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If your product malfunctions, go through the check points below before contacting a Samsung authorized ser-
vice center,
Problem Explanation/Solution
• Check whether the power cord is securely plugged into the power outlet.
• Did you press the power button of your DVD Recorder & VCR.
• The DVD Recorder & VCR requires some time to initialize after it is turned on.
• Check whether the power cord is securely plugged into the power outlet.
• Did you set the DVD Recorder & VCR channel settings correctly?
• Check the free space on your DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R disc.
• Check the antenna cable is connected.
• Check the recording time, end time and current time settings again.
• Recording will be cancelled if the power is interrupted due to a power
failure or other reason during recording.
• Check whether the disc is formatted. This product can record on
formatted discs only. (See page 78.)
• Check whether your DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R disc has a sufficient free space.
• Recording is available on DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs only.
• If a program is copy protected, you cannot record it.
• Press the √ and √√I buttons of your DVD Recorder & VCR at the same time when the
power is on, and then press the POWER OFF/ON button. All settings including password
will revert to factory settings. Do not use it if not absolutely required.
(Note that this function is available only when there is no disc inserted.)
• Check whether the disc is inserted correctly with the label facing up.
• Check the regional code of your DVD disc.
• This DVD Recorder & VCR cannot playback some types of disc. (See page 5.)
• Are you watching a program in slow or skip mode?
If you are playing a program at a speed other than normal speed, sound
is not output.
• Check the connections and initial settings.
• Check whether the disc is damaged.
Clean up the disc, if necessary.
• Check whether the disc is inserted correctly with the label facing up.
The input is displayed
for a while when the
power turns on.
Cannot record TV
programs.
Timer recording does
not work properly.
Cannot record.
I pressed the REC
button but there is
no response.
I forget the password
for parental lock.
Cannot playback the
disc.
No sound.
No power.
Troubleshooting
(DVD-VIDEO/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R)
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