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| TIMER RECORDING |
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| SYMPTOM |
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| ● The clock and/or the timer have |
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| ● The timer is not engaged. |
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| 2. | Timer programming is not possible. |
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| ● Timer recording is in progress. |
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| 3. | “ |
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| “ on the display |
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| cassette loaded. |
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| 4. | The cassette is automatically |
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| ejected, and “ |
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| Record Safety tab removed. |
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| the display panel won’t stop |
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| 5. | “ |
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| Timer mode is disengaged. |
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| no programs in memory, or the timer |
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| 6. | The cassette is automatically |
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| ejected, the power shuts off and |
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| during timer recording. |
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| 7. | VIDEO Plus+ does not |
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| ● The recorder’s preset positions have |
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| (☞ pg. 40). | |||||||||
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| OTHER PROBLEMS |
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| ● The TV’s volume is too high. |
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| 2. | When scanning channels, some of |
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| ● Those channels have been desig- |
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| 3. | The preset cannot be changed. |
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