Radio Shack 66 owner manual Additional Information, Troubleshooting

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your VCR, look in this chart for the problem description and its solution. If your VCR still does not work properly, contact your local RadioShack store.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE SOLUTION
No power.	The power cord is not connected. Plug the power cord into an AC
	outlet.
Timer recording did not work,	The power is on. Turn off the power.
or a broadcast was recorded
at the wrong time.
	The timer is not set or is set incorrectly. Check the timer settings.
VCR Plus+ recording did not	The power is on. Turn off the power.
work, or a broadcast was re-
corded at the wrong time or
on the wrong channel.
	VCR Plus+ is not set or is set incorrectly. Check the VCR Plus+
	settings.
	The guide channels are not set correctly. Check the guide channel
	settings.
Cannot record.	The erase-protection tab is missing. Place a piece of tape over the
	tab hole.
Picture is poor on playback.	The TV is not set to the proper channel. Set the TV to the same
	channel as 3-CH-4on the back of the VCR.
	The TV’s fine tuning is not set correctly. Fine tune your TV.
	Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections.
The playback picture is dis-	The video heads are dirty. See “Cleaning the Video Heads” on
torted.	Page 51.
	The VCR might not have adjusted tracking correctly. You might
	need to manually adjust tracking (see “Tracking” on Page 30).
No picture on playback.	The TV is not set to the proper channel. Set the TV to the same
	channel as 3-CH-4on the back of the VCR., or to its audio/video in-
	put if you connected it to the VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks.
	Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections.
Remote control buttons do	Something is blocking the path from the remote control to the
not work when the power is	VCR.
on and a cassette is loaded.

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