76 EN | TROUBLESHOOTING |
Before requesting service for a problem, 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 unit off for repair.
POWER
No power is supplied to the unit.
●The mains power cord is disconnected. ]Connect the mains power cord.
The remote control won’t function.
●The batteries are discharged.
]Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
TAPE TRANSPORT (VHS deck)
During recording, the tape does not run. “ 
” lights up on the front display panel.
●The unit is in the Record Pause mode. ]Press 4 to resume recording.
The tape will not rewind or
●The tape is already fully rewound or
PLAYBACK (VHS deck)
The VHS deck can not be operated.
●The VHS deck is not selected.
On the unit
]Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR indicator lights up.
On the remote control
]Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights up.
The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running.
●If you are using the RF connection,
—the TV receiver’s channel selector is not set to the video channel.
—the unit’s video channel has not been correctly set.
]If you are using the RF connection,
—set the TV receiver to the video channel.
—perform “Video Channel Set” ( pg. 73).
●If you are using the AV connection, the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode.
]If you are using the AV connection, set the TV to its AV mode.
Noise appears during visual search.
●This is normal.
Noise appears during normal playback.
●The automatic tracking mode is engaged. ]Try manual tracking. ( pg. 20)
The playback picture is blurred or interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear or “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” message appears on the screen.
●The video heads may be dirty.
]Use a dry cleaning cassette
Breaks are noticeable in
●The automatic tracking mode is engaged. ]Try manual tracking. ( pg. 20)
PLAYBACK (DVD deck)
The button does not work.
●The operation is prohibited on the placed disc.
The DVD deck can not be operated.
●The DVD deck is not selected.
On the unit
]Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the DVD indicator lights up.
On the remote control
]Press DVD so that the DVD indicator lights up.
“
” appears on the TV screen.
●The operation is prohibited on the placed disc.
“REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the TV screen.
●The disc’s region number does not match that of the unit.
]Use the discs whose region number includes “ALL” or “2”. ( pg. 4)
The disc cannot be played back.
●The disc’s region number does not match that of the unit.
]Use the discs whose region number includes “ALL” or “2”. ( pg. 4)
●This type of disc cannot be played back.
]See “Unplayable Discs” ( pg. 4).
●The disc is not placed properly.
]Remove the disc, then place the disc properly in the disc tray. ( pg. 5, “Placing a Disc”)
●The Parental Lock is engaged, and the placed disc is rated higher than the set level.
]Release the Parental Lock temporarily ( pg. 45), or change the set level ( pg. 45).
The language is not played back as you set.
●The disc does not contain the language you set.