References
| Trouble | Here's what to try: | |
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| Time counter not working | ¥ The time counter does not advance during unrecorded portions of tape. | |
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| When an unrecorded segment of tape is encountered, the time counter will | |
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| hold its count until recorded material is detected again. | |
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| ¥ A minus (Ð) will appear in front of the time if you rewind the tape farther | |
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| back than a counter reading of 0:00:00. | |
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| Will not record or play | ¥ No cassette in VCR. | |
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| ¥ Eject and | |
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| ¥ Broken tape Ñ try another cassette. | |
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| Streaks in picture during normal playback | ¥ Some snow/streaks are normal during search, frame advance, | |
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| Will not record | ¥ VCR is in pause mode. Press PAUSE. | |
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| ¥ Safety tab removed from cassette. | |
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| ¥ Make sure the line indicators (L1 and L2) are turned off in VCRÕs display | |
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| panel for normal recording from the VCRÕs tuner. Press INPUT to turn off | |
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| the line indicator. | |
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| Rewind does not operate | ¥ Tape already rewound. | |
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| Timer recording not made | ¥ Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times). | |
| or wrong program recorded | ¥ Power interruption. Clock area in display panel will show - | |
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| ¥ Check to see if time and date are correct Ñ including AM/PM. | |
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| ¥ Program exceeded tapeÕs length or tape was not rewound beforehand. | |
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| ¥ VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start. | |
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| ¥ No tape in VCR or cassetteÕs safety tab broken off. | |
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| ¥ Cable box not turned on at time recording was to begin. | |
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| VCR makes noise when stopped | ¥ VCR is removing tape from heads. This is normal. The head cylinder inside | |
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| the VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in | |
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| the stop mode. | |
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| Will not auto search active | ¥ Check antenna connections. | |
| channels correctly | ¥ Check Signal Type: CABLE/ANTENNA feature. See page 10. | |
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| Cannot select channels over 69 | ¥ Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if Signal Type: | |
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| CABLE/ANTENNA feature is set to CABLE. Details are on page 10. | |
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| Stereo or SAP sound not recorded | ¥ Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to STEREO to record | |
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| broadcast stereo. See page 30. | |
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| ¥ Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature must be set to SAP to record SAP. | |
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| See page 30. | |
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| ¥ STEREO or SAP indicator not on. Station not broadcasting stereo or SAP. | |
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| No stereo sound during playback | ¥ Tape Playback: | |
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| sound during playback. See page 19. | |
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| Stereo audio too noisy | ¥ Stereo signal is weak. Set Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature to | |
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| MONO. | |
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