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Before suspecting a fault (VCR)
Symptom
Checks
• “Power On” does not work. | ➤ | Please check whether the power plug is inserted in an electric outlet. |
• It does not work even in “Power On”. | ➤ | Please check whether a videotape is inserted in. |
| ➤ Try to insert the plug again. | |
• A videotape is not inputted in. | ➤ | Please check whether a power plug is inserted in an electric outlet. |
| ➤ Please check whether a videotape is in. | |
| ➤ Please check whether a videotape is inserted in a right direction (If | |
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| the machine won’t allow you to insert a tape, the side of transparent |
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| window should be on the upside) |
| ➤ Have you inputted a videotape again just after the tape was ejected? | |
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| Please try it again after fully ejecting it. |
| ➤ It may not be in squarely. For correct operation you must insert the tape smoothly. | |
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• On inputting a videotape, the tape is | ➤ | That’s why a safe mode to protect a videotape is operated |
| automatically. Please pull out the tape and input it again. | |
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• A videotape is not ejected. | ➤ | In case the product is not used for a long time, a videotape may not be |
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| ejected because the film inside may be stretched. In this case, please pull |
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| out a power plug for about 10mins and then press the “EJECT” button. |
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• A channel on video and a play screen | ➤ | Please check your antenna’s connection. |
does not appear. | ➤ | TV channel should be stored on video channel. |
| ➤ | Please check your antenna’s signal whether it may be weak. If it is weak, |
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| please use an (RF) radio frequency amplifier connected with the device. |
| ➤ Press “TV/VCR” and then ensure “VCR” is displayed on the display panel. | |
• Noise (screen noise) appears on | ➤ | Check if VCR, was it turned on? |
screen. | ➤ | While in recording a program, do you watch another channel? |
| ➤ Select TV by pressing [TV/VCR] button on remote control. | |
• Noise appears on screen after | ➤ | While in playing a videotape, there may be some noise or blot in the |
recording. |
| part of the beginning of a videotape or resuming “PAUSE”. This is |
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| not a fault. |
• During playback, noise appears. | ➤ | Please press “TRACKING” for better screen. Videotape may be |
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| poor. Try to change it to another one. |
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• Sound and picture are poor. | ➤ | Please use a |
• Sound comes out but picture does not |
| contaminated. |
appear. |
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• Pictureisirregularandstripesappears. |
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• "Picture Error" message is displayed |
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on the screen. |
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• While recording and playing, the top | ➤ Since VCR Play signals are not stable like a TV signals, screen may | |
| be unstable or curved while playing. This normally occurs on older | |
of screen waves. |
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| TV’s which may have a specific channel for VCR playback. | |
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• The picture is not clear. | ➤ If videotape is the one recorded by other products or old one, stripe | |
| may appear on the screen. | |
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| ➤ Try to adjust the picture by | |
| ➤ Try to use a | |
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• A picture at pause is trembling or | ➤ | Try to use a |
slow screen is not clear. | ➤ | Try to adjust the screen by |
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