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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Set the clock and/or timer correctly.
Press TIMER and check to make sure
that the TIMER indicator on the front
panel lights.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Timer programming can’t be performed
when timer recording is in progress.
Wait until it finishes.
Load a cassette with the record safety
tab intact, or with the hole covered
with adhesive tape.
Press TIMER so that the Timer
indicator on the front panel goes out,
then eject the cassette and cover its
hole with adhesive tape, or replace it
with a cassette on which the safety
tab is intact.
Check the programmed data and re-
program as necessary, then press
TIMER again.
The program may not have been
recorded in its entirety. Next time
make sure you have enough time on
the tape to record the entire program.
Re-perform the VCR Plus+ setup
procedure (Z pg. 26).
Wait until a space in memory clears,
or cancel unnecessary program
information (Z pg. 30).
SYMPTOM
1. Timer recording won’t work.
2. Timer programming won’t work.
3. The Timer indicator on the front of
the VCR won’t stop blinking.
4. The Timer indicator on the front of
the VCR blinks for 10 seconds and
the timer mode is disengaged.
5. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and the
Timer indicator on the front of the
VCR won’t stop blinking.
6. (HR-A54U only) We moved, and
now VCR Plus+ doesn’t work
properly.
7. “PROGRAM FULL” is displayed on
the screen.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●The clock and/or the timer have
been set incorrectly.
●The timer is not engaged.
●The VCR has not been set up properly.
●Timer recording is in progress.
●The timer is engaged but there’s no
cassette loaded.
●The loaded cassette has had its
record safety tab removed.
●TIMER has been pressed when there
are no programs in memory, or the
timer record program information
has not been programmed correctly.
●The end of tape was reached during
timer recording.
●The receivable stations in the new area
are received on different channels than
those in the previous area.
●All 8 programs of the VCR’s timer
memory are used.

TIMER RECORDING

OTHER PROBLEMS

CORRECTIVE ACTION
If you need the skipped channels,
restore them (Z pg. 11).
Press PAUSE to pause the recording,
change channels, then press PLAY to
resume recording.
SYMPTOM
1. When scanning channels, some of
them are skipped over.
2. The channel can’t be changed.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●Those channels have been preset to
be skipped.
●Recording is in progress.

ATTENTION:

This VCR contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference can cause microcomputer to malfunction. If the VCR
does not operate correctly switch its power off and unplug the power cord from the AC supply. Wait for a while and then plug the
power back in. Eject and check the condition of the cassette. If everything appears normal resume operating the VCR as usual.