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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

OTHER PROBLEMS

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1.

Whistling or howling is heard from the

● The camcorder’s microphone is too

Position the camcorder so its microphone

 

TV during camcorder recording.

close to the TV.

is away from the TV.

 

 

● The TV’s volume is too high.

Turn the TV’s volume down.

 

 

 

 

2.

When scanning channels, some of

● Those channels have been designated to

If you need the skipped channels, restore

 

them are skipped over.

be skipped.

them ( pg. 62).

 

 

 

 

3.

The channel cannot be changed.

● Recording is in progress.

Press 9 to pause the recording, change

 

 

 

channels, then press 4 to resume

 

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

4.

Channel settings that were made

● After the manual settings were made,

Perform manual setting again.

 

manually seem to have changed or

Auto Channel Set was performed.

 

 

disappeared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

No channels are stored in the

● The TV aerial cable was not connected

Turn off the recorder once and connect

 

recorder’s memory.

to the recorder when Auto Set Up was

the TV aerial cable to the recorder

 

 

performed.

properly, then turn on the recorder again.

 

 

 

The recorder will try Auto Set Up again

 

 

 

( pg. 10).

 

 

● The fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable was

Turn off the recorder once and connect

 

 

not connected between TV and the

the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable to the

 

 

recorder when Preset Download was

recorder properly, then turn on the

 

 

performed.

recorder again. Then perform Preset

 

 

 

Download again ( pg. 12).

 

 

 

 

6.

The remote control won’t operate the

● The remote control brand setting is

Re-set the remote control to the correct

 

TV or satellite receiver.

incorrect.

brand. ( pg. 34, 35)

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION

This recorder contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases, switch the recorder off and unplug the mains power cord. Then plug it in again and turn the recorder on. Take out the cassette. After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.

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HR-J870EU specifications

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