JVC HD-DH40000U 72 EN, POWER, PLAYBACK, TAPE TRANSPORT, SYMPTOM, SYMPTOM, SYMPTOM, POSSIBLE CAUSE, POSSIBLE CAUSE, POSSIBLE CAUSE, TROUBLESHOOTING, CORRECTIVE ACTION

72 EN TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.

POWER

		SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.		The power will not come on.	● The AC power cord is disconnected.	Connect the AC power cord.
2.		The clock works, but the VCR’s	● The VCR is in the timer recording	Press TIMER (‰) to disengage.
		power will not come on.	standby mode with “AUTO TIMER”
			set to “OFF” ( pg. 57).
3.		The Remote will not function.	● The batteries are discharged.	Replace the dead batteries with new
				ones.
	TAPE TRANSPORT
		SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.		The cassette gets stuck partway	● The cassette was inserted incorrectly.	Make sure the cassette’s window is
		during loading, and is ejected.		facing up, the rear label side is facing
				you and the arrow on the front of the
				cassette is pointing towards the VCR.
				Then insert the cassette.
	PLAYBACK
		SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.		The tape is running but the picture	● The TV receiver is set to the wrong	Select the AV mode on the TV.
		will not appear.	mode.
2.		Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi	● Automatic tracking is engaged.	Disengage auto tracking and adjust
		sound track.		the tracking manually ( pg. 23).
3.		The playback picture is blurred or	● The video heads may be dirty.	The heads must be cleaned. Use an
		interrupted, even though TV		optional dry cleaning cassette, or
		broadcasts are clear.		consult your JVC dealer.
4.		The picture stops, or the black or	● The video heads may be dirty.	The heads must be cleaned. Use an
		mosaic noise appears when playing		optional dry cleaning cassette, or
		back a program recorded in D-VHS		consult your JVC dealer.
		mode.	● The digital program is not recorded	To record in the D-VHS mode, use a
			in D-VHS mode.	D-VHS cassette.
5.		The Hi-Fi sound cannot be heard.	● Audio Monitor setting is incorrect.	Set Audio Monitor to “	L R	”
				( pg. 23).
6.		The D-VHS indicator does not light	● The program is not recorded in	To record the program in D-VHS
		up when playing back a D-VHS	D-VHS mode.	mode, press D-VHSso that the
		cassette.		D-VHS indicator lights up, then
				perform the recording ( pg. 26).
7.		The mosaic noise appears when	● This occurs when receiving the	This noise already appears in the
		receiving the scenes with fast	program with the low transfer rate.	broadcast station, and this is not a
		action or switching the display.		malfunction of your VCR.