Troubleshooting
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service
center.
Symptoms
• Colored spots (red, blue
and green) appear on the
screen.
• No picture appears and
sound is not heard.
• The unit does not work at
all.
• Remote controller does not
work.
• Cordless headphones do
not work.
• Howling occurs from
the speakers or the
headphones.
• "NO DISC" appears on the
screen.
• CD-R/CD-RW or DVD-R/
DVD-RW cannot be played
back.
• Tracks on the CD-R/
CD-RW or DVD-R/
DVD-RW cannot be
skipped.
• The left and right edges of
the picture are missing on
the screen.
Causes
This is a characteristic of
liquid crystal panels and is
not a malfunction.
The cord is not connected
correctly to the external
component.
Correct input mode is not
selected.
The built-in microcomputer
may have functioned
incorrectly due to noise, etc.
The battery has lost its
charge.
The sensor is exposed to
strong light.
It may be caused by a
camcorder connected to the
monitor.
Disc is inserted upside
down.
CD-R/CD-RW or DVD-R/
DVD-RW is not finalized.
"4:3 PAN SCAN" is
selected when viewing on
a conventional TV (aspect
ratio 4:3).
Remedies
See "Note" on page 6.
Connect the cord correctly.
Select the correct input
mode.
Reset the unit (see page 4).
Install a new battery.
Do not expose the sensor to
strong light.
Camcorder is now in
recording mode. Deactivate
the recording mode.
Insert the disc correctly.
• Insert a finalized CD-
R/CD-RW or DVD-R/
DVD-RW.
• Finalize the CD-R/CD-
RW or DVD-R/DVD-RW
with the component which
you used for recording.
Select "4:3 LETTER BOX."
(See page 29.)
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