Radio Shack 28 owner manual Additional Information, Troubleshooting Guide

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your Model 28, try the sug- gestions in this troubleshooting chart.

Problem	Possible Cause	Suggestion
No power.	The power cord (AC or DC) is	Plug the AC power cord into
	not connected.	an AC outlet, or plug the DC
		power cord into your vehicle’s
		cigarette lighter.
	POWER not pressed.	Press POWER.
	DC power cord is connected	Disconnect DC power cord
	when you want to use AC	from Model 28.
	power.
	Fuse in DC power cord might	Check fuse and replace if nec-
	be blown.	essary (see “Replacing the
		DC Power Cord’s Fuse” on
		Page 40).
Timer recording does not	The clock is not set correctly.	Check the clock and reset it if
work.		necessary.
	Tape not inserted or erase-	Insert a tape, or place a piece of
	protection tab missing.	strong tape over the erase-pro-
		tection tab hole. See “Erase
		Protection” on Page 28.
	The program timer is not set	Set the program timer correct-
	or is set incorrectly.	ly.
	Model 28 not turned off at	Press POWER to turn off Mod-
	record set start time (TIMER	el 28 (TIMER REC indicator
	REC indicator not on).	should be on).
Cannot record.	The tape’s erase-protection	Place a piece of strong tape
	tab is missing.	over the tab hole. See “Erase
		Protection” on Page 28.
Picture is poor on playback.	The tracking is not properly	Adjust the tracking (see “Ad-
	adjusted.	justing the Tracking Manually”
		on Page 23).
	Video heads are dirty.	The video heads must be
		cleaned (see “Cleaning the
		Video Heads” on Page 41).
	The video tape might be	Try another tape.
	faulty.

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