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subsidiary information
SYMPTOM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | CORRECTIVE ACTION |
RECORDING
1.Recording cannot be started.
2.TV broadcasts cannot be recorded.
3.
4.Camcorder recording is not possible.
•There is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed.
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•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 units’ power switches are turned on.
Set the input mode to
Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected.
Set the input mode to
TIMER RECORDING
1.Timer recording won’t work.
2.Timer programming is not possible.
•The clock and/or the timer have been set incorrectly.
•The timer is not engaged.
•Timer recording is in progress.
Press cand confirm that cis displayed on the display panel.
Timer programming can’t be performed while a timer recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes.
3.cand ton the display panel won’t stop blinking.
•The timer is engaged but there’s no cassette loaded.
•The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed.
Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact, or cover the hole using adhesive tape.
Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact.
4.cblinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged.
•chas been pressed when there are no programs in memory, or the timer record information has been pro- grammed incorrectly.
Check the programmed data and
5.The power shuts off and cand twon’t stop blinking.
•The end of the tape was reached during timer recording.
The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety. Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire programme.
6.The VIDEO Plus+ system does not timer record properly.
•The VCR’s preset positions have been set incorrectly.
Refer to Guide Program Numbers (☞ pg. 67) and