Optimus 109 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, refer to the following troubleshooting chart.

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE		RECOMMENDATION
No power.	The power cord is not connected.	Plug the power cord into an AC
		outlet.
Timer recording does	The program timer is not set or is	Set the program timer correctly.
not work.	set incorrectly.
	The power is on.	Turn off the power.
Cannot record.	The record-protection tab is	Place a piece of strong tape over
	missing.	the tab hole.
	The TV is not set to the proper	Set the TV to channel 3 or 4.
	channel.
Picture is poor on	The TV’s fine tuning is not set	Fine tune your TV.
playback.	correctly.
	Audio/video connections are in-	Recheck all connections.
	correct.
	The video tape might be faulty.	Try another tape.
The playback picture	The tracking is not properly ad-	Adjust the tracking.
is distorted.	justed.
	The video tape might be faulty.	Try another tape.
	The video heads are dirty.	See “Cleaning the Video Heads” on
		Page 44.
No picture on play-	The TV is not set to the proper	Set it to channel 3 or 4.
back.	channel.
	Audio/video connections are in-	Recheck all connections.
	correct.
	Your TV/monitor is set to a mode	Set your TV/monitor to the video
	other than the video mode.	mode.
No buttons work	The cassette might be jammed.	Press		STOP/	EJECT several
when the power is on		times to release the cassette.
and a cassette is in-
	The remote control’s batteries	Replace the batteries with fresh
serted.
	might be weak.	ones.
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