Care and Servicing (Problems)
Care and Servicing (Problems)
Often Encountered Problems
PROBLEM | THINGS TO CHECK | SOLUTION |
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NO POWER | POWER CORD PLUGGED | CONNECT THE POWER |
| IN? | CORD TO AC OUTLET |
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DELAYED RECORDING | PROGRAM SET TO THE | RESET THE DELAYED |
| CORRECT CHANNEL? | RECORDING. IF USING |
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| VCR PLUS+, CHECK |
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| DOES NOT WORK THE |
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| CHANNEL SETUP. |
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| PROGRAM TIME AND | RESET THE DELAYED |
| DATE SET CORRECTLY? | RECORDING/ |
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| VCR POWER TURNED | TURN POWER OFF TO |
| OFF? | ACTIVATE THE TIMER? |
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| SAFETY TAB REMOVED | PUT CELLOPHANE TAPE |
| FROM THE | OVER THE TAB AREA, OR |
| VIDEOCASSEETTE? | USE A VIDEOCASSETTE |
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| WITH THE SAFETY TAB |
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| INTACT. |
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TV PROGRAM CANNOT | LOOSE OR | REVIEW HOOKUP |
BE VIEWED OR | INAPPROPRIATE | DIRECTIONS AND MAKE |
RECOREDED? | CONNECTIONS BETWEEN | CORRECT FRIM |
| VCR AND TV? | CONNECTIONS. |
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POOR PICTURE | TV CHANNEL SELECTOR | SET TV TO CHANNEL 3 |
QUALITY. | ON THE PROPER | OR 4 AS CORRECT FOR |
| CHANNNEL? | YOUR AREA/ |
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| IS TV CORRECTLY | FINE TUNE THE TV. |
| TUNED? |
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| STATIC LINES THROUGH | PRESS 1 OR 4 BUTTON |
| THE PICTURE? | TO ADJUST TRACKING. |
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| NOISY PICTURE DESPITE | HAVE VIDEO HEADS |
| ALL PREVIOUS | CLEANED BY A |
| ADJUSTMENTS, EVEN | QUALIFIED SERVICE |
| WHEN PLAYING | TECHNICIAN. |
| DIFFERENT CASSETTES? |
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NO PICTURE DURING | TV SET TO THE CORRECT | SET TV TO CHANNEL 3 |
PLAYBACk? | VIEWING CHANNEL? | OR 4. |
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TV CANNOT BE | IS VCR REMOTE | FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS |
OPERATED BY THE | CONTROL PROGRAMMED | IN ADVANCED |
VCR’S REMOTE | FOR YOUR TV? | OPERATIONS TO |
CONTROL. |
| PROGRAM THE REMOTE |
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| TO SIGNALS THAT YOUR |
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| TV CAN RECOGNIZE. |
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| IS REMOTE CONTROL | PRESS THE TV DEVICE |
| SET TO CONTROL THE | BUTTON, THEN PRESS |
| TV. | THE BUTTON |
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| CORRESPONDING TO |
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| THE TV FUNCTION YOU |
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MECHANICAL SOUNDS | HAS A LOADED | NOTHING IS WRONG. |
DURING PLAYBACK. | CASSETTE BEEN | THE TAPE PROTECTION |
| STOPPED MORE THAN 5 | MECHANISM IS |
| MINUTES? | WORKING. EJECT THE |
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| CASSETTE IF YOU ARE |
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| DONE VIEWING |
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| OTHERWISE NO ACTION |
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| IS NECESSARY |
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