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Troubleshooting
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
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No power. | The power cord is disconnected. | Plug the power cord into the wall out- | |
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No picture. | The TV is not set to receive Recorder | Select the appropriate video input | |
| signal output. | mode on the TV so the picture from | |
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| the Recorder appears on the TV | |
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| screen. | |
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| The video cable is not connected | Connect the video cable into the jacks | |
| securely. | securely. | |
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| The Progressive Scan is set to On on | Set Progressive Scan to [OFF] | |
| the setup menu but is connected to a | (see page 20). | |
| standard(analog) television with compo- |
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| nent video input. |
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| Wrong connection. | Check the connection. | |
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No sound. | The equipment connected with the | Select the correct input mode of the | |
| audio cable is not set to receive | audio receiver so you can listen to the | |
| Recorder signal output. | sound from the Recorder. | |
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| The audio cables are not connected | Connect the audio cable into the jacks | |
| securely. | securely. | |
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| The power of the equipment connected | Turn on the equipment connected with | |
| with the audio cable is turned off. | the audio cable. | |
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| The AUDIO options are set to the wrong | Set the AUDIO options to the correct | |
| position. | position. | |
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The playback picture is | The disc is dirty. | Clean the disc. | |
poor. |
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The TV channels are not tuned in properly. | Check tuning, carry out tuning again. | ||
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| Tape heads are dirty. | Clean video heads. | |
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| Tape is a rental or was recorded on | Use CH/TRK (v/V) for manual track- | |
| another VCR. | ing adjustment while tape is playing. | |
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| This unit can only output 525p | Make sure that your TV can support | |
| Progressive scan picture. | 525p Progressive scan picture or set | |
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| Progressive scan to off. | |
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Picture from external | The video signal from the external com- | You cannot connect via the Recorder. | |
input is distorted. | ponent is | Connect the component directly to | |
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| your TV. | |
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Some channels are | The skipped channels were deleted with | Use the CH. Add/Del feature to | |
skipped over when | the CH. Add/Del feature. | restore channels. See [To Add or | |
using CH (v / V). |
| Erase Channels from Memory] on | |
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| page 18. | |
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