42 EN

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 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. 26).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

ä 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 will not 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 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

The cassette is automatically

 

The tape reaches its end during

 

The program may not have been

 

 

 

ejected, the power shuts off and ä

 

timer recording.

 

recorded in its entirety. Next time be

 

 

 

and ] will not stop blinking.

 

 

 

sure you have enough time on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tape to record the entire broadcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

You moved, and now VCR Plus+

 

The receivable stations in the new

 

Re-perform the VCR Plus+ setup

 

 

 

does not work properly.

 

area are received on different

 

procedure (pg. 26).

 

 

 

 

 

channels than those in the previous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

“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. 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER PROBLEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

1.

When scanning channels, some of

 

Those channels have been preset to

 

If you need the skipped channels,

 

 

 

them are skipped over.

 

be skipped.

 

restore them (pg. 14).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

The channel cannot be changed.

 

Recording is in progress.

 

Press PAUSE ( 8 ) to pause the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording, change channels, then

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press PLAY ( 3 ) to resume recording.

 

 

3. The Remote will not operate your

 

The brand codes are set incorrectly.

 

Reset the correct brand codes (pg.

 

 

 

TV or cable box or DBS receiver.

 

 

 

37, 38 or 39).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Even though Auto or Semiauto

 

The clock setting data received from

 

Select a different host channel during

 

 

 

Clock Set has been performed, the

 

the host channel is incorrect.

 

Semiauto Clock Set (pg. 11), or

 

 

 

clock is incorrect.

 

 

 

perform Manual Clock Set (pg. 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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