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SUBSIDIARYINFORMATION(cont.)
| TIMER RECORDING |
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| SYMPTOM |
| POSSIBLE CAUSE |
| CORRECTIVE ACTION |
| 1. | Timer recording won’t work. |
| ● The clock and/or the timer have |
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| been set incorrectly. |
| settings. |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. |
| Press ä and confirm that “ä“ is |
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| displayed on the display panel. |
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| 2. | Timer programming is not possible. |
| ● Timer recording is in progress. |
| Timer programming can’t be |
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| performed while a timer recording is |
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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 |
| ● ä has been pressed when there are |
| Check the programmed data and re- |
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| Timer mode is disengaged. |
| no programs in memory, or the timer |
| programme as necessary, then press |
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| record information has been |
| ä 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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| sure you have enough time on the tape |
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| blinking. |
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| to record the entire programme. |
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| 7. | The VIDEO Plus+ system does not |
| ● The recorder’s preset positions have |
| Refer to "Guide Program Number Set" |
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| been set incorrectly. |
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| (☞ pg. 65). |
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| OTHER PROBLEMS |
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| SYMPTOM |
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| CORRECTIVE ACTION |
| 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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| ing. |
| ● 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. 60). |
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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. | Channel settings that were made |
| ● After the manual settings were |
| Perform manual setting again. |
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| manually seem to have changed or |
| made, Auto Channel Set was |
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| disappeared. |
| performed. |
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| 5. | 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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| 6. | The remote control won’t operate |
| ● The remote control brand setting is |
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| the TV or satellite receiver. |
| incorrect. |
| correct brand (☞ pg. 43, 44). |
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