Optimus 110, 60 owner manual Additional Information, Troubleshooting

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you follow the instructions in this manual and still have trouble operating your VCR, refer to the following troubleshooting chart.

PROBLEM		POSSIBLE SOLUTION
No power.	The power cord is not connected. Plug the power cord into an AC
	outlet.
Cannot make a timer record-	•	The program timer is not set or is set incorrectly. Check the
ing.		program timer.
	•	The power is on. Turn off the power.
Cannot record.	The erase-protection tab is missing. Place a piece of tape over the
	tab hole.
Picture is poor on playback.	•	The TV’s channel selector is not set to the proper channel. Set
		the TV to Channel 3 or 4.
	•	The TV’s fine tuning is not set correctly. Fine tune your TV.
	•	Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections.
The playback picture is dis-	•	The video heads are dirty. See “Cleaning the Video Heads” on
torted.		Page 35.
	•	Tracking is not properly adjusted. Adjust the tracking.
No picture on playback.	•	The TV is not set to the proper channel. Set it to Channel 3 or
		4 or to its audio/video input if you connected it to the VCR’s
		AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks.
	•	Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections.
Remote control buttons do	•	The remote control’s batteries might be weak. Replace the
not work when the power is		batteries.
on and a cassette is inserted.	•	Something is blocking the path from the remote control to the
		VCR.
	•	Bright light is shining on the VCR’s remote control sensor win-
		dow. Come closer to the VCR, or change the VCR’s location.
Cannot see broadcast TV	•	TV/VCR is not set correctly. Press TV/VCR so the VCR displays
programs using the VCR’s		VCR.
tuner.	•	Audio/video connections are incorrect. Check all connections.
Cannot record from the input	•	Connections are incorrect. Use shielded audio/video cables
jacks.		with phono-type connectors to connect the source to the
		VCR’s input jacks.
	•	INPUT is not set correctly. Select L (L1 or L2 for the Model
		60).
No stereo sound for a stereo	•	You have not connected the VCR’s AUDIO OUT jacks to a ste-
recording (Model 60 only).		reo system or stereo TV. Connect the jacks to a stereo output.
	•	The audio out setting is not correctly set. Set it to STEREO.
	•	The tracking is not properly adjusted. Adjust the tracking.
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