BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE

Check the following points once again if you are having some difficulties with your VCR.

IMPORTANT

Periodic maintenance is required in order to maintain the VCR’s continuous excellent performance. After a period of time the video heads will require replacement. If cleaning or replacement of the video heads is required, this service should be performed at an authorized video system service center.

Power

No power.

Correction

Check that the AC power cord is correctly connected to an AC outlet.

Check that the VCR is turned on.

Recording & Playback

TV programme cannot be recorded.

Timer recording cannot be performed.

There is no playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks.

During a still or slow motion picture, the picture may contain some vertical jitter when using

a TV which has an automatic vertical hold control.

If the top of your playback picture waves back and forth excessively.

Correction

Check the connections between the VCR, the antenna, and the TV.

Make sure that the record tab on the back of the cassette is not removed. (P.14)

Set the timer on-time and timer off-time correctly.

(P.17)

Make sure that the VCR is turned off after setting is made. (P.18)

Timer recording may not be performed or stopped if a power interruption occurs before or during timer record- ing. If the power resumes within one minute, timer recording will also resume.

Select your video channel correctly.

Adjust the tracking slowly in either direction. (P.17)

Adjust the vertical hold control manually on the TV, if available.

Because the VCR playback signal is not as stable as an off-the-air TV signal, the top of your TV screen may be bent or unstable during playback. To solve this problem, slowly turn the horizontal hold control on your TV to correct the wavy picture. If your TV does not have the horizontal hold control or adjusting the control does not help, contact your local TV service center.

Remote Control

The remote control cannot work.

Correction

Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the VCR.

Avoid all obstacles which may interfere with the signal path.

Inspect or replace the batteries. (P.5,7)

Make sure batteries are inserted correctly. (P.5,7)

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