Philips HDR3500 - Troubleshooting (continued); DVD Disc Compatibility and Reception Interference; UNKNOWN DISC Message and Copying Issues; Scheduled Recording and New Recording Failures

English
68
Problem (Playback/Recording) Solution
Troubleshooting (continued)
A DVD±R/±RW recorded
on this DVD recorder does
not play on a DVD player.
There is picture or sound
interference with the TV
reception.
The message
‘UNKNOWN DISC’
appears.
Picture is fuzzy and
brightness varies when
copying DVD Video discs
or pre-recorded video
cassettes.
Recordings are not
occurring as scheduled.
New recordings cannot be
made.
– If a recording is too short, it is possible that a DVD player
cannot detect it. Please observe the minimum recording
times for each recording mode : {HQ} – 5 mins, {SP} – 10
mins, {LP} - 15 mins, {EP} – 20 mins, {SLP} – 30 mins.
– You have to  nalise the DVD±R. Read the chapter “Setup
Menu Options - { Disc } settings - { Finalise }”.
– Have your antenna or cable TV signal checked.
– Fine-tune your TV channel. Read the chapter “Setup
Menu Options – { Tuner } Settings”.
– This message may appear if you insert a disc that may
have encountered one of the following:
– Error during recording: The title may be missing.
– Error while changing the title/index picture: The
original title/index picture may be visible.
– Error while  nalising or the disc has not been  nalised.
– This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video cassettes
that is copy-protected. Even though the picture on the TV
is  ne, but the recording on the recordable DVD disc is
faulty. This interference is unavoidable with copy-
protected DVDs or video cassettes.
– The recordable DVD disc has a limited recording lifetime,
please change a new disc for recording.
– The TV channel you want to record is not stored or you
have selected the wrong programme number. Check the
TV channels stored.
– You have to reset the timer recording after adjusting the
clock setting.
– In the timer recording list, one of the following messages
may appear under the { Status } column:
{ Overlap } The timer recording coincides with another
timer recording.
{ Failed } A power failure may have occurred at the
time of the scheduled recording.
{ Overdue } You have to reset the timer recording after
adjusting the clock setting.
{ To HDD } The scheduled recording was recorded to the
hard disk. The recordable DVD disc may be
damaged or it may not have suf cient space
for recording.
HDR3500_05_eng_30381.indd 68HDR3500_05_eng_30381.indd 68 2008-02-27 10:51:47 AM2008-02-27 10:51:47 AM