Troubleshooting
Power
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No power is supplied to the unit. | • | The AC power cord is disconnected. | Connect the AC power cord. |
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The Remote does not function. | • | The batteries are discharged. | Replace the dead batteries with new |
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Playback
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The VCR deck cannot be | • The VCR deck is not selected. | Press VCR/DVD on the unit or VCR on | |||
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| the Remote so that the VHS indicator | ||
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The playback picture does not | • | If you are using the RF connection, | If you are using the RF connection, | ||
appear on the TV screen. |
| – the TV receiver’s channel selector is not set | – set the TV receiver to the VCR | ||
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| to the VCR channel. | channel. | ||
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| – the unit’s VCR channel has not been | – perform “Set the VCR channel.” | ||
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| correctly set. | (☞ pg. 9) | ||
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| connection, the TV receiver is not set to the AV | If you are using the AV or Component | ||
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| mode. | Video* connection, set the TV to its AV | ||
| * (DVD deck only) | mode. | |||
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| * (DVD deck only) | ||
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The button do not work. | • | The operation is prohibited on the placed disc. |
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The DVD deck cannot be | • The DVD deck is not selected. | Press VCR/DVD on the unit or DVD on | |||
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| the Remote so that the DVD indicator | ||
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“ ” appears on the TV screen. | • | The operation is prohibited on the placed disc. |
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“REGION CODE ERROR!” appears | • The disc’s region number does not match that | Use the discs whose region number | |||
on the TV screen. |
| of the unit. | includes “ALL” or “1.” | ||
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Recording
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Recording cannot be started. | • | There is no cassette loaded, or the cassette | Insert a cassette, or using adhesive |
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| loaded has had its record safety tab removed. | tape, cover the hole where the tab was |
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TV broadcasts cannot be | • | Set to the desired channel. | |
recorded. |
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Timer recording does not work. | • The clock and/or the timer have been set | ||
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| • | The timer is not engaged. | Press TIMER and confi rm that “ ” is |
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Timer programing is not possible. | • Timer recording is in progress. | Timer programing cannot be performed | |
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| while a timer recording is in progress. |
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| Wait until it fi nishes. |
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ATTENTION
This unit contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases, switch the unit off and unplug the AC power cord. Then plug it in again and turn the unit on. Take out the cassette. After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.
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