Sharp DV-RW550U Operation Manual - Page 100

Others Troubleshooting (cont'd) Symptom The disc tray does not open when you press OPEN/CLOSE A. D V "Repairing" appears on the display. D Repairing Picture noise appears. V C The tape does not play. R Recording does not start immediately after you press REC/OTR. The remote control does not function. The motor rotates even when playback / recording is stopped. Remedy • It may take a few seconds for the disc tray to open after you have recorded or edited a disc.This is because the unit is adding disc data to the disc. • If there is a power failure or unplugging during recording, finalizing, formatting or editing, a Repairing process will begin automatically soon after turning the unit on again. It may take several minutes up to about four hours. • Head cleaning for VCR may be necessary. Refer to "AUTO HEAD CLEANING" (page 5). • Adjust tracking control for better picture by pressing CHANNEL K / L on this unit or CH K / L while you are playing a videotape. • No videotape is inserted. • Make sure the videotape has a record tab when you record to a videotape. If needed, cover the hole with cellophane tape. • Check if a videotape is in this unit. • The motor may rotate for the duration of approximately 5 minutes for efficient operation.This is not a malfunction. Error message Disc Error --- Please eject the disc. --Playback feature may not be available on this Disc. Region Error --- Please eject the disc. --Playback is not authorized in your region. Parental Lock On --- Please eject the disc. --The current selected parental level prohibits playback. Recording Error This program is not allowed to be recorded. Recording Error This program is not recordable in Video mode. Recording Error Can not record on this disc. Recording Error This program is not allowed to be recorded on this disc. Recording Error This disc is protected and not recordable. Recording Error Disc is full. (No area for new recording) 100 Cause Unplayable disc is inserted in the unit. The disc is upside down. Solution Insert the standardized disc which bears the marks on page 46. Insert the disc with the labeled side facing up. The region of the DVD-Video Insert the DVD-Video disc with disc does not match the ones on the region code 1 or ALL. unit. The current selected parental level in the setting menu prohibits playback. Check the "Parental Lock" setting (pages 93-94). The recording function encountered You cannot record copy prohibited a copy prohibited program. programs. You are trying to record a copyonce program on the DVD-RW disc in Video mode. You are trying to record on the disc which is unrecordable, or the disc status is unable to record. The disc is dirty. The disc is damaged. You are trying to record a copyonce program on the DVD-RW disc which is not compatible with CPRM. You are trying to record on the protected disc. Set "DVD-RW Recording Format" to "VR mode" (page 28). Insert a recordable disc, and ensure the disc status satisfies the recording requirements (pages 26-27). Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Replace the disc. Insert a ver.1.1 or 1.2 CPRM compatible DVD-RW disc. Cancel the disc protect setting in the Disc setting menu (page 41). You are trying to record on the disc with no recording space left. Insert the recordable disc with enough recording space.