References
Trouble Checks
Sometimes problems can be easily solved by checking a few basic things.
Check below before you call for help or take your TV/VCR to an Authorized
RCA VCR Servicenter.
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| No power | • Plug TV/VCR into an operating outlet. |
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| • Check connections. |
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| TV/VCR does not respond to remote | • Aim remote at TV/VCR’s remote sensor with no objects between them. |
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| • Change batteries. |
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| Poor or no picture for normal TV viewing | • Switch to an active channel. |
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| • Check antenna connections. If using supplied dipole, try adjusting rods. |
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| • Check video adjustments. See page 8. |
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| • Make sure the line input is not selected. Select a channel with the CHAN |
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| buttons. |
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| No sound | • Press VOL up to increase sound. |
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| • Sound has been muted. Press MUTE on remote or VOL up. |
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| Snow or streaks in picture or no picture during | • Check tape — it may be worn out or of poor quality. Try another tape. |
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| playback | • Some snow/streaks are normal during search and pause. |
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| • Press one of the TRACK buttons on the remote or CH up or down on the |
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| TV/VCR to move the streaks up or down and out of the picture. |
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| • No cassette in TV/VCR. |
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| Will not record or play | • Eject and |
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| • Broken tape — try another cassette. |
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| • Safety tab removed from cassette — TV/VCR will not record. |
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| • TV/VCR is in pause mode. Press PAUSE on the remote. |
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| Cannot insert or eject tape | • Insert cassette with window facing up and safety tab facing out. |
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| • To remove cassette, TV/VCR must be connected to working outlet. |
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| • Turn POWER off and then on before trying to insert or remove cassette. |
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| Time counter not working | • Press DISPLAY on remote to display time counter on screen. See page 8. |
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| • The time counter does not advance during unrecorded portions of tape. |
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| When an unrecorded segment of tape is encountered, the time counter will |
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| hold its count until recorded material is detected again. |
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| • A minus |
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| back than a counter reading of 0:00:00. |
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| Rewind does not operate | • Tape already rewound. |
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| Timer recording not made | • Program entered incorrectly (wrong channel or times). |
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| or wrong program recorded | • Cable box was not turned on at time recording was to begin. |
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| • Power interruption. TIMER indicator flashes on front of TV/VCR. |
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| • Check to see if time and date are correct — including AM/PM. |
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| • Program exceeded tape’s length or tape was not rewound beforehand. |
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| • No tape in TV/VCR, or cassette ejected if safety tab broken off. |
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