Troubleshooting
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
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No power. | The power cord is disconnected. | Plug the power cord into the wall out- | |
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Abnormal or no picture. | The TV is not set to receive Recorder | Select the appropriate video input | |
| signal output. | mode on the TV so the picture from | |
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| the Recorder appears on the TV | |
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| screen. | |
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| The video cable is not connected | Connect the video cable into the jacks | |
| securely. | securely. | |
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| Unit output setting and TV resolution | Check TV capability. | |
| capabilites mismatch. | Check mode of connections | |
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| Check unit Resolution setting | |
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| according to TV capability and mode | |
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| of connection. | |
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| Wrong connection. | Check the connection. | |
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No sound. | The equipment connected with the | Select the correct input mode of the | |
| audio cable is not set to receive | audio receiver so you can listen to the | |
| Recorder signal output. | sound from the Recorder. | |
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| The audio cables are not connected | Connect the audio cable into the jacks | |
| securely. | securely. | |
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| The power of the equipment connected | Turn on the equipment connected with | |
| with the audio cable is turned off. | the audio cable. | |
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| The AUDIO options are set to the wrong | Set the AUDIO options to the correct | |
| position. | position. | |
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| In HDMI mode, audio selection is not | Change AUDIO setup to PCM mode. | |
| set to PCM. |
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The playback picture is | The disc is dirty. | Clean the disc. | |
poor. |
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The TV channels are not tuned in properly. | Check tuning, carry out tuning again. | ||
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| Tape heads are dirty. | Clean video heads. | |
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| Tape is a rental or was recorded on | Use CH (v/V) for manual tracking | |
| another VCR. | adjustment while tape is playing. | |
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Do not display the | Did you set the resolution to 480p using | If the resolution is set to 480p, the | |
closed caption informa- | OUTPUT STATUS? | closed caption information is not out- | |
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| put from the COMPONENT and HDMI | |
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| OUT jack. | |
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Picture from external | The video signal from the external | You cannot connect via the Recorder. | |
input is distorted. | component is | Connect the component directly to | |
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| your TV. | |
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Some channels are | The skipped channels were deleted with | Use the CH. Add/Del feature to | |
skipped over when using | the CH. Add/Del feature. | restore channels. See [To Add or | |
CH (v / V). |
| Erase Channels] on page 20. | |
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