Palsonic DVD3632USB Owners Manual - Page 6

Precautions Please read these precautions before operating this unit. Power Cord Protection To avoid any malfunctions of the units, and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please observe the following. Holding the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord to this unit. Do not connect or disconnect the AC power cord when your hands are wet. Keep the AC power cord away from heating appliances. Never put any heavy object on the AC power cord Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in any way Placement Avoid placing the unit in areas of Direct sunlight or heating radiators, or closed automobiles High temperature (over 350C) or high humidity (over 90%) Much dust Vibraton, impact or where the surface is tilted as the internal parts may be seriously damaged Non-use periods When the unit is not being used, turn the unit off When left unused for a long period of time, the unit should be unplugged from the housedhold AC outlet. No fingers or other objects inside Touching internal parts of this unit is dangerous, and may cause serious damage to the unit. Do not attempt to disassemble the unit . Do not put any foreign object on the disc tray. Keep away from water/magnet Keep the unit away from flower vases, fubs, sinks, etc. if liquids are spilled into the unit, serious damage could occur. Never bring magnetic objects such as speakers near to this unit. Stacking Place the unit in a horizontal position, and do not place anything heavy on it . Do not place the unit on amplifiers or other appliances which may become hot. Condensation Moisture may form on the lens in the following conditions: Immediately after a heater has been turned on. In a steamy or very humid room. When the unit is moved from a cold enviroment to a warm one. If moisture forms inside this unit, it may not operate properly. In this case, turn off the power and wait about one hour for the moisture to evaporate. If there is noise interference on the TV while a broadcast is being received Depending on the reception condition of TV, interference may appear on the TV monitor while you are watching a TV broadcast and the unit is left on. This is not a malfunction of th unit or the TV. To watch a TV broadcast, turn off the unit. CAUTION To avoid electric shock, this unit must not be exposed to dripping water or water splash. Minimum distances around the apparatus for sufficient ventilation The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation opening with items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, ect. No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus. The use of apparatus in tropical and/or moderate climates. Before scrapping the appliance, remove the batteries and place them in the appropriate battery collection container . 4 Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this player, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a adjustment on you part may eliminate the problem and restore peoper operation. Symptom(Commom) No power. The player is automatically set to the standby mode. • Play fails to start even when PLAY is pressed. • Play starts but then stops immediately. Remedy Insert the AC power plug securely into the power outlet. The player is automatically ste to standby mode after approx.30 minutes in the Stop mode (auto power-off function).Turn the power on again. • Condensation has formed: wait about 1to2 hours to allow the player to dry out. • This player cannot play a disc other than DVD, Video CD and CD. • The disc may be dirty and may require cheaning. • Ensure that the disc is installed with the label side up. No picture. • No sound. • Distorted sound. • Ensure that the equipment is connected properly. • Ensure that the input setting for the TV is "Video". • Ensure that the equipment is connected properly. • Ensure that the imput setting for the TV and stereo system are correct. • Adjust the master volume using the GUI screen for player information. Picture is distorted during rapid advance or rapid reverse. No rapid advance or rapid reverse play. No 4:3 (16:9) picture. No on-screen display. No operations can be performed with the remote control unit. The picture will be somewhat distorted at times: this is normal. Some discs may have sections which prohibit rapid advance(or rapid reverse.) Choose the correct setup item which matches the TV set used. The "Off" setting is selected: selected "On". • Check the batteries are insalled with the corretct polarities (+and-). • The batteries are exhausted: replace them with mew ones. • Point the remote control unit at the remote control sensor and operate. • Operate the remote conteol unit at a distance of not more than 3-4m from the Remote control sensor. • Remove the obstacles between the remote control unit and remote control sensor No key operation(by the main unit and/or the Remote control unit) is effective. Press POOWER to set the player to the standby mode and then back to ON. Altermatively, press POWER to set the player to the standby mode, disconnect the ower plug and then re-connect it. (The player may not be operating properly due Olightning, static electricity or some other external factor.) Symptom[DVD] Play does not start even when title is selected. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle languge is not The initial settings. Remedy Confirm the setting. If the audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language does not exist on the disc, the Language selected at the initial settings will not be seen/heard. No subtitles. Subtitles appear only with discs which contain them. Subtitles are cheared from the TV monitor, Perform the steps to dis-play The subtitles. Alternative audio soundtrack (or subtitle) Languages fail to be selected. Angle cannot be changed. The password for rating level has been forgotten. Symptom[Video CD] No menu play. An alternative language is not selected with discs which do not contain more Than one language. In the case of some discs, the alternative language cannot be selected by operating the AUDIO or SUBTITLE button. Try selecting it from the DVD menu if one is available. This function is dependent on software availability. Even if a disc have a number of angles may be recorded for specific scenes only. Please contact your local sales dealer. Remedy This function works only for Video CDs with menu playback control. 13