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Cannot record from cable box. | • Set VCR to cable box output channel 2, 3 or 4, then |
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Cannot Timer Record. | • Set clock to correct time; see page 37. |
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Copy speeds do not match. | • Turn Speed Matching on; see page 11. |
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Tape ejects during copy or record. | • Place piece of tape over record safety tab opening. |
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VCR automatically plays/rewinds. | • To turn Auto Play/Rewind off; see page 13. |
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•Insert source tape in Deck 1.
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Cannot eject tapes with remote.
•Turn on Remote Eject in menu system; see page 40.
•Remote Eject is unavailable if scenes are pro- grammed in on front panel to erase scenes automatically.
Cannot reset Deck 1 tape counter. | • Deck 1 counter reset is unavailable if scenes are |
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Tape counters not moving. | • To display tape counters, the VCR requires control | |||||
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No menus or | • Tape may be blank (“snow” appears on screen). If so, | |||||
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| Stop tape or record on tape to enable displays. |
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| • Date/Time Stamp may be set to “Cont” (Continu- | |||||
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TV shows blue screen. | • If current channel is too weak to display clear |
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Front panel display blinking. | • VCR is in Auto Power Off mode. If you press POWER | |||||
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•Press POWER to toggle Auto Power on and off.
Copy blinking on front panel display. • Indicates deck is paused while copying tape.
Appendix C - Help
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