16
Troubleshooting
When you doubt if there is something wrong in the machine, check the symptom and cause referring to the following table.
No power supply
Power cord is disconnected.
Tightly plug the power cord into the jack.
Machine does not work though power is normally supplied. (POWER indicator lamp is blinking.)
Machine is dewed inside, or high temperature sensor circuit is in operation.
When the machine is dewed, wait for several hours until the inside becomes dry.
When the high temperature sensor circuit is functioning, cool the cabin to lower the machine temperature.
Indications don’t disappear from the screen.
Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control unit.
Noise appears in a part (or some parts) of playback picture.
Abnormal tracking.
If noise appears in the same part of playback picture all the time, the tape is damaged by the part.
Press the AUTO button on the remote control unit to cancel automatic tracking and manually adjust tracking with the TRACKING + and - buttons.
Still picture fluctuates up and down.
Vertical hold is maladjusted.
Adjust tracking with the TRACKING + and - buttons on the remote control unit.
Abnormal color
No video output
No audio output
Carefully read the instructions of the TV set connected to the video cassette recorder.
Playback picture is rough or frosted.
Video heads are soiled.
Clean the video heads with the head cleaning cassette.
Specifications
General
• Power supply | : DC12 V |
• Dimensions | : |
| (width x height x depth) |
• Mass | : 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg) |
• Allowable working temperature | : 0°C to + 40°C (32°F to 104°F) |
• Allowable relative humidity | : 35% to 80% |
• Allowable conservation temperature | : |
Video |
|
•Recording/playback system | : VHS format (with SQPB), |
•Video signal | : NTSC standard signal |
Audio |
|
•Recordinga system | : VHS stereo |
•Audio track | : 2 |
•Remote control unit | : A code |
| (A code and B code are switchable automatically in the main unit.) |
