DVD player or Dolby Receiver problem? Trying to diagnose and need input >>

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I'm running a Samsung 511 DVD player (replacement for the 709) with a Sherwood Newcastle R-925 dolby receiver. (The DVD player has no decoder... but the receiver does.) I'm experiencing dark banding on the TV screen which leaves only about a 2" horizontal area that is somewhat recognizable as a picture. This along with a chirping / clicking noise of about 250 cycles per minute or so. I find the receiver works just fine in all modes except DVD regardless of surround mode used.
Not having spare components to try, I'm not sure if the DVD player's engine is biting the dust or if I have a dolby digital decoding issue within the receiver. These are my first DVD related components so I have no experience with symptoms that might obviously correlate to the offending circuitry.
If anyone has either a clue as to what has gone south or has experienced a similar problem, I'd sure appreciate a post here.
Bob

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Topic - DVD player or Dolby Receiver problem? Trying to diagnose and need input >> - Bob (SD) 01:00:04 08/09/02 (3)

Some additional details >> - Bob (SD) 01:36:29 08/09/02 (2)

Re: Some additional details >> - Bob Samuelson 07:26:13 08/09/02 (1)

Also... - Bob Samuelson 07:42:31 08/09/02 (0)

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