Optimus 16-421, 16-422 owner manual Additional Information, Troubleshooting Guide

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your Model 29/Model 30, try the suggestions in this troubleshooting chart.

Problem	Possible Cause		Suggestion
No power.	The power cord is not con-	Plug the power cord into an
	nected.	AC outlet.
	POWER not pressed.	Press POWER.
Timer recording does not	• The TV/VCR is still turned	•	Turn off the TV/VCR.
work.	on.
	• The clock is not set cor-	•	Check the clock and reset
	rectly.		it if necessary.
	Tape not inserted or erase-	Insert a tape, or place a piece of
	protection tab missing.	strong tape over the erase-pro-
		tection tab hole (see “Erase
		Protection” on Page 26).
	The program timer is not set	Set the program timer correctly.
	or is set incorrectly.
Cannot record.	The tape’s erase-protection	Place a piece of strong tape
	tab is missing.	over the tab hole (see “Erase
		Protection” on Page 26).
Picture is poor on playback.	The tracking is not properly	Adjust the tracking (see
	adjusted.	“Tracking” on Page 20).
	The video tape might be	Try another tape.
	faulty.
	Video heads are dirty.	The video heads must be
		cleaned (see “Cleaning the
		Video Heads” on Page 35).
Remote control buttons do	The cassette might be	Press STOP/EJECT on the
not work when the power is	jammed.	front of the TV/VCR several
on and a cassette is inserted.		times to release the cassette.
	The remote control’s batteries	Check the remote control’s
	might be weak.	batteries and replace them if
		necessary.
	VCR lock might be on.	Set VCR lock to OFF (see “Us-
		ing VCR Lock” on Page 22.

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