JVC dr-m10s User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can solve the trouble yourself. Small problems are 
often easily solved, and this can save you the trouble of sending your unit off for repair.
GENERAL
PLAYBACK
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. No power is supplied to the unit.
● The AC power plug is disconnected from 
the mains.
Connect the AC power plug to the mains 
securely. (
2. The channel cannot be changed.
● Recording or Live Memory recording is 
in progress.
Press 9 to pause recording, change the 
channel, then press 4 to resume 
recording.
3. The remote control does not operate 
the unit.
● The setting of the remote control code is 
inappropriate.
Set the same remote control code (1, 2, 3, 
or 4) on both the unit and the remote 
control. (
● The batteries are discharged.
Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
4. Dubbing from the external equipment 
is not possible.
● The setting of the input channel position 
is inappropriate.
Select the input channel position (“F-1”, 
“L-1”, or “L-2”) that corresponds to the 
input terminal connected to the external 
equipment. (
5. The on-screen display superimposed 
on the programme played back/
received on this unit is recorded when 
you dub the programme to an external 
recording equipment.
Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF”. 
(
6. The remote control does not work 
properly.
Remove the batteries, wait for 5 minutes or 
more, then load the butteries again.
● The batteries are discharged.
Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
7. The unit does not operate.
● There are cases when the operation is 
prohibited on the disc.
● Lightning or static electricity may cause 
malfunction of the unit.
Press 1 to turn the power off, then press 
the button again to turn the power on.
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Images do not appear on the TV 
screen.
● The TV is not set to the AV mode.
Set the TV to the AV mode.
● When interlace scanned programme is 
played back, progressive scan mode is 
selected.
Press and hold PROGRESSIVE SCAN until 
 disappears from the front display 
panel.
2. Playback dose not start or stop 
immediately after playback is started by 
pressing 4.
On the front display panel, “NO DISC” 
appears.
● The disc is loaded upside down.
Place the disc on the disc tray with the 
playback surface facing downward. 
(
● A disc not being compatible with the 
unit is loaded.
Load a playable disc on the unit. 
(
● A dirty disc is loaded.
● Defective disc is loaded.
Replace the warped or scratched disc with 
a normal one.
3. Images are blurred or distorted when 
you start High-Speed Search.
Images are blurred or distorted at the point 
where the playback speed changes and 
this is not a malfunction of the unit.
4. Playback does not start.
Playback does not start for approximately 
30 seconds after recording is stopped and 
this is not a malfunction of the unit.
5. Playback does not start when you 
select a title or a chapter.
● The Parental Lock is engaged and the 
disc is rated higher than the set level.
Release the Parental Lock temporarily or 
change the set level. (
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