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TIMER RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

 

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

1.

Timer recording won’t 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 check to make sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that ä 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. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Timer programming won’t work.

 

 

Timer recording is in progress.

Timer programming can’t be performed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when timer recording is in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait until it finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

ä and ] on the front display

 

 

The timer is engaged but there’s no

Load a cassette with the record safety

 

 

 

 

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 ä 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.

ä blinks for 10 seconds and the

 

 

TIMER has been pressed when there

Check the programmed data and re-

 

 

 

 

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 ä

 

 

timer recording.

recorded in its entirety. Next time

 

 

 

 

and ]won’t stop blinking.

 

 

 

 

 

make sure you have enough time on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tape to record the entire program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

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’s power is off.

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Satellite channels are not automati-

 

 

The Controller is not properly

Connect the Controller correctly

 

 

 

 

cally switched during timer

 

 

connected to the VCR.

(pg. 19).

 

 

 

 

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 VCR is not set correctly to

the correct number (pg. 20).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

control the DBS Receiver

Set the correct DBS Receiver brand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The DBS receiver’s power is off.

code (pg. 21).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the power is on before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer recording starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Timer recording begins as sched-

 

 

Even though you don't use an

Set "CABLE BOX SET" to "OFF"

 

 

 

 

uled, but the channel is always

 

 

external Cable Box, "CABLE BOX

(pg. 17).

 

 

 

 

incorrect.

 

 

SET" is set to "ON".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.We moved, and now VCR Plus+

 

 

The receivable stations in the new area

Re-perform the VCR Plus+ setup

 

 

 

 

doesn’t work properly.

 

 

are received on different channels than

procedure (pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

those in the previous area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

“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. 42).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC HR-VP655U manual Timer again, Has not been programmed correctly Cassette is automatically, Program may not have been

HR-VP655U specifications

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