JVC HM-DH5U manual Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action

TROUBLESHOOTING EN 79

Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.

POWER

	SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.	The power will not come on.	• The AC power cord is	Connect the AC power cord.
		disconnected.
2.	The clock works, but the VCR’s	• The VCR is in the timer recording	Press [TIMER (j)] to disengage.
	power will not come on.	standby mode with “AUTO TIMER”
		set to “OFF” (A page 66).
3.	The Remote will not function.	• The batteries are weak.	Replace the dead batteries with new ones.

TAPE TRANSPORT

SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. The cassette gets stuck partway	• The cassette was inserted	Make sure the cassette’s window is
during loading, and is ejected.	incorrectly.	facing up, the rear label side is facing
		you and the arrow on the front of the
		cassette is pointing towards the VCR.
		Then insert the cassette.

PLAYBACK

	SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.	The tape is running but the pic-	• The TV receiver is set to the wrong	If you are using the AV, HDMI, DVI,
	ture will not appear.	mode.	Component Video or S-Video
			connection, set the TV to its AV mode.
2.	Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi	• Automatic tracking is engaged.	Disengage auto tracking and adjust
	sound track.		the tracking manually (A page 30).
3.	The playback picture is blurred or	• The video heads may be dirty.	The heads must be cleaned. Use an
	interrupted, even though TV		optional dry cleaning cassette, or
	broadcasts are clear.		consult your JVC dealer.
4.	The picture stops, or the black or	• The video heads may be dirty.	The heads must be cleaned. Use an
	mosaic noise appears when play-		optional dry cleaning cassette, or
	ing back a program recorded in		consult your JVC dealer.
	D-VHS mode.	• The digital program is not recorded	To record in the D-VHS mode, use a
		in D-VHS mode.	D-VHS cassette.
5.	The Hi-Fi sound cannot be heard.	• Audio Monitor setting is incorrect.	Set Audio Monitor to “U L R V” (A page 30).
6.	The [D-VHS] indicator does not	• The program is not recorded in D-	To record the program in D-VHS
	light up when playing back a	VHS mode.	mode, press [D-VHS] so that the [D-
	D-VHS cassette.		VHS] indicator lights up, then
			perform the recording (A page 35).
7.	The mosaic noise appears when	• This occurs when receiving the	This noise already appears in the
	receiving the scenes with fast	program with the low transfer rate.	broadcast station, and this is not a
	action or switching the display.		malfunction of your VCR.
8.	Images cannot be displayed on	• Your TV supports only 480i image	Press [HDMI] on the front panel to
	the TV. And the [q] indicator on	format, but “TV OUTPUT 2” has	turn off the [HDMI] LED, and set “TV
	the front display panel lights up.	been previously set to “ALLto480p”	OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i”
		(A page 65).	(A page 65).
			When the main menu screen does
			not appear even when [MENU] is
			pressed, power off this VCR, press
			and hold [PAUSE (W)] on the front
			panel for more than 5 seconds, then
			power on the VCR again.