If,contrary to expectation, you have any problems using this
TV-VIDEOCombi, it may be caused by one of the reasons
mentionedbelow. You can also call the customer service
centreinyour country.
Youwill find the phone number in the enclosed guarantee
leaflet.Have the model number (MODEL NO) and the
productionnumber (PROD.NO) of your video recorderready.
YourTV-VIDEO Combi does not respond to any button being
pressed:
•Thereis no power supply: check the power supply
•Aprogrammed recording is currently being made: to cancel the
programmedrecording. press STANDBYmfor several seconds.
•Parentalcontrol is on: switch the parental control off.
•Continuousplayback is on: switch the continuous playback off.
•Thereis a technical problem: switch off with the 8power
switchfor 30 seconds, then switch it on again.
Cassetteis jammed in the TV-VIDEO Combi:
•Don’tuse force. Switch off with the 8power switch for 30
seconds,then switch it on again.
Remotecontrol does not work:
•Remotecontrol not pointed toward the TV-VIDEO Combi: point it
atthe TV-VIDEO Combi.
•Batterieshave run out: change the batteries.
Nopicture when you play a cassette:
•Thereis no recording on the cassette: change the cassette.
Poorpicture quality when you play a cassette:
•Thecassette badly worn or of poor quality: use new cassette.
•Trackingis not properly adjusted or the video heads are dirty:
turnto chapter ’PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS’ and read the section
’Cleaningthe video heads’.
•Readthe section ’Picture interference’.
•Youare playing a cassette with a LongPlay recording on it:
Excellentpicture quality is only guarateed with recordings made
inStandardPlay recording speed.
TheTV-VIDEO Combi will not record:
•TheTV channel you want to record is not stored or you selected
thewrong programme number: check TV channels stored.
•Youhave loaded a cassette which cannot be recorded on: undo
theerase protection on the cassette.
Programmedrecording does not work:
•Youhave not set the TIMER properly: check the TIMER blocks.
•Youhave programmed the wrong time or date: check time and
date.
•Youhave put in a cassette that cannot be recorded on: undo the
eraseprotection on the cassette.
•Themachine has not been switched to standby when recording
starts:switch off the machine with the STANDBYmbutton
beforethe TIMER recording starts.
Technical terms used
Currenttape position : The part of the tape currently being
played.
Externalsource : A device connected via a socket (for
example,scart socket) which is transmitting audio/video
signalsto the TV-VIDEO Combi.
Indexmarking : A marking which is automatically made on the
tapeat the beginning of every recording. This marking
(recordingID) can be searched for with the Index search
function.
Scartcable : Also known as a Euro-AV cable. This standard
cableis an easy method of connecting various TV, audio and
videodevices, such as a HIFI and Dolby Surround set, video
recorder,DVD player, SAT receiver, decoder, computer and
similardevices. Other signals in addition to audio and video
signalscan be transmitted on it.
TVsystem : There are various systems for transmitting
televisionsignals, for example, PAL, SECAM, PAL BG, SECAM
DK,SECAM L/L, NTSC etc. The system used by your television
dependson which country you are in.
TXT: Also knownas Teletext, Fasttext, Videotext, FLOF etc.
OTR: One touch recording. This function enables you to select
theswitch-off time in intervals of 15 minutes.
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