20 Most Recent Philips DVDR70 DVD Recorder Questions & Answers

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THere may be a weak loading belt, the CD door cannot quite complete the cycle to close, so there for it ejects the disc.

From the Sky box, plug one SCART lead to your recorder and plug another to your TV. Then plug a SCART from the TV to the recorder.You can then select the SCART connector for the sky box to record programs.This will work after the digital switchover. The switchover is only for 'normal' tv signals from your tv aerial

You might need a source picture from a camera or off the tv so that the DVD has some sync pulses to actually record the sound. Some won't do anything without any pictures.

You need to unlock the player before it will play discs from other regions. UK has region 2 discs while the US has region 1.Search on Google for your DVD model and unlock code.Dial in the code using your remote and you should then be able to play any region discs from around the world.

Plug your recorder into the SCART connection labelled VCR and plug that into a SCART connector on your recorder.To record from the Sky box, change the input channel to the SCART connector that the Sky box is plugged into and record away!

You might need to finalise the disc first before it will play elsewhere.

Is the camera switched on when you are switching to CAM1?Some units won;t switch to an input if there isn't anything going through it...

Are the new discs compatible with the recorder? Some discs are DVD R+ or DVD R- so check that bit and see if that matches what it says the recorder will run.

Has it been knocked about a bit? If this has been dropped or hit by something, the laser might be off alignment. Usually the only way to fix this is replace the laser. If not, can you check if it has dirt on the laser lens? If you have a DVD lens cleaning disc this could remove any dirt off the lens.

Firstly, is the scart lead plugged in fully? Does it get the sound or nothing? Is the recorder sitched to the correct input? It may be trying to pull a signal from the TV which may not be passing through the picture from the sky box. Also, is the scart lead fully wired? Some only work one way so try spinning it round between the recorder and sky box.

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You need to purchase a digital converter box in order to receive the proper signal, the only exception would be if your antenna is digital ready. I would suggest talking to a tv tech to find out if you need additional changes.