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ADD LOCAL OR CABLE CHANNELS TO THE PROGRAM GUIDE |
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| A desired local or cable | You have not yet added the channel | You must add all desired local or cable channels to the Program |
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| channel does not appear | to the Program Guide. | Guide. Note that you cannot add both local and cable channels. |
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| A desired local | You may have added local | If you add one type of channels and then select another option, |
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| broadcast or cable | broadcast channels and then | the Selected Local Channels list will not change. In that case, |
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| channel appears in the | selected one of the Cable Channels | the channels on the list would not be correct for the option you |
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| Program Guide, but the | options, or added cable channels | selected. Whenever you change the option, you should edit the |
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| programming on the | and then selected the Broadcast | Selected Local Channels list. |
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| channel does not match | Channels option. | Contact your cable TV provider for information on the Standard |
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| published schedules. | You may have selected an | HRC, and IRC cable systems, and for help in choosing the |
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| inappropriate Cable Channels | appropriate Cable Channels option. |
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| A desired local | Your TV may not be operating | Make sure that your TV is working properly, and that the |
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| broadcast or cable | properly. | brightness, contrast, and tuning are adjusted correctly. Make sure |
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| channel appears in the | The connections in your system | that the TV is connected properly to your recorder. |
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| Program Guide, but the | may be faulty. | Verify that all required coaxial cables are in place. Check for |
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| reception of the channel | Your TV antenna may need to be | moisture or water leakage in all connections. Dry out if needed, |
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| is poor or absent. | then seal with coaxial cable sealant after reconnection. Check |
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| (such as cellular telephones, | line amplifier. |
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| computers, microwave ovens, | Make sure that the TV antenna is aimed properly. |
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| radios, stereos, or TVs) may be | Note your local weather conditions. Heavy rain, snow, or cloud |
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| causing interference. | cover may be interfering with transmission of signals. |
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| Check other nearby electrical equipment as possible sources of |
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| interference. |
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| You try to enter a | You may be entering a channel | To enter a channel number with fewer than three digits, you must |
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| channel number, but the | number with fewer than three | enter leading zeros. For example, enter 002 for channel 2, and |
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| recorder does not | digits, for example 2 or 10. | 010 for channel 10. |
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| You try to enter a | You may have tried to enter more | Remember that you can enter only a limited number of |
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| channel name in the | than the maximum number of | characters, including spaces, for a channel name. You may need |
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| Edit Local Channel | characters. | to abbreviate the name. |
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| recorder does not |
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| display the last |
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| character(s) of the |
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TAPE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING |
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| The cassette gets stuck | The cassette may have been | Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you |
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| partway during loading, | inserted incorrectly. | and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the |
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| The tape stops during | The Counter Memory function may | Check to see whether there is a checkmark next to Counter |
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| rewind or fast forward. | be turned on in the VCR Setup | Memory in the VCR Setup screen's Options list. If there is, |
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| screen. | remove the checkmark from the checkbox (see page. |
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