LG Electronics RC797T owner manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Correction

Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
Symptom	Cause	Correction
No power.	The power cord is disconnected.	Plug the power cord into the wall out-
		let securely.
Abnormal or no picture.	The TV is not set to receive Recorder	Select the appropriate video input
	signal output.	mode on the TV so the picture from
		the Recorder appears on the TV
		screen.
	The video cable is not connected	Connect the video cable into the jacks
	securely.	securely.
	Unit output setting and TV resolution	Check TV capability.
	capabilities mismatch.	Check mode of connections
		(eg. S-Video, Components etc.).
		Check unit Resolution setting accord-
		ing to TV capability and mode of con-
		nection.
	Wrong connection.	Check the connection.
No sound.	The equipment connected with the	Select the correct input mode of the
	audio cable is not set to receive	audio receiver so you can listen to the
	Recorder signal output.	sound from the Recorder.
	The audio cables are not connected	Connect the audio cable into the jacks
	securely.	securely.
	The power of the equipment connected	Turn on the equipment connected with
	with the audio cable is turned off.	the audio cable.
	The AUDIO options are set to the wrong	Set the AUDIO options to the correct
	position.	position.
	In HDMI mode, audio selection is not	Change AUDIO setup to PCM mode.
	set to PCM.
The playback picture is	The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
poor.	The TV channels are not tuned in properly.	Check tuning, carry out tuning again.
	Tape heads are dirty.	Clean video heads.
	Tape is a rental or was recorded on	Use CH/TRK (v/V) for manual tracking
	another VCR.	adjustment while tape is playing.
Picture from external	The video signal from the external	You cannot connect via the Recorder.
		Connect the component directly to
	component is copy-protected.
input is distorted.
		your TV.
Some channels are	The skipped channels were deleted with	Use the [Channel Edit] option to	REFERENCE
skipped over when	the Channel Edit option.	restore channels. See page 21.
using CH/TRK (+/-).

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