70subsidiary information

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

 

5. cblinks for 10 seconds and the

chas been pressed when

Timer mode is disengaged.

there are no programs in

 

memory, or the timer record

 

information has been pro-

 

grammed incorrectly.

Check the programmed data and re-programme as necessary, then press cagain.

6.The VIDEO Plus+ system does not timer record properly.

7.U, ,and the indicator won’t stop blinking.

The VCR’s preset positions have been set incorrectly.

The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.

Refer to Set Channel Position Number (￿pg. 24) and re- perform the procedure.

Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.

The end of the tape was reached during Auto Satellite Programme Recording.

The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety. Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire programme.

8. Uand ,on the display panel

• The end of the tape was

won’t stop blinking.

reached during Instant Timer

 

Recording.

The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety. Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire programme.

OTHER PROBLEMS

1.Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording.

2.When scanning channels, some of them are skipped over.

3.The preset cannot be changed.

4.Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared.

5.No channels are stored in the VCR’s memory.

The camcorder’s microphone is too close to the TV.

The TV’s volume is too high.

Those channels have been designated to be skipped.

Recording is in progress.

After the manual settings were made, Auto Channel Set was performed.

The TV aerial cable was not connected to the VCR when Auto Set Up was performed.

The fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable was not connected between TV and the VCR when Preset Download was per- formed.

Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV. Turn the TV’s volume down.

If you need the skipped channels, restore them.

Press to pause the recording, change presets, then press .to resume recording.

Perform manual setting again.

Turn off the VCR once and connect the TV aerial cable to the VCR properly, then turn on the VCR again. Then perform Auto Setup again (￿ pg. 11).

Turn off the VCR once and connect the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable to the VCR properly, then turn on the VCR again. Then perform Preset Download again

(￿ pg. 12).