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Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small prob often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your unit off for repair.

POWER

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

1. No power is supplied to the unit.

● The AC power cord is

disconnected.

Connect

the

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Remote’ functiwonn.

● The batteries are discharged.

Replace the d

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE TRANSPORT (VCR deck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

1. During recording, the tape does not

● The unit is in the Record PLAYPause(4)modeto .resumePress

reco

 

run. “” lights up on the front display

 

 

 

 

 

 

panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The tape will

not● Therewindtape is oralreadyfastfully- Checkrewoundthe cassetteor

.

 

 

forward.

fast-forwarded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYBACK (VCR deck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

1.

The VCR deck can not be operated.

● The VCR deck is not selectedOn the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the

 

 

 

VCR indicator lights up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the Remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights

 

 

 

up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

The playback picture does not appear

● If you are using the RFIf youconnection,are using the RF connection,

 

while the tape is running.

— the TV receiver’s channel selector is

— set the TV receiver to the VCR channel.

 

 

not set to the VCR channel.

— perform “Set the VCR channel.”

 

 

— the unit’s VCR channel has not been

( pg. 14).

 

 

 

 

 

correctly set.

 

 

 

 

●If you are using the AV,If Syou-VIDEOare orusing the AV or Component Video connection,Componentthe TVVideo connection, receiver is not set to totheitsAV AVmodemode. .

3.Noise appears during ●visualThisisearchnormal. .

4.Noise appears during ●normalTheautomatic tracking Trymodemanualis tracking pg. 31). (

playback.engaged.

5. The playback picture ●isTheblurrvideod headsor may be dirty.

Use a dry clea

interrupted while TV broadcasts are

consult your JVC dealer.

clear“USEorCLEANING CASSETTE”

 

 

message appears on the screen.

 

 

6.Breaks are noticeable● TheinHiautomatic-Fi tracking Trymodemanualis tracking pg. 31). (

soundtrack.engaged.