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| TIMER RECORDING |
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| 1. | Timer recording won’t work. |
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| ● The clock and/or the timer have | Set the clock and/or timer correctly. |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. | Press TIMER and check to make sure |
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| ● The VCR has not been set up properly. |
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| Make sure you have compensated for |
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| Guide Channel and VCR or cable |
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| 2. |
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| ● Timer recording is in progress. | Timer programming can’t be performed |
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| when timer recording is in progress. |
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| 3. | TIMER and ] on the front |
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| ● The timer is engaged but there’s no | Load a cassette with the record safety |
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| display panel won’t stop blinking. |
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| cassette loaded. | tab intact, or with the hole covered |
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| 4. | The cassette is automatically |
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| ● The loaded cassette has had its | Remove the cassette and cover its |
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| ejected, and TIMER and ] on the |
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| record safety tab removed. | hole with adhesive tape, or replace it |
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| 5. | TIMER blinks for 10 seconds and |
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| ● TIMER has been pressed when there | Check the programmed data and re- |
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| the timer mode is disengaged. |
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| are no programs in memory, or the | program as necessary, then press |
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| timer record program information | TIMER again. |
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| 6. | The cassette is automatically |
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| ● The end of tape was reached during | The program may not have been |
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| ejected, the power shuts off and |
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| timer recording. | recorded in its entirety. Next time |
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| blinking. |
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| 7. | Cable channels are not automatically |
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| ● The Controller is not properly | Connect the Controller correctly |
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| switched during timer recording. |
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| connected to the VCR. | (☞ pg. 15). |
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| ● The output channel selected in the | After confirming your cable box’s |
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| Cable Box Output screen is incorrect. | output channel number, |
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| Cable Box Output screen and select |
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| the correct number (☞ pg. 16). |
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| ● The cable box’s power is off. | Make sure the power is on before |
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| cally switched during timer |
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| connected to the VCR. | (☞ pg. 20). |
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| recording. |
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| ● The output channel selected in the | After confirming your DBS receiver’s |
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| DBS Receiver Output screen is | output channel number, |
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| incorrect. | DBS Receiver Output screen and |
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| select the correct number (☞ pg. 21). |
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| ● The DBS receiver’s power is off. | Make sure the power is on before |
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| 9. | Timer recording begins as sched- |
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| ● Even though you don't use an | Set "CABLE BOX OUTPUT" to "OFF" |
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| external Cable Box, "CABLE BOX | (☞ pg. 16). |
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| 10.We moved, and now VCR Plus+ |
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| are received on different channels than | procedure (☞ pg. 18). |
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