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TIMER RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

1.

Timer recording will not work.

 

● The clock and/or the timer have

 

Set the clock and/or timer correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

been set incorrectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● The timer is not engaged.

 

Press TIMER and make sure that ‰

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears on the front display panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re-perform the set-up procedures.

 

 

 

 

 

● The VCR has not been set up properly.

 

Make sure you have compensated for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guide channel and VCR or cable box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel number mismatches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Timer programing will not work.

 

● Timer recording is in progress.

 

Timer programing cannot be performed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when timer recording is in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait until it finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

‰ and ] on the front display

 

● The timer is engaged but there is no

 

Load a cassette with the record safety

 

 

 

panel will not stop blinking.

 

cassette loaded.

 

tab intact, or with the hole covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with adhesive tape.

 

 

 

 

 

● The loaded cassette has had its

 

Remove the cassette and cover its

 

 

 

 

 

record safety tab removed.

 

hole with adhesive tape, or replace it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a cassette on which the safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tab is intact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

‰ blinks for 10 seconds and the

 

● TIMER has been pressed when there

 

Check the programed data and set

 

 

 

timer mode is disengaged.

 

are no programs in memory, or the

 

again if necessary, then press TIMER

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording program has not

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

been set correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

The power shuts off and ‰ and

 

● The tape reaches its end during

 

The program may not have been

 

 

 

] will not stop blinking.

 

timer recording.

 

recorded in its entirety. Next time be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure you have enough time on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tape to record the entire broadcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Cable channels are not automatically

 

● The Controller is not properly

 

Connect the Controller correctly

 

 

 

switched during timer recording.

 

connected to the VCR.

 

( pg. 16).

 

 

 

 

 

● The output channel selected in the

 

After confirming your cable box’s

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Box Set screen is incorrect.

 

output channel number, re-access the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Box Set screen and select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correct number ( pg. 17).

 

 

 

 

 

● The cable box is turned off.

 

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Satellite channels are not

 

● The Controller is not properly

 

Connect the Controller correctly

 

 

 

automatically switched during timer

 

connected to the VCR.

 

( pg. 20).

 

 

 

recording.

 

● The output channel selected in the

 

After confirming your DBS receiver’s

 

 

 

 

 

DBS Receiver Set screen is incorrect.

 

output channel number, re-access the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DBS Receiver Set screen and select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the correct number ( pg. 21).

 

 

 

 

 

● The VCR is not set correctly to

 

Set the correct DBS receiver brand

 

 

 

 

 

control the DBS receiver.

 

code ( pg. 22).

 

 

 

 

 

● The DBS receiver is turned off.

 

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Timer recording begins as

 

● Even though you do not use an

 

Set “CABLE BOX SET” to “OFF” (

 

 

 

scheduled, but the channel is

 

external cable box or DBS receiver,

 

pg. 17) or “DBS RECEIVER SET” is set

 

 

 

always incorrect.

 

“CABLE BOX SET” is set to “ON” or

 

to “OFF” ( pg. 21).

 

 

 

 

 

“DBS RECEIVER SET” is set to “ON”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

You moved, and now VCR Plus+

 

● The receivable stations in the new

 

Re-perform the Changing VCR Plus+

 

 

 

system does not work properly.

 

area are received on different

 

Setting procedure ( pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

channels than those in the previous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.“PROGRAM FULL” is displayed on

 

● All 8 programs of the VCR’s timer

 

Wait until a space in memory clears,

 

 

 

the screen.

 

memory are used.

 

or cancel unnecessary program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information ( pg. 44).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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