EN 89

TIMER RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

3.

[j] blinks on the front display

• The timer is engaged but there is no

Load a cassette with the record safety

 

panel.

cassette loaded.

tab intact, or with the hole covered

 

 

 

with adhesive tape.

 

 

• [TIMER (j)] has been pressed when

Check the programmed data and set

 

 

there are no programs in memory,

again if necessary, then press [TIMER

 

 

or the timer recording program has

(j)] again.

 

 

not been set correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

[j], [X] and [E] on the front dis-

• The loaded cassette has had its

Remove the cassette and cover its

 

play panel will not stop blinking

record safety tab removed.

hole with adhesive tape, or replace it

 

when the timer is engaged.

 

with a cassette on which the safety

 

 

 

tab is intact.

 

 

 

 

5.

The cassette stops automatically,

• The tape reaches its end during

The program may not have been

 

and [j], [X] and [E] on the front

timer recording.

recorded in its entirety. Next time be

 

display panel will not stop blink-

 

sure you have enough time on the

 

ing.

 

tape to record the entire broadcast.

 

 

 

 

6.

Cable channels are not automati-

• The Controller is not properly

Connect the Controller correctly

 

cally switched during timer

connected to the VCR.

(A page 22).

 

recording.

• The input channel selected on the

After confirming your cable box’s

 

 

Cable Set Up screen is incorrect.

input channel number, re-access the

 

 

 

Cable Set Up screen and select the

 

 

 

correct number (A page 23).

 

 

• The cable box is turned off.

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

7.

Satellite channels are not auto-

• The Controller is not properly

Connect the Controller correctly

 

matically switched during timer

connected to the VCR.

(A page 25).

 

recording.

• The input channel selected on the

After confirming your DBS receiver’s

 

 

DBS Receiver Set screen is

input channel number, re-access the

 

 

incorrect.

DBS Receiver Set screen and select

 

 

 

the correct number (A page 26).

 

 

• The VCR is not set correctly to

Set the correct DBS receiver brand

 

 

control the DBS receiver.

code (A page 27).

 

 

• The DBS receiver is turned off.

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

8.

Timer recording begins as sched-

• Even though you do not use an

Set “INPUT CH” to “OFF”

 

uled, but the channel is always

external cable box or DBS receiver,

(A pages 23, 26).

 

incorrect.

on the Cable Set Up screen or DBS

 

 

 

Receiver Set screen, “INPUT CH” is

 

 

 

set to “ON”.

 

 

 

 

 

9.

You moved, and now VCR Plus+

• The receivable stations in the new

Re-perform the Changing VCR Plus+

 

system does not work properly.

area are received on different

Setting procedure (A page 42).

 

 

channels than those in the previous

 

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

“PROGRAM FULL” is displayed

• All 24 programs of the VCR’s timer

Wait until a space in memory clears,

 

on the screen.

memory are used.

or cancel unnecessary program

 

 

 

information (A page 46).

 

 

 

VIDEO NAVIGATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1.

Tape information screen does not

• The current tape inserted has not

Tape information cannot be shown if

 

appear for the currently inserted tape.

been recorded on this VCR.

it has not been recorded on this VCR.