Before Calling for Service
When you find any problem with this VCR, first check the following. If you still cannot solve the problem, stop using the VCR, unplug it from an outlet and contact your dealer.
SymptomRemedy
Installation
No power supplied to VCR.
•Has the power cord been disconnected from the outlet?
•Is the Lock or Lock All indicator (
/
) illuminated?
Press LOCK button on the front panel several times to unlock the VCR.
•Is the Timer Recording indicator (
) illuminated?
Press TIMER REC button on the front panel to cancel the timer recording.
The VCR POWER is ON but the VCR does not operate.
•Is the Lock or Lock All indicator (
/
) illuminated?
Press LOCK button on the front panel several times to unlock the VCR.
•Safety devices in are operation.
Press RESET button on the rear panel using a pointed instrument. And then turn the power on again.
No picture is obtained on the MONITOR screen.
•Is the monitor or the camera connected correctly?
Check the connection.
•Is the connecting cable properly connected, or is the cable defective?
Check the connection and also check the snapping of a wire in the cable.
The picture is not clear on the monitor.
•Is the camera focused?
See the user’s manual for your camera and focus the camera correctly.
Function/operation
No operation when any tape operation | • | Is the Lock or Lock All indicator ( | / | ) illuminated? |
button is pressed. |
| Press LOCK button on the front panel several times to unlock the VCR. | ||
| • | Is a cassette inserted? |
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The present time is not correct even if |
| Make sure the power cord is connected to the outlet for approximately 40 or | ||
using the VCR everyday. |
| more hours per week when using it everyday. | ||
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The power cord has been disconnected |
| Make sure the power cord is connected to the outlet for approximately 40 or | ||
for less than 31 days but the present |
| more hours per week when using it everyday. | ||
time has been reset. | • | The reserved contents may be erased even within 31 days depending on the | ||
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| charging time of the power failure compensation circuit. | ||
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| Set the present time setting again. |
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A tape cannot be loaded.
•Is the Lock All indicator (
) illuminated?
Press LOCK button on the front panel once to unlock the VCR.
Recording
Recording does not work by pressing the REC button.
•Is the Lock All indicator (
) illuminated?
Press LOCK button on the front panel once to unlock the VCR.
•Has the cassette’s erasure prevention tab been broken off?
Load the cassette with its erasure prevention tab intact.
•Has the tape run out?
Rewind the tape or load a new tape.
Recording cannot be stopped by pressing the STOP button.
•Is the Lock or Lock All indicator (
/
) illuminated?
Press LOCK button on the front panel several times to unlock the VCR.
•Is the VCR in timer recording mode (Timer recording indicator (
) is illuminating)?
Press TIMER REC button once.
Repeat recording does not work.
•Is the Repeat indicator (
) illuminated?
Set TAPE END in the FIRST TIME SET UP menu to REPEAT or
ALARM•PROT.
When TAPE END in the FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to ALARM•PROT, repeat recording does not work using a tape with an alarm recording.
When a tape reaches its end during the emergency recording (recording started while the VCR is stopped or the VCR power is off), the VCR rewinds the tape and stops (recording does not start again) even though TAPE END in the FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to REPEAT.
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