaks.

• Operations do not work due to a poor-quality disc. (Try again using a

Panasonic disc.)

• The unit freezes due to one of its safety devices being activated.

(Press and hold [POWER 8] on the main unit for 10 seconds.)

Power

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No power.

• Insert the AC power supply cord securely into a known active AC outlet.

8, 9

The unit switches to the
standby mode.

• This is a power saving feature. Change “Off Timer” in the Setup menu, if you would prefer.
• One of the unit’s safety devices is activated. Press [POWER 8] on the main unit to turn the

unit on.

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TV screen and video

The images from this unit do
not appear on the television.

Picture is distorted.

• Make sure that the television is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, S VIDEO OUT terminal

or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals on this unit.

• Make sure that the television’s input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.
• The television isn’t compatible with progressive signals. Press and hold [g] and [q x1.3] on

the main unit at the same time for about 5 seconds. The setting will change to interlace.

8, 9, 10

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Television reception worsens
after connecting the unit.

• Re-connect all connecting cords securely.

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Status messages do not
appear.

• Select “Automatic” in “Status Messages” in the Setup menu.

The blue background does not
appear.

• Select “On” in “Blue Background” in the Setup menu.

The 4:3 aspect ratio picture
expands left and right.
Screen size is wrong.

• Use the television to change the aspect. If your television does not have that function, set

“Progressive” in the Video menu to “Off”.

• Check the settings for “TV Type”, “4:3 TV Settings for DVD-Video” or “4:3 TV Settings for DVD-

RAM” in the Setup menu.

There is a lot of after-image
when playing video.

• Set “DNR” in the Video menu to “Off”.

When playing DVD-Video
using progressive output, one
part of the picture
momentarily appears to be
doubled up.

• Set “Progressive” in the Video menu to “Off”. This problem is caused by the editing method or

material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace output.

There is no apparent change
in picture quality when
adjusted with the Video menu
in the on-screen menus.

• The effect is less perceivable with some types of video.

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Displays

The display is dim.

• Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu.

“12:00A” is flashing on the
unit’s display.

• Set the clock.

Compared to the actual
recorded time, less remaining
time is displayed.

• The displayed recording/play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames

(equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time
displayed and the actual elapsed time (e.g., actual one-hour elapsed time may display as
approximately 59 minutes 56 seconds). This does not affect the recording.

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The time recorded on the disc
and the available time shown
do not add up.
The play time shown for MP3
does not agree with the actual
time.

• Times shown may disagree with actual times.
• Even if you delete recorded content from DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R, or +R DL, there is no

increase in disc space.

• Available recording space on DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +RW increases only when the

last recorded title is deleted. It does not increase if other titles are deleted.

• Available recording space on DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R and +R DL reduces if you have

repeatedly recorded and edited more than 200 times or so. (For the second layer on
DVD-R DL and +R DL, this happens after about 60 times.)

• While searching, the elapsed time may not display correctly.

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“U88” is displayed and the
disc cannot be ejected.

• The unit is carrying out the recovery process. Do the following to eject the disc.

1 Press [POWER 8] on the main unit to switch the unit to standby.

If the unit doesn’t switch to standby, press and hold [POWER 8] on the main unit for about

10 seconds. The unit is forcibly switched to standby.

2 While the unit is off, press and hold [g] and [CH 1] on the main unit at the same time for

about 5 seconds. Remove the disc.

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