Recording

subsidiary information

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1.Recording cannot be started.

2.TV broadcasts cannot be recorded.

3.Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.

4.Camcorder recording is not possible.

¥There is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed.

¥The source (another VCR, camcorder) has not been properly connected.

¥All necessary power switches have not been turned on.

¥The input mode is not correct.

¥The camcorder has not been properly connected.

¥The input mode is not correct.

Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, cover the hole where the tab was removed.

Set to the desired preset.

Confirm that the source is prop- erly connected.

Confirm that all unitsÕ power switches are turned on.

Set the input mode to AV1.

Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected.

Set the input mode to AV1.

1. Timer recording wonÕt work. ¥ The clock and/or the timer have been set incorrectly. ¥ The timer is not engaged.

¥ The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.

Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings.

Press oand confirm that the timer indicator is displayed on the display panel.

Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.

2.The timer indicator blinks on the display panel.

3.Timer programming is not possible.

¥The timer is engaged but thereÕs no cassette loaded.

¥Timer recording is in progress.

Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact.

Timer programming canÕt be performed while a timer recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes.

4.The VCR stops timer recording, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode automatically.

5.The VIDEO Plus+ system does not timer record properly.

¥	The end of the tape was	The programme may not have
	reached during timer recording.	been recorded in its entirety. Next
		time make sure you have enough
		time on the tape to record the
		entire programme.
¥	The VCRÕs preset positions	Set the preset position manually.
	have been set incorrectly.	That preset position is registered
		to the VCR. Then re-perform the
		procedure.