Panasonic DMRE500 DMRE500 User Guide - Page 73
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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 the "Customer Services Directory" on page 80 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to the "Product information" on page 78 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. ≥A sound is heard when the HDD goes into SLEEP mode, or operations are slow to respond in SLEEP mode. Power No power. The unit switches to standby mode. ≥Insert the AC power supply cord securely into a known active AC outlet. ≥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 Í/I] on the main unit to turn the unit on. Page 7, 8 61 - Displays The display is dim. ≥Change "Front Display" in the SETUP menu. 63 "12:00A" is flashing on the ≥Set the clock. 13 unit's display. Compared to the actual ≥The displayed recording/play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames - recorded time, the remaining (equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time time displayed is less. 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. The time recorded on the disc ≥Times shown may disagree with actual times. - and the available time shown ≥When transferring (dubbing) pictures with little motion, by converting to MPEG4 format, they - do not add up. may be transferred (dubbed) within small amount of capacity. The play time shown for MP3 ≥When the disc contains still pictures or MPEG4 data, the available recording time is reduced. - does not agree with the actual ≥More disc space than the actual recording time is used after recording or editing the DVD-R - time. 200 times or more. ≥While searching, the elapsed time may not display correctly. - ≥Even if you erase recorded content from the DVD-R, there is no increase in disc space. - TV screen and video Television reception worsens ≥This can occur because the signals are being divided between the unit and other equipment. - after connecting the unit. It can be solved by using a signal booster, available from audio-visual suppliers. Status messages do not ≥Select "Automatic" in "Status Messages" in the SETUP menu. 63 appear. The blue background does not ≥Select "On" in "Blue Background" in the SETUP menu. 63 appear. The 4:3 aspect ratio picture ≥Use the television to change the aspect. If your television does not have that function, set 39 expands left and right. "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 64 Screen size is wrong. DVD-RAM" in the SETUP menu. There is a lot of after-image ≥Change the settings for "3D NR", and "Integrated DNR" to "0" or turn "MPEG-DNR" off if it is 39 when playing video. on. When playing DVD-Video using ≥Set "Progressive" in the Video menu to "OFF". This problem is caused by the editing method 39 progressive output, one part of or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace output. the picture momentarily appears to be doubled up. There is no apparent change in ≥The effect is less perceivable with some types of video. - picture quality when adjusted with the Video menu in the on- screen menus. The images from this unit do ≥Make sure that the television is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, S-VIDEO OUT 7 not appear on the television. terminal or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals on this unit. ≥Make sure that the television's input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct. - Picture is distorted. ≥The television isn't compatible with progressive signals. Press and hold [∫] and [TIME SLIP] - on the main unit at the same time for about 5 seconds. The setting will change to interlace. The channels keep changing. ≥When the unit is turned off, it uses the IR Blaster to scan the cable TV box channels and - acquire the TV program list data. To watch a cable TV box program (even if not recording) turn the unit back on. Reference RQT7394 73