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4. Camcorder recording is not | ● The camcorder has not been | Confirm that the camcorder is |
possible. | properly connected. | properly connected. |
| ● The input mode is not correct. | Set the input mode to “AU”. |
| TIMER RECORDING |
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| 1. | Timer recording won’t work. |
| ● The clock and/or the timer have |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. | Press TIMER and confirm that “ä“ is |
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| ● Timer recording is in progress. | Timer programming can’t be |
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| in progress. Wait until it finishes. |
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| 3. | “ä“ and “]“ on the display |
| ● The timer is engaged but there’s no | Load a cassette with the Record |
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| panel won’t stop blinking. |
| cassette loaded. | Safety tab intact, or cover the hole |
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| using adhesive tape. |
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| 4. | The cassette is automatically |
| ● The loaded cassette has had its | Remove the cassette and cover the |
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| ejected, and “ä“ and “]“ on the |
| Record Safety tab removed. | hole with adhesive tape, or insert a |
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| display panel won’t stop blinking. |
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| cassette with the Record Safety tab |
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| intact. |
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| 5. | “ä“ blinks for 10 seconds and the |
| ● TIMER has been pressed when there | Check the programmed data and re- |
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| Timer mode is disengaged. |
| are no programs in memory, or the | program as necessary, then press |
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| timer record information has been | TIMER again. |
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| programmed incorrectly. |
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| 6. | The cassette is automatically |
| ● The end of the tape was reached | The programme may not have been |
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| ejected, the power shuts off and |
| during timer recording. | recorded in its entirety. Next time make |
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| “ä“ and “]“ won’t stop |
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| blinking. |
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| to record the entire programme. |
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| 7. | Video Plus+ does not |
| ● The recorder’s preset positions have | Refer to "Guide Program Number Set" |
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| 1. | Whistling or howling is heard from |
| ● The camcorder’s microphone is too | Position the camcorder so its |
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| the TV during camcorder record- |
| close to the TV. | microphone is away from the TV. |
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| ● The TV’s volume is too high. | Turn the TV’s volume down. |
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| 2. | When scanning channels, some of |
| ● Those channels have been desig- | If you need the skipped channels, |
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| them are skipped over. |
| nated to be skipped. | restore them (☞ pg. 40). |
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| 3. | The preset cannot be changed. |
| ● Recording is in progress. | Press PAUSE to pause the recording, |
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| change presets, then press PLAY to |
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| resume recording. |
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| 4. | The remote control won’t operate |
| ● The TV/SAT./VCR switch is in the | Set the switch to the correct position. |
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| my TV or satellite receiver. |
| wrong position. |
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| 5. | Channel settings that were made |
| ● After the manual settings were | Perform manual setting again. |
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| 6. | No channels are stored in the |
| ● The TV aerial cable was not | Connect the TV aerial cable to the |
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| recorder's memory. |
| connected to the recorder when | recorder properly and turn off the |
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| Auto Set Up was performed. | recorder power once, then turn the |
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| recorder power back on again. The |
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| recorder will try Auto Set Up again |
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| (☞ pg. 8). |
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