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TROUBLESHOOTING(cont.)

RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

1.

Recording won’t start.

 

There’s no cassette loaded.

 

Insert a cassette.

 

 

 

 

The loaded cassette has had its

 

Remove the cassette and cover the

 

 

 

 

record safety tab removed.

 

hole with adhesive tape, or load a

 

 

 

 

 

 

cassette on which the record safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

tab is intact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

TV broadcasts won’t record

 

The VCR has been set to its AUX

 

Set the VCR to the appropriate

 

 

properly.

 

mode by mistake.

 

channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Tape-to-tape editing won’t work.

 

The VCRs or the camcorder and the

 

Refer to the directions and the

 

 

 

 

VCR have been incorrectly con-

 

illustration under “Edit to And From

 

 

 

 

nected.

 

Another VCR” (pg. 42) or “Edit

 

 

 

 

 

 

From A Camcorder” (pg. 43) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

properly connect the units.

 

 

 

 

The power to one or more of the

 

Make sure the power to all units is on.

 

 

 

 

units has not been turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The recorder’s input mode has been

 

Set the recorder’s input mode to AUX

 

 

 

 

set incorrectly.

 

and select "FRONT" or "REAR" at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aux Input Screen (pg. 44).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIMER RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

1.

Timer recording won’t work.

 

The clock and/or the timer have

 

Check or re-perform the clock/timer

 

 

 

 

been set incorrectly.

 

settings to ensure correctness.

 

 

 

 

The timer is not engaged.

 

Press TIMER and check to make sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

that TIMER appears on the front

 

 

 

 

 

 

display panel.

 

 

 

 

The VCR has not been set up properly.

 

Re-perform the set-up procedures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you have compensated for

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guide Channel and VCR or cable box

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel number mismatches (pg. 19).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

On-screen timer programming

 

Timer recording is in progress.

 

Timer programming can’t be performed

 

 

won’t work.

 

 

 

when timer recording is in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait until it finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

TIMER and ] on the front

 

The timer is engaged but there’s no

 

Load a cassette with the record safety

 

 

display panel won’t stop blinking.

 

cassette loaded.

 

tab intact, or with the hole covered

 

 

 

 

 

 

with adhesive tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

The cassette is automatically

 

The loaded cassette has had its

 

Remove the cassette and cover its

 

 

ejected, and TIMER and ] on the

 

record safety tab removed.

 

hole with adhesive tape, or replace it

 

 

front display panel won’t stop

 

 

 

with a cassette on which the safety

 

 

blinking.

 

 

 

tab is intact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

TIMER blinks for 10 seconds and

 

TIMER has been pressed when there

 

Check the programmed data and re-

 

 

the timer mode is disengaged.

 

are no programs in memory, or the

 

program as necessary, then press

 

 

 

 

timer record program information

 

TIMER again.

 

 

 

 

has not been programmed correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

The cassette is automatically

 

The end of tape was reached during

 

The program may not have been

 

 

ejected, the power shuts off and

 

timer recording.

 

recorded in its entirety. Next time

 

 

TIMER and ] won’t stop

 

 

 

make sure you have enough time on

 

 

blinking.

 

 

 

the tape to record the entire program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Cable channels are not automatically

 

The Cable Box Controller is not

 

Connect the Cable Box Controller

 

 

switched during timer recording.

 

properly connected to the VCR.

 

correctly (pg. 15).

 

 

 

 

The output channel selected in the

 

After confirming your cable box’s

 

 

 

 

Cable Box Output screen is incorrect.

 

output channel number, re-access the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Box Output screen and select

 

 

 

 

 

 

the correct number (pg. 17).

 

 

 

 

The cable box’s power is off.

 

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC HR-VP634U manual Roubleshooting, Timer again

HR-VP634U specifications

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