PROBLEM GUIDE
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■ | No power (No indicators ON) | ■ Check to see if unit is plugged in. | ||||
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■ | Recorder fails to respond to user command/ | ■ Perform MASTER SYSTEM RESET. | ||||
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■ | No monitor picture |
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| ■ Carefully check monitor/VCR/camera connectors. | ||
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■ | Poor picture during monitor viewing (in the | ■ Check monitor/camera adjustments. | ||||
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■ | Black streaks on picture during 06, A18 or A30 | ■ Adjust the TRACKING control (may need to be | ||||
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| The TRACKING control is only active for the 06, |
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| A18 or A30 mode. |
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| ■ Replace cassette. |
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| ■ Clean video heads. |
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■ | Recording or playback cannot be done | ■ Remove cassette and reinsert. | ||||
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| ■ Check the LOCK indicator on the front panel. |
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| If the indicator is lit, press both SET and DOWN |
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| buttons simultaneously to release the security |
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■ | RECORD functions not operate | ■ Check the TAB indicator is lit. | ||||
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| ■ See Note on page 12. |
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■ | PLAY function not operate |
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| ■ Be sure there is a cassette in the unit. | ||
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■ | Extreme noise appears on the playback picture | ■ Video heads require cleaning. | ||||
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■ | TIME/DATE information not displayed on the | ■ Select FULL or HALF with OSD TYPE in | ||||
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■ | TIMER recording was not done | ■ TIMER may not have been set properly. | ||||
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| ■ Check for SAFETY TAB of cassette. |
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| ■ TIME and DATE are not correct. |
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| ■ Cassette tape length may have been exceeded. |
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| Multiple ALARMs used up tape. |
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■ | REWIND or FAST FORWARD does not operate | ■ Tape may already be rewound or be at the end | ||||
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■ | Unable to SELECT/CHANGE program feature | ■ Check the LOCK indicator on the front panel. If | ||||
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■ | The VCR does not operate if an operation button | ■ Press the EJECT button to remove the cassette, | ||||
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■ | Buzzer sounds |
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| abnormality has occurred. See page 18. |
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■ | An error appears in the display | ■ Unplug the power cord and plug it in again. | ||||
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| ■ Press the reset button marked “S”. |
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| Note: If the VCR does not recover by MASTER |
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| SYSTEM RESET, consult your dealer. |
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