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TROUBLESHOOTING(cont.)
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| SYMPTOM |
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| CORRECTIVE ACTION |
| 1. | Timer recording won’t work. |
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| ● The clock and/or the timer have | Set the clock and/or timer correctly. | |
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| been set incorrectly. |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. | Press TIMER and check to make sure | |
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| that the TIMER indicator on the front |
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| panel lights. |
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| ● The VCR has not been set up properly. | ||
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| 2. | Timer programming won’t work. |
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| ● Timer recording is in progress. | Timer programming can’t be performed | |
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| when timer recording is in progress. |
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| Wait until it finishes. |
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| 3. | The Timer indicator on the front of |
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| ● The timer is engaged but there’s no | Load a cassette with the record safety | |
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| the VCR won’t stop blinking. |
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| cassette loaded. | tab intact, or with the hole covered | |
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| with adhesive tape. |
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| ● The loaded cassette has had its | Press TIMER so that the Timer | |
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| record safety tab removed. | indicator on the front panel goes out, | |
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| then eject the cassette and cover its |
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| hole with adhesive tape, or replace it |
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| with a cassette on which the safety |
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| tab is intact. |
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| 4. | The Timer indicator on the front of |
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| ● TIMER has been pressed when there | Check the programmed data and re- | |
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| the VCR blinks for 10 seconds and |
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| are no programs in memory, or the | program as necessary, then press | |
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| the timer mode is disengaged. |
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| timer record program information | TIMER again. | |
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| has not been programmed correctly. |
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| 5. | The cassette is automatically |
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| ● The end of tape was reached during | The program may not have been | |
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| ejected, the power shuts off and the |
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| timer recording. | recorded in its entirety. Next time | |
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| Timer indicator on the front of the |
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| make sure you have enough time on |
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| VCR won’t stop blinking. |
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| the tape to record the entire program. |
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| ● The receivable stations in the new area |
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| now VCR Plus+ doesn’t work |
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| are received on different channels than | procedure (☞ pg. 26). | |
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| properly. |
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| those in the previous area. |
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| 7. | “PROGRAM FULL” is displayed on |
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| ● All 8 programs of the VCR’s timer | Wait until a space in memory clears, | |
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| the screen. |
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| memory are used. | or cancel unnecessary program | |
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| information (☞ pg. 30). |
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| OTHER PROBLEMS |
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| SYMPTOM |
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1. | When scanning channels, some of |
| ● Those channels have been preset to | If you need the skipped channels, | |
| them are skipped over. |
| be skipped. | restore them (☞ pg. 11). | |
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2. | The channel can’t be changed. |
| ● Recording is in progress. | Press PAUSE to pause the recording, | |
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| change channels, then press PLAY to |
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| resume recording. |
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.