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Anonymous Posted on May 01, 2009

APEX Digital VCR&DVD PLAYER ADV-3800 will not play DVD's.

Actually the Player indicates on the counter that the DVD is playing but I have no on-screen display, not even the DVD Player 'blue screen'. It will play VCR's but ever since I plugged in the Comcast Cable 'On Demand' box I could no longer see or hear DVD's playing. I tried what the user's manual suggested: turn off the player and replug it back in ... I also tried several different DVD's with no change.
I disconnected the Comcast Cable video and audio cords from the Cable Box and TV and placed video and audio cords in the OUT plugins in the back of the APEX Player and into the IN plugins in the back of the TV. Having done that, sometimes the APEX Player plays with no sound or display OR sometimes when I place a DVD in the player; after getting the ''Load'' message on the front of the Player, I get the message ''No Disc''. I've torn everything apart and put it back together but the APEX Player does not respond properly. OR is it the Cable or the plugin cords or my TV or what? I must say, the APEX Users Manual is very hard to discipher. Please help!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous May 02, 2009

    Thanks tviceman, I will try that today.

  • Anonymous May 03, 2009

    VCR works fine. DVD runs but no video - no audio.

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What it so far done, it looks pretty fine. I'd break apart the problem if is posible to do it, i mean maybe you have some other sets around the house or some friend who have them.

  • i'd test the dvd/vcr in a different tv
  • i'd test the tv with a different dvd
i would start over again the installation after this test.

the reason is to know if you can trust in those sets and second maybe with some other try the installation works

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