SYMPTOMS

CAUSE

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

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TV shuts off .

TV station stopped broadcasting.

Tune new channel.

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Sleep timer is set.

Set Sleep Timer to "0".

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TV station e xperiencing pr oblems or

 

 

 

program tuned is not c losed cap-

Try another c hannel.

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tions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed caption is not

TV signal is weak.

Check CATV connection of VHF/

 

activ ated.

UHF antenna, reposition or rotate

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antenna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The TV/CAP/TEXT button is not

Press the TV/CAP/TEXT button to

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depressed.

turn on the c losed caption.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV recording does not

The video cassette's erase pre ven-

Place a piece of vin yl tape o ver

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work.

tion tab is br oken off .

the hole .

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time is not set correctly.

Reset the present time.

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The recor ding star t/end time is not

Reset the start/end time.

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Timer recording does not

set correctl y.

 

 

work.

 

 

 

The TIMER button has not been

Press the TIMER button (the REC

 

 

 

 

pressed (the REC TIMER indicator is

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TIMER indicator is lit.).

 

not lit.).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYBACK

 

 

 

Noise bars appear on the screen.

Tape is old or worn.

 

Replace the tape.

 

 

 

 

Tracking adjustment is be

yond rang e

Adjust trac king man ually using the

 

TRACKING + and – b uttons on

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of automatic trac king cir cuit.

the remote control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video heads are dirty.

 

Clean the video heads.

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REMOTE CONTROL

Remote control does not operate .

The remote control is not aimed at

Aim the remote control at the

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the sensor .

 

remote sensor .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distance is too far or too m

uch light

Operate within 15 f eet or reduce

10

in the room.

 

the light of the room.

 

 

 

 

 

There is an obstacle in the path of

Clear the path of the beam.

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the beam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are weak.

 

Replace the batteries.

10

 

 

 

 

The batteries are not inser

ted

Insert correctly.

10

correctl y.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

Can not select MENU

Before setting the c loc k, you can

Set the clock.

OPTION.

operate onl y 3 Menu options, CLOCK

 

 

SET/LANGUAGE/AUTO CLOCK.

 

 

 

 

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JVC TV-13143W manual Symptoms Cause Possible Solutions, Recording, Playback, Remote Control