VCR Playback Problems

Other Information

Troubleshooting

Closed captions not appearing on screen

•Closed caption might not be set to on. Go to page 27 for more information.

•Station might not be broadcasting closed caption.

Tape plays continuously

•Auto repeat might be turned on. Go to page 32 for instructions.

Tape won’t insert or eject

•Make sure you insert the tape with the window facing up and safety tab facing out.

•When removing a tape, make sure the TV/VCR is connected to a working outlet.

•Turn off the TV/VCR, then on before trying to insert or remove tape.

Tape won’t play or record

•Make sure a tape has been inserted.

•Eject and reinsert tape.

•The tape might be broken — try another tape.

•Check to see if the safety tab has been removed. If it has, the TV/VCR will not record.

•The TV/VCR might be in pause mode. Press PAUSE on the remote to return the tape to play mode.

Timer counter not working

•Press CALL on remote to display the time counter on screen. Go to page 26 for more information.

•The timer counter will not advance during unrecorded portions of tape.

•You have rewound the tape farther back than a counter reading of 00:00:00. A minus (-) will appear if this has occurred.

Snow or streaks in picture or no picture during tape playback

•Check tape- it may be worn out or of poor quality.

•Some snow/streaks are normal during search, pause, and slow-motion playback.

•Might need to adjust the tracking. Go to page 25 for instructions.

TV/VCR makes noise when stopped

•TV/VCR is removing tape from heads, which is normal. The head cylinder inside the TV/VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in stop mode.

VCR Recording Problems

T REC indicator on front of TV/VCR is flashing

•There might have been a power interruption. Check the clock for time and date setting. Go to page 10 for more information.

Cannot record one program while watching a different program

•The TV/VCR only has one tuner. Only one program can be watched and recorded at the same time.

Manual timer recording didn’t work

•Program entered incorrectly. Go to page 23 for instructions.

•If the TV/VCR is connected to a cable box, the cable box was not turned on and tuned to correct channel at time recording was to begin.

•There might have been a power interruption. If so, the T REC indicator will flash on front of the TV/VCR.

•Check to see if the TV/VCR’s time and date were set correctly. Go to page 10 for more information.

•Program exceeded tape’s length or tape was not rewound beforehand.

•No tape in TV/VCR or tape without a safety tab inserted.

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