DVD

[thugulike]

I'm having problems getting my Toshiba DVD to work. It's almost new and has worked but when I switch it on I get a large black X on the screen and sometimes it scrolls. No sound or picture. I think I'm putting it on the wrong setting. Surely it should just start when I put a disc in? Can anyone help please?

[AlBags]

Is it DVD or CD?
What type/region disc is it you are playing?
That sounds like generated by the player. How is it connected to TV? Scart or HDMI?

[thugulike]

Albags it is a recordable DVD. Attached to the TV, I think ,via scart. We also have Sky+ connected.

[AlBags]

What's it doing with shop DVD .. and a standard recorded DVD-/+R?
My bet is it will not suppot that media or type of media.

[Hopkirk]

I have no idea, but I would unplug it for a while, then power bit up again.

I would also unplug the scart lead and push it back in again firmly, at both ends of the lead.

This may have no effect, but definitely cures some ills.

[thugulike]

Albags I am trying to use a shop bought DVD. The large black cross on the screen looks as though I need to change the horizontal and vertical holds. Obviously not possible with new technology. I bought the machine from John Lewis and they don't repair anything where I live, they just replace. This machine has the same problem as the last one. Can't just go on having them replaced.

[Dodger666]

On some TVs you have to manually select the input source.

On my old TV when I switched on my DVD player of Sky box the TV would automatically switch to that input. On my new Samsung TV I have to manually select the source. Check your TV user instructions. You may have a AV/TV button to press repeatedly to select input source.