TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDEIf you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem.
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No power. | • AC Power cord is not connected. | • Connect AC power cord | ||
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| to AC outlet. |
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| • POWER button is set to OFF. | • Set the POWER button | |
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No picture and sound. • TV/VCR is not plugged into an | • Plug power cord into an | |||
active | active AC outlet. | AC outlet. | ||
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| • Antenna is not connected. | • Check antenna | |
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| connection. |
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| • No channel in memory. | • Program tuner's | |
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| memory. |
No picture or poor | • Direction or condition of antenna is | • Adjust direction or | ||
picture on TV/VCR. | not adequate. | replace antenna. | ||
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| • Picture control is not adequate. | • Adjust picture controls. | |
No sound or poor | • Volume control on remote control | • Adjust volume control | ||
sound. | unit or main unit is in minimum position | on remote control unit or | ||
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| set. |
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| • MUTE button on the remote control | • Press MUTE button. | |
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| unit is in the ON position. |
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Timer recording is | • The timer recording is set incorrectly. | • Set the timer recording | ||
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not possible. | • The timer recording is not set to ON. | • Set the timer recording | ||
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| to ON. |
Cannot go into | • The | • Place transparent tape | ||
Record mode. | is missing. |
| over missing erase- | |
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| prevention tab. |
Playback picture is | • The TRACKING control is not set | • Adjust TRACKING | ||
partially noisy. | correctly. |
| control for better picture. | |
Noise in picture on | • Video heads are dirty. | • Head cleaning is | ||
playback. |
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| necessary, consult the | |
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| nearest Service Center. |
No operation by | • No power to TV/VCR. | • Make sure the AC cord | ||
infrared Remote |
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| is connected to an AC | |
Control. |
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| outlet. | |
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| • Weak batteries. | • Check the batteries in | |
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| infrared Remote |
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| Control. |
| CLOSED CAPTION | POSSIBLE REMEDY |
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| PROBLEM |
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| My TV/VCR is showing | You are watching a live broadcast and spelling errors | ||
| captions that are misspelled | made by the closed captioning production company | ||
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| may pass through uncorrected. A prerecorded program | |
will not show any misspelled words because of the normal time available for editing the captions.
My TV/VCR will not show text in its entirety or there
Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the the actual dialogue are common for live broadcasts. Most is
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