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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)TIMER RECORDING (VHS deck)
The clock and/or the timer have been set incorrectly.
]Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings.
The timer is not engaged.
]Press # and confirm that “#” is displayed on the front display
panel.
Timer recording is in progress.
]Timer programming can’t be performed while a timer
recording is in progress. Wait until it finishes.
The timer is engaged but there’s no cassette loaded.
]Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
]Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or
insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
The end of the tape was reached during timer recording.
]The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety.
Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to
record the entire programme.
# has been pressed when there are no programs in memory,
or the timer record information has been programmed
incorrectly.
]Check the programmed data and re-program as necessary,
then press # again.
The unit’s channel positions have been set incorrectly.
]Refer to “SHOWVIEW® Timer Programming” (pg.24) and re-
perform the procedure.
The end of the tape was reached during Instant Timer
Recording.
]The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety.
Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to
record the entire programme.
The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
]Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or
insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.
The end of the tape was reached during Automatic Satellite
Programme Recording.
]The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety.
Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to
record the entire programme.
OTHER PROBLEMS
The unit is left turned on and the DVD deck is selected.
]Turn off the unit, or press VCR to select the VHS deck, then
press TV/VCR so that the VCR indicator disappears from the
front display panel.
The camcorder’s microphone is too close to the TV.
]Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV.
The TV’s volume is too high.
]Turn the TV’s volume down.
Those channels have been designated to be skipped.
]If you need the skipped channels, restore them. (pg.69)
Recording is in progress.
]Press 9 to pause the recording, change channels, then press
4 to resume recording.
After the manual settings were made, Auto Channel Set was
performed.
]Perform manual setting again.
The TV aerial cable was not connected to the unit when Auto
Set Up was performed.
]Turn off the unit once and connect the TV aerial cable to the
unit properly, then turn on the unit again. Then perform Auto
Set Up again. (pg. 10)
The fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable was not connected
between the TV and the unit when Preset Download was
performed.
]Turn off the unit once and connect the fully-wired 21-pin
SCART cable to the unit properly, then turn on the unit again.
Then perform Preset Download again. (pg.12)
Timer recording won’t work.
Timer programming is not possible.
” on the front display panel won’t stop blinking.
”, “ ” and “ ” on the front display panel won’t stop
blinking.
” blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is
disengaged.
The SHOWVIEW system does not timer-record properly.
” and “ ” on the front display panel won’t stop blinking.
”, “ ” and “ ” on the front display panel won’t stop
blinking.
The image of the TV broadcast appears distorted on the TV
screen.
Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder
recording.
When scanning channels, some of them are skipped over.
The channel cannot be changed.
Channel settings that were made manually seem to have
changed or disappeared.
No channels are stored in the unit’s memory.
ATTE NTI ON
This unit contains microcomputers. External electronic noise
or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases,
switch the unit off and unplug the mains power cord. Then
plug it in again and turn the unit on. Take out the cassette.
After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.
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