TROUBLESHOOTING | EN 47 |
Troubleshooting
Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.
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1. | The power will not come on. |
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| ● The AC power cord is disconnected. |
| Connect the AC power cord. |
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2. | The Remote will not function. |
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| ● The batteries are weak. |
| Replace the dead batteries with new |
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1. | The cassette gets stuck partway dur- |
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| ● The cassette was inserted incorrectly. |
| Make sure the cassetteÕs window is fac- |
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| ing loading, and is ejected. |
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| ing up, the rear label side is facing you |
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| sette is pointing towards the VCR. Then |
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| insert the cassette. |
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PLAYBACK |
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1. | The tape is running but the picture |
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| ● The TV receiver is set to the wrong |
| Select the AV mode on the TV. |
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2. | Breaks are noticeable in |
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| ● Automatic tracking is engaged. |
| Disengage auto tracking and adjust the |
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| track. |
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| tracking manually ( page 10). |
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3. | The playback picture is blurred or |
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| ● The video heads may be dirty. |
| The heads must be cleaned. Use an |
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| interrupted, even though TV broad- |
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| optional dry cleaning cassette, or con- |
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| casts are clear. |
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4. | The picture stops, or the black or |
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| ● The video heads may be dirty. |
| The heads must be cleaned. Use an |
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| mosaic noise appears when playing |
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| optional dry cleaning cassette, or con- |
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| back a program recorded in |
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| mode. |
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| ● The digital program is not recorded in |
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| ● Audio Monitor setting is incorrect. |
| Set Audio Monitor to Ò |
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6. | The |
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| ● The program is not recorded in |
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| up when playing back a |
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| sette. |
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| dicator lights up, then perform the re- |
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| cording ( page 18). |
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7. | The mosaic noise appears when re- |
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| ● This occurs when receiving the pro- |
| This noise already appears in the broad- |
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| ceiving the scenes with fast action |
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| gram with the low transfer rate. |
| cast station, and this is not a malfunc- |
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| or switching the display. |
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| tion of your VCR. |
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