66RQT9118Troubleshooting GuideGeneral Issues Power PageNo power.The unit does not turn on pressing[^ DVD].Insert the AC mains lead securely into a known active household mainssocket.Linked timer recordings with external equipment is in recording standby (“EXT-L” on the unit’s display blinks when [^ DVD] is pressed). Press [EXT LINK] tocancel the recording standby.••8, 9, 5825The unit switches to standbymode. One of the unit’s safety devices is activated. Press [8] on the main unit toturn the unit on.• −The unit is turned off automatically. If you connected this unit to an “HDAVI Control” compatible TV with an HDMIcable, or connected this unit to a Q Link-compatible TV with a fully wired 21-pin Scart cable, this unit will be automatically set to standby mode when theTV is set to standby mode.• 38General Issues Displays PageThe display is dim. Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu.• 54“0:00” is flashing on the unit’sdisplay.Set the clock.• 12The clock is not correct. Under adverse reception conditions, etc., the automatic time correctionfunction may not work. In this case, “Automatic” is automatically turned to“Off”. If re-setting the Auto Clock Setting does not work, set the time manually.• 12The displayed time of this unit isdifferent from the actual recordingtime or MP3 recording time.Times shown may disagree with actual times.-R -R DL +R +R DL The remaining capacity does not increase even if titlesare deleted.Available space on a DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +RW disc increaseswhen you delete the last title (space may increase slightly when you deleteother titles).If you record or edit about 200 times or more, the remaining capacity of DVD-R, DVD-R DL, +R, and +R DL is reduced and then recording or editing maybe disabled (for the second layer on DVD-R DL and +R DL, this happens afterabout 60 times).The time during searching may not be displayed accurately.•••••−−−−−Compared to the actual recordedtime, the elapsed time displayedis less.(Only when recording in NTSC)The displayed recording/play time is converted from the number of frames at29.97 frames (equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slightdifference between the time displayed and the actual elapsed time (e.g.,actual one-hour elapsed time may display as approximately 59 minutes 56seconds). This does not affect the recording.• −The clock does not display on theunit when switched to standby.Ensure “Power Save” is set to “Off”. 56General Issues Operation PageCannot operate the TV with theunit’s remote control.Change the manufacturer code on the remote control.It may be necessary to set the code on the remote control again afterchanging the batteries.••5765The remote control doesn’t work. The remote control code is wrong. Change to the correct code.The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones.Point the remote control at the remote control sensor on the main unit.Remove obstacles between the remote control and the main unit.Remove dust from the transmission window and the unit’s sensor.Coloured glass may obstruct the signal reception/transmission.Don’t place the signal sensor in direct sunlight or in areas that may be subjectto sun exposure.It may be necessary to set the manufacturer code again after changing thebatteries.The Child Lock function is activated.•••••••••6555−−−−5757The unit is on but cannot beoperated.Some operations may be prohibited by the disc.The unit is warm (“U59” appears on the unit’s display). Wait until “U59”disappears.One of the unit’s safety devices may have been activated.Reset the unit as follows:Press [8] on the main unit to switch to standby mode.If the unit doesn’t switch to standby mode, reset the unit (➔ 65, “To restore theunit if it freezes”).The unit cannot be operated while performing an update. “SW-DL” appears onthe unit’s display while it is updating. Please wait until the “SW-DL” disappears.••••−63−56