Pelco TLR3168 operation manual Recording Problems

		RECORDING PROBLEMS
Recording does not	•	Is the lock all indicator lit? Refer to the separate
work by pressing REC.		Caution sheet. See your supervisor if the sheet is not
		attached to this manual.
	•	Is the cassette’s erasure prevention tab broken off?
		Load a cassette with an erasure prevention tab.
	•	Has the tape run out? Rewind or load a new cassette.
Cannot stop recording	•	Is the lock or lock all indicator lit? Refer to the
by pressing STOP.		separate Caution sheet. See your supervisor if the
		sheet is not attached to this manual.
	•	Is the timer recording indicator lit? Press the TIMER
		REC button on the front panel to cancel timer recording.
Repeat recording	•	Is the repeat indicator lit? Set TAPE END in the First
does not work.		Time Set Up menu to REPEAT or ALARM•PROT.
	•	If TAPE END is set to ALARM•PROT, repeat recording
		will not work if there is an alarm recording on the tape.
	•	When a tape reaches its end during emergency
		recording (recording started while the VCR is stopped
		or VCR power is off), the VCR rewinds the tape and
		stops (recording does not start again) even though
		TAPE END is set to REPEAT.
Timer recording does	•	Are the day and time set correctly? Set them again if not.
not work.	•	Are the recording start and end times and the
		recording mode set correctly? Confirm the settings in
		the Program To Record menu.
	•	Is the timer recording indicator lit? If not, press the
		TIMER REC button on the front panel.
Alarm recording does	•	Is the external switch connected correctly? Check
not work.		the connection.
	•	Is the emergency recording indicator lit? Set EMER-
		GENCY REC in the Recording Set Up menu ON.
		PLAYBACK PROBLEMS
No operation when	•	Is the lock or lock all indicator lit? Refer to the
PLAY is pressed.		separate Caution sheet. See your supervisor if the
		sheet is not attached to this manual.
	•	Is a cassette inserted?
	•	Has the tape run out?
Noise bars appear in	Adjust tracking by pressing the TRACKING buttons on the
the picture during	front panel.
playback.
Playback speed is fast	Adjust playback speed by pressing the REC/PLAY MODE
or slow.	buttons on the front panel.
The picture vibrates at	Adjust the picture by pressing the VERTICAL ADJUST
the top and bottom	buttons on the front panel.
when in still picture
mode.
Camera pictures are	The video heads may be clogged. Eject the cassette,
clear during recording	reinsert it, and wait for more than five seconds. Repeat
but unclear during	this step four or five times. (If you have a dry-type video
	playback head cleaning cassette, use it to clean the video
	heads. Follow the instructions carefully.) Contact your dealer
	if this fails to solve the problem.

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