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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Set the clock and/or timer correctly.
Press TIMER and check to make sure
that ‰ appears on the front display
panel.
Re-perform the set-up procedures.
Make sure you have compensated for
Guide Channel and VCR or cable
box channel number mismatches
(Z pg. 46).
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.
Remove 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.
Connect the Controller correctly
(Z pg. 15).
After confirming your cable box’s
output channel number, re-access the
Cable Box Set screen and select the
correct number (Z pg. 16).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
Connect the Controller correctly
(Z pg. 18).
After confirming your DBS receiver’s
output channel number, re-access the
DBS Receiver Set screen and select
the correct number (Z pg. 19).
Set the correct DBS Receiver brand
code (Z pg. 20).
Make sure the power is on before
timer recording starts.
Set "CABLE BOX SET" to "OFF"
(Z pg. 16).
Re-perform the VCR Plus+ setup
procedure (Z pg. 46).
Wait until a space in memory clears,
or cancel unnecessary program
information (Z pg. 50).
SYMPTOM
1. Timer recording won’t work.
2. Timer programming won’t work.
3. ‰ and ] on the front display
panel won’t stop blinking.
4. The cassette is automatically
ejected, and ‰ and ] on the
front display panel won’t stop
blinking.
5. ‰ blinks for 10 seconds and the
timer mode is disengaged.
6. The cassette is automatically
ejected, the power shuts off and ‰
and ] won’t stop blinking.
7. Cable channels are not automatically
switched during timer recording.
8. Satellite channels are not automati-
cally switched during timer
recording.
9. Timer recording begins as sched-
uled, but the channel is always
incorrect.
10.We moved, and now VCR Plus+
doesn’t work properly.
11.“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 Controller is not properly
connected to the VCR.
●The output channel selected in the
Cable Box Set screen is incorrect.
●The cable box’s power is off.
●The Controller is not properly
connected to the VCR.
●The output channel selected in the
DBS Receiver Set screen is incorrect.
●The VCR is not set correctly to
control the DBS Receiver.
●The DBS receiver’s power is off.
●Even though you don't use an
external Cable Box, "CABLE BOX
SET" is set to "ON".
●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