Palsonic VCR9688 owner manual Others, Symptom Cause Remedy

OTHERS

Check the following list of problems and remedies before calling service personnel. The problem may be one you can solve yourself.

SYMPTOM	CAUSE		REMEDY
No power supply to the VCR.	AC Mains Cord is not connected.	Connect the AC Mains cord to the AC
		outlet.
Power is on but the VCR does	Dew condensation inside the VCR.	Leave the VCR with the AC mains
operate.		cord connected. (It takes aprox-
		mately 2 hours for the VCR to dry out
Poor picture or no picture on TV	TV channel is not set to the video	Set the TV channel to the correct one.
during Playback or recording.	channel.
	The video channel of the TV is not	Fine tune the video channel of the TV
	fine tuned.	set.
Picture shakes No colour	Connections between the TV and	Check these connections and con-
	the VCR are not properly made.	nect them correctly.
Noise in the picture during	The video heads are dirty.	Have the video heads cleaned.
playback.
	The tracking adjustment is bad.	Adjust thetracking using the
		buttons
	The cassette tape is old and/or	Replace with a new one.
	defective.
Noise bars, poor or no colour	This is normal on PAUSE mode
on pause mode.	and is not a fault condition.
The REC button does not	The safety tab of the cassette is	Place a piece of adhesive tape over
operate.	removed	the gap.
	The tape has run out.	Replace with another one with
		sufficient length.
Recording does not complete.	The tape has run out during	Replace with a new one.
	recording.
	More than one programme has	Re-programme the information.
	has preset within the same
	preset
No timer recording.	The programmed data is not correct.	Re-programme data correctly.
	The active channel is not tuned	Select the channel on which the broad-
	with the built-in tuner of VCR.	casting programme is aired.
	The VCR is not ready for timer	Hold down the OPERATE/TIMER
	recording.	button more than 3 seconds to
		illuminate timer indicator.
	Clock indicates inaccurate time.	Set clock to the current time.
No remote control unit	Not operated in the proper	Use the remote control unit within the
operation.	operation range.	operation range.
	An obstacle exists between the	Remove the obstacle.
	remote control unit and the VCR.
	Batteries are exhausted or dead.	Replace them with new ones.
	Battery polarities are incorrect.	Insert batteries correctly.
Correct indication does not		Clear the data stored in the unit’s
appear in the display panel.		memory with the CLEAR button and
		input data again.

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