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| TIMER RECORDING |
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| 1. | Timer recording won’t work. | ● The clock and/or the timer have | Check or |
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| been set incorrectly. | settings to ensure correctness. |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. | Press TIMER and check to make sure |
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| that the Timer indicator on the front |
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| panel lights. |
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| ● The VCR has not been set up properly. |
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| 2. | ● Timer recording is in progress. | Timer programming can’t be performed |
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| won’t work. |
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| when timer recording is in progress. |
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| Wait until it finishes. |
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| 3. | The Timer indicator on the front of | ● The timer is engaged but there’s no | Load a cassette with the record safety |
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| the VCR won’t stop blinking. | cassette loaded. | tab intact, or with the hole covered |
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| with adhesive tape. |
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| 4. | The cassette is automatically | ● The loaded cassette has had its | Remove the cassette and cover its |
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| ejected, and the Timer indicator on | record safety tab removed. | hole with adhesive tape, or replace it |
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| blinking. |
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| tab is intact. |
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| 5. | The Timer indicator on the front of | ● TIMER has been pressed when there | Check the programmed data and re- |
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| the VCR blinks for 10 seconds and | are no programs in memory, or the | program as necessary, then press |
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| the timer mode is disengaged. | timer record program information | TIMER again. |
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| 6. | The cassette is automatically | ● The end of tape was reached during | The program may not have been |
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| ejected, the power shuts off and the | timer recording. | recorded in its entirety. Next time |
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| the tape to record the entire program. |
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| OTHER PROBLEMS |
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| 1. | When scanning channels, some of | ● Those channels have been preset to | If you need the skipped channels, |
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| 2. | The channel can’t be changed. | ● Recording is in progress. | Press PAUSE to pause the recording, |
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ATTENTION:
This recorder contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases, switch the power off and unplug the power cord. Then plug it in again and switch power on. Take out the cassette. After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.