Palsonic TVP-342 owner manual Troubleshooting Guide, Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem.

SYMPTOM		POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
No power.	.	AC Power cord is not connected.	. Connect AC power cord to AC outlet.
	.	POWER switch on the back of the	. Set the POWER switch on the back of the
		TV/VCR is set to OFF and/or	TV/VCR to ON and/or set the
		FUNCTION button is set to OFF.	FUNCTION button to ON.
No picture and sound.	. TV/VCR is not plugged into an		. Plug power cord into an active AC outlet.
	..	active AC outlet.	. Check antenna connection.
		Antenna is not connected.
		No channel in memory.	. Program tuner’s memory.
No picture or poor	. Direction or condition of antenna		. Adjust direction or replace antenna.
picture on TV/VCR.		is not adequate.
	. Picture control is not adequate.		. Adjust picture controls.
No sound or poor sound.	. Volume control on remote control		. Adjust volume control on remote control
		unit or main unit is in minimum	unit or set.
		position.	. Press MUTE button.
	. MUTE button on the remote control
		unit is in the ON position.
Timer recording is not	. The timer recording is set incorrectly.		. Set the timer recording correctly.
possible.	.	The timer recording is not set to ON.	. Set the timer recording to ON.
Cannot go into Record	. The erase-prevention tab on cassette		. Place transparent tape over missing
mode.	.	is missing.	erase-prevention tab.
Playback picture is		The tracking control is not set	. Adjust tracking control for better picture.
partially noisy.		correctly.	. Head cleaning is necessary, consult the
Noise in picture on	. Video heads are dirty.
playback.	. No power to TV/VCR		nearest Service Centre.
No operation by infrared			. Make sure the AC cord is connected to
Remote Control.	. Weak batteries.		an AC outlet.
			. Check the batteries in infrared Remote
			Control.

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